by Dan | Jan 5, 2019 | Dan's Blog, News
She’s getting weaker all the time and while this is to be expected, the pace can be moderated, particularly if she’s getting enough food “energy” each day. But he is with her most of the time and unfortunately has lost any...
by Dan | Jan 5, 2019 | Dan's Blog, News
Life is always changing and while it has been a recurring theme since their children pushed them into no longer living alone in Kingston, this “who’s the boss” issue has simmered in both my father-in-law and my mother-in-law, with many...
by Dan | Dec 4, 2018 | A Caregiver's Advent, News
December 3: the second day of Advent 2018 The Dark night of the soul, like the refining fire, is an experience we faithful followers of Jesus undergo as our loving creator purifies and frees us of everything that both entangles and prevents us from becoming everything...
by Dan | Dec 2, 2018 | A Caregiver's Advent, News
December 2: first day of Advent 2018 We are so hungry for God… for the peace that passes understanding, for the ecstasy we sometimes touch in nature and in worship, for the touch, the felt experience of the One in whom we live and move and have our being, for...
by Dan | Aug 14, 2018 | Dan's Blog, News
I like to call caregivers modern day Saints. This is not to suggest that we are perfect. Like everyone else, we make lots of mistakes whether we want to admit it or not. Today, unfortunately, was a good case in point. I chose to take my supper with my in-laws because...
by Dan | Aug 8, 2018 | Dan's Blog, News
My adventure in caregiving this time around has been focused on my in-laws, who share our family home with us and the Day Program we are running at our retreat centre, Stonebridge Haven. But this house where I live is a BIG house on a BIG lot with permissive zoning...
