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🍳Breakfast with Mom. She still fiesty at 96 years

🍳Breakfast with Mom. She still fiesty at 96 years old.

😤😡Caring for a nonagenarian can be quite a challenge. Sometimes it's hard to compartmentalized your emotions while providing the practical needs for your care recipient. But we can't pack away love.

💜Love is one emotion we need keep out in front every day of our caregiving journey. Love leads to joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Gal. 5:22-23). All the things the family caregiver needs.

What's your biggest caregiving struggle?

Thanks for reading.
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🐝Even on hard days, take a little time to smile. I

🐝Even on hard days, take a little time to smile. It might just change your outlook for the rest of the day.

💙I'm talking to you, family caregiver.

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Do you know what kind of bird this is? Do you fin

Do you know what kind of bird this is?

Do you find them in your backyard, too?

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Get your walk in 😎Chase the shade and run through

Get your walk in
😎Chase the shade and run through all the sprinklers you can find i'm neighborhood.

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#walkingisselfcare

👩‍🌾 Family Caregivers, have you planted a garden

👩‍🌾 Family Caregivers, have you planted a garden this year?

I know what you're thinking. That takes time and extra work!

🥬🍅But look at the payoff!

I wasn't going to plant a garden this year, either. But then, I picked up a couple of tomato plants. Then, the cucumber plants were on sale for $1.00. I already had a one-pot lettuce garden going, so I jumped in with both feet.

🥗 Now I have a salad garden.

Many summers ago, I planted much bigger gardens, and I always enjoyed caring for them. But the years caring from my sister became quite full and heavy, so I gave up my annual garden.

🚫 At the time, we weren't talking so much about self-care, and I didn't truly appreciate the selfcare aspect of gardening.

But since then I’ve learned that taking care of a garden can take your mind off other things that might be more stressful. For me, it's caring for Mom. What is it for you?

Growing a garden gives us something to look forward to...
The next leaf
The next flower
The next tomato!

And then...
Fried tomatoes
A crisp sandwich
Pickles
SALAD!

Possibilities for selfcare are endless. So, if gardening isn’t your thing...
Stretch
Walk
Run
Cook (personally, I like to chop a lot of things for a big pot of something on Sundays)
Knit
Write (even a quick morning journal routine and be helpful)
Paint (watercolor is my favorite)
Try growing a garden (a little patch of flowers counts)

Selfcare can take you to another place, a healthy place, a place just for you.

What's your favorite way to care for yourself?

If you can't think of one, then it's time to start. 💐
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Family caregivers tip-Selfcare is important!

Family caregivers tip-Selfcare is important!

Out for a drive with mom. We stopped at Eddie's dr

Out for a drive with mom. We stopped at Eddie's drive-in restaurant, where the waitress brings your food on a tray while wearing roller skates.

Caregiving can be tough. Finding ways to have fun is worth the effort.

Summertime vibes.🛼🛼
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🥬My little patch of self-care. A little self-care

🥬My little patch of self-care. A little self-care can make it easier for you to be a caregiver to your aging parent.

👩‍🌾I planted a lettuce garden earlier this summer and found that nurturing it nurtures me.

😯Self-care comes in many forms, some of which can surprise you, like this little garden has me. Self-care is important, so please incorporate it into your caregiving life.
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Family caregivers, take five minutes today to find

Family caregivers, take five minutes today to find a little gift that makes you smile. It might just be in your own backyard.
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A 20 minute walk can be beneficial for your health

A 20 minute walk can be beneficial for your health.
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🌳Today, it was an Awe Walk. I walk in this park a

🌳Today, it was an Awe Walk.

I walk in this park almost every Monday, with a friend, before going to Mom's. My brother and I alternate days visiting and making her a meal.

I've never noticed these two trees intertwined, creating a beautiful sculpture, like a gift tucked away in the corner of the park.🎁

God reveals something new to us every day, so pay attention, family caregiver. It could be the highlight of your day, and you won't want to miss it.
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