SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 10. Heroes
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 10. Heroes
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 10. Heroes Joshua 1.9 Remember Superman? And the actor who played Superman, the late Christopher Reeve? After he was paralysed, he is reported as saying: ‘When the first Superman movie came out, I was frequently asked, “What is a hero?” My…
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 9, Here to help!
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 9, Here to help!
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 9. Here to help! Matthew 25.35, 40 There are so many lovely people out there, kind and willing to help. And then there are the ones who say, ‘Do call us’ and, ‘We’re here to help!’ as they turn cheerfully away leaving you no better off t…
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 8. Happy Families
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 8. Happy Families
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 8. Happy Families Proverbs 10.1 Maybe you’re fortunate in your family and they’ve been a great help and support. For many of us it’s a tough learning curve on both sides. It’s easy to forget that they too have to go through the same diffic…
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 7. Forgiveness
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 7. Forgiveness
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 7. Forgiveness Psalm 32.1, 2a It’s weird – I just didn’t recognize what was going on. I look back and wonder why I didn’t see that he was ill. Now that I know better, I feel so sorry – for wasted time while he was in the earliest stages …
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 6. Fit for purpose
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 6. Fit for purpose
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 6. Fit for purpose 1 Corinthians 3.16 When travelling by plane, does anyone pay attention any more to those in-flight demonstrations of where the emergency exits are and where the life-jackets are kept? Flying has become so commonplace…
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 5. Fire-fighting
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 5. Fire-fighting
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 5. Fire-fighting Psalm 121.5a, 7a I wonder if anyone’s ever tried to write a job description for the at-home carer? I’d want them to include things like juggling – too many things! – and fire-fighting – dealing with the unexpected disast…
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 4. Fight the good fight
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 4. Fight the good fight
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 4. Fight the good fight 2 Timothy 1.7, GNB It’s strange. Before we became carers, we probably had a lot of faith and even pride in our country’s health and social services. We assumed there was a safety net there to catch the needy. Until …
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 3. Danger! Unexploded bomb!
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 3. Danger! Unexploded bomb!
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 3 Danger! Unexploded bomb! Romans 8.16, GNB What’s your flammability score? You’re probably just like me: I work, as full-time as I can, as a writer. I am my husband’s fulltime carer. And I also look after the house. And the garden. And …
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 2. Coming out
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 2. Coming out
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 2. Coming out Psalm 27.1, 3b, GNB Other people’s reactions are unpredictable. Some folk are lovely and supportive: they tell me they’ve encountered the problem before, and add, ‘So please don’t worry.’ The best of them reassure me of our w…
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 1. And the lucky winner is...