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

Life is not a straight line. It has taken each disappointment and detour in my life to come into clearer alignment about what surrender, and obedience really means. It has taken decades to experience God’s unfolding of my divine purpose. A great disservice occurs when we fail as Spiritual leaders to help others apply, clarify and understand what walking out God’s word actually looks like. Is faith believing Christ to deliver what we want? Is faith affirming God’s word by memo

When a loved one dies suddenly it has a different impact than when the death is expected. Notice the words “different impact” not “less” impact or “more” impact. It does not matter how a loved one dies; the pain and suffering is agonizing. There is no banner to hold up, but not in my life I’ve personally experienced both - sudden death and anticipated. My dad Herbert would have been 93 today died suddenly with a massive heart attack after singing a solo at a friend’s funeral.

The most life-changing experiences in my life hands down are the loss of both my parents. As I process and reflect on each grief journey first with my dad Herbert and most recent, mom I see the movement of God so uniquely. Not only was the death of each of my parents different, but how God used each journey in my life has also been different. Grief is a unique experience to each person; one where we get to meet the Lord in a new and more meaningful way. I do not just say this

Well, after one year of planning and over a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19 Alzheimer’s EEE Summit is back and better than ever… Over 15 CE’s for Nurses and Social Workers applied for, and evidence-based cutting edge content on: ➡️ Prevention ➡️ Treatment ➡️ Alzheimer’s Family & Community Support Why is this so important? Because only five years ago the word prevention could not even be used with the force than can be used today. The work of Alzheimer’s prevention was g

There is this thing God did - Nature and Spirit. God made us in His image yet embodied us from within with a Spirit. Then, there is nature which as humans means he gave us a body meaning to live in this world, we will need physical things to nurture it. God created the heavens and the earth and all that is contained in it. Nature as it was created by Him serves so many purposes: One purpose is to bring us into His glorious presence allowing for our healing, assurance, and pea

In 2017 I officially launched my first retreat as a minister. It started as a three pilot summer series of 1/2 day retreats specifically for caregivers. One of the things I wanted to know was if there were any caregivers out there who yearned to put Christ in the middle of their caregiving experience. The answer I got was a resounding yes! Often feelings of isolation or loneliness become overwhelming in life’s greatest difficulties. The hardest seasons can come on suddenly or

Message from the Founder A big part of Heart to Soul Becoming Whole revolves around relational wholeness. To my singles, please remember especially today our world is filled with the influence of appearances more than substance. In the Body of Christ it is my belief we are not doing very well in the teaching and healing work revolving around singles as it relates to a multitude of issues in a healthy Christ-Centered way. Many Spiritual/Pastoral leaders speak as marrieds with

Four months and no matter how many moments we shared God knew it would never be enough. I would say to my 2011-year-old self “you’re going to go through the most uncertain, agonizing time of your life so far. It’s going to feel that you’re all alone - but the Lord is with you. You will feel forgotten and overwhelmed emotionally, spiritually, and mentally - but don’t let what you see and feel fool you because God is with you. When mom closes her eyes and enters glory you will

The pandemic has opened an entirely new focus on fulfillment and soul care. Turning our attention within is one of the most significant things we can do to enrich the quality of our lives. From a Soul Health™ and Spiritual care perspective, I am not convinced we've gotten the gravity of checking in on our souls. While how we eat, drink and workout are surely part of the package, how we experience life emotionally, relationally, mentally, and Spiritually – I believe is a bigge