Daily Comfort For Caregivers

Caregivers have one of the hardest jobs in the world. Beyond all their usual personal and family demands, they must take on the special responsibility of caring for family memers or others with long-term health problems. All the stresses that come with the territory can be overwhelming and make a caregiver feel hopeless at times. With 366 days' worth of wisdom and affirmations, Daily Comforts addresses one caregiving issue per day. An index of topics allows caregivers to find the readings most pertinent to their immediate concerns. Written in the first person, each page of Daily Comforts acts as a caregiver's monologue--as if what is on the page is coming directly from his or her mind. Few meditation books offer this approach. The idea is for the reader to transition from "venting" to thinking about the issue from a different perspective, to finding a solution. Daily Comforts works like a support system in a pocket by helping both family and professional caregivers cope with isolation, guilt, exhaustion, and frustration. Each reading concludes with an inspiring, practical affirmation designed to help caregivers better care for themselves.

Caregivers, here’s the encouragement you need—for an entire year! Daily Comfort for Caregivers is a spiritual boost for those who need it most. This brand-new devotional provides practical encouragement for caregivers “in the trenches” of life. Written by those who’ve “been there,” Daily Comfort for Caregivers addresses your challenges, joys, fears, and hopes—always reminding you of the God who provides strength, encouragement, peace, and sanity. Brief, easy-to-read meditations are ideal for time-starved caregivers and feature encouraging scriptures and prayers.

The second installment of our best-selling book! Author Bethany Knight has written a second daily devotional, which, like its predecessor For Goodness' Sake, can be applied to any caregiving setting. Inspired by the Beatitudes, which she calls ?a recipe for right living, for a way of life that includes good works and blessed feelings,? and in large part on Bethany's experiences as a national care consultant to care providers, this book is another remarkable collection of entries meant to inspire caregivers. Caregivers need encouragement, inspiration, and praise every day. Blessed Are the Caregivers offers a daily reminder of how special and important caregivers are.Every caregiver deserves to get or be given a copy of this book!

Serving as a caregiver for a family member, friend, or any person takes abundant wisdom, patience, courage, and the help of God. These Scriptures or quotes, reflections, and prayers for each day are for those who, by nature, circumstances, or profession, are immersed in tending to the physical, emotional, and/or financial needs of others. Nurses, doctors, police, fire, and military personnel--as well as anyone caring for a loved one--will keep this prayer book close at hand to strengthen their compassion and mercy to heal and to suffer with whomever they help.

Family caregiving has its challenges: emotional overload, time constraints, anxiety, burnout, missed work, adult sibling conflicts, and marital issues.AARP Meditations for Caregivers blends emotional and spiritual motivation to minimize the strains while helping caregivers view their work as a mission from the heart. Chapters are organized by theme, including topics such as accepting your feelings, knowing your limits, seeking support, and managing stress. Each reading offers a poignant meditation, an anecdote drawn from the author's personal or clinical experience, and hands-on or psychological advice to foster coping skills and a sense of fulfillment. The meditations in this dispensable book will provide you with solutions to typical caregiving challenges, offer relief and renewal through mindfulness, and inspire you to find meaning and value in the work you do.

As You Give Care, God is Caring for You Caring for someone with health needs can be emotionally, physically, and spiritually draining. Sarah Forgrave has spent considerable time, both as someone struggling with serious medical issues and as the family member of a chronically ill patient, and she understands the many challenges you face in your caregiving role. Sarah wants to share what she discovered with you—peace through prayer, solace in Scripture, and unending hope from a Heavenly Father who never stops loving you. Each heartfelt prayer and devotion is intended to help you navigate the complex set of emotions that come with caregiving. Read it front to back or go directly to the devotion addressing how you feel at any given moment...when you need it most. Take comfort in the truth that God knows your every need as a caregiver and is always there for you amid your toughest trials.

Which words describe a caregiving role? Denise M. Brown takes 100 words--including the unlikely blizzard, kitchen and umbrella--and then turns each into a reflection. The reflections focus on a family caregiver's reality, sprinkled with hope. Denise's insights about the caregiving experience feel like a warm hug, a helpful smile and an encouraging nudge. Take Comfort will become your daily companion, offering support, understanding and acceptance. Readers say: "Isn't this BEAUTIFUL!!!!" "Thank you for my comforts they are inspirational and always put a smile on my face!" "Thank you. I really needed that."

She was having the time of her life shopping in New York. Little did she know that only three weeks later, she would be unable to move her legs, dress herself, or provide even minimal activities of daily living. This was the fate of the strong woman who provided care for me all of my life. With little notice, I found myself responsible for her care. I was suddenly a caregiver, privileged to watch and participate as she transitioned from independence to dependence, as she trusted in God through good times and bad, and as she triumphed through it all. This book will provide inspiration and encouragement to all that find themselves with the awesome responsibility of caregiving or providing support to the caregiver. Each Devotional is spiritually uplifting with real life experiences and provides valuable information on advanced planning, supports available to caregivers, and the power of God to take you through.