DEMENTIA CAREGIVER GRIEF SUPPORT
First Presbyterian Church of Tuscaloosa, Alabama
"Tracing Faith: New Perspectives on Caregiver Grief and the Gospel" 

One of the most powerful things a person can do to elevate their spiritual life is to uncomplicate their views about prayer. Yes, take out all the excess baggage, and begin looking at prayer as entering into a relationship experience with the Lord. Any relationship worth its salt needs some key things: reciprocity, respect, presence, honesty, value, commitment, sincerity, etc. Look at prayer as building an intimate relationship with Jesus. It takes time. It takes desire. It t

My Spiritual Advisor would always tell me she was praying for my discernment. Now, thirty years later I get the gravity of that. She navigated the delicate balance between guidance, support, and my Spiritual development Her mature Spiritual leadership in my life helped me fully understand the importance of learning to hear from and recognize God’s voice/presence on my own. (1 John 4:1) Praying for discernment is an ongoing process fueled by personal intimacy w/Christ. I see a

How you’re feeling and handling life emotionally is one of the most important aspects of your Spiritual growth in Christ. Jesus was moved emotionally to help others through His empathy and compassion. He trained and prepared His disciples by focusing on improving their emotional strength through isolating tumultuous and extraordinary pressures. Even in Jesus’ own life application - He learned obedience through what He suffered not what went well. (Hebrews 5:8) Love sits at t

Last year I planted Rosella Hibiscus seeds and even though they sprouted and grew some, realizing I planted them too late they died. I planted Rosella’s because the flowers were edible, made healing tea, and quite simply were beautiful. Every month I would see her getting bigger but no flowers. I thought after a bad tumbling over through Hurricane Ida her roots would be too damaged. A few mornings before mom died, I noticed something different all over her now 7ft body - ther

I promised early on that my article and blog space would be a sacred, honest and transformative one; I also shared that for years my journaling included other formats. I often encourage my soul health clients to consider audio journaling as a different creative way to journal if writing is not preferred. Recently, I shared about God's Presence in a Crisis. Alongside that reflective article, I wanted to begin sharing more of my spoken expressions in hopes they may minister to

When my mom and I evacuated for Hurricane Ida we were in the middle of an already existing crisis. With swallowing challenges that had been building, I spent months fighting against hospitals, doctors, and systems trying to convince them that the problem was something different than what it seemed on the surface. In the end I was right, and they were all wrong. I look back at those months now and I can see how God was doing so much more than what anyone could see – including

"For many are called; few are chosen" - I've heard so many explanations on the interpretation of this scripture. Interestingly enough when I read this scripture today I am reminded about butterfly lessons and transformations. You may know that one of the sacred characteristics about the butterfly is that it must die completely in its original form to be birthed into the fullness of its divine purpose. In my own exegesis of Matthew 22 I am reminded of why few are chosen. Liste

God is a masterful and meticulous potter; His hands are working intricately in us through each circumstance we live out in our lives. He accomplishes that work in us through different pathways. His word is, and will always be His anchor and pathway for us. God is the word and His word is Him speaking. Now, let me be clear, for many in the faith this truth can become a weapon of legalism, righteousness, and religious manipulation – I am sharing this from a position of relation

This past week on a recent grief session, I learned how deeply grief and loss span across generations. As I listened, I felt the cry of God’s children grappling with life and death, trying so desperately to make sense of hurts that in some seasons come in rapid succession. Each person’s heaviness weighed on me because if we were honest and just admitted it – the unpredictability of life and its harshness reminds us how little control we have over so much of it. This can be a

You may know that the last eleven years of my life until October 8th had been dedicated to the care of my mother Mercedes. Out of that journey HC3D, Inc. (Helping Caregivers) was born. HC3D's first dedication has been making life better for family caregivers. Second, we are expanding education throughout communities about Alzheimer's and related Dementia's. I never imagined or even thought about taking care of my mom. I certainly never considered we'd be facing Alzheimer's. A