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Still Caring - Be Prepared
Still Caring - Be Prepared
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
5 Be prepared At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. (Matthew 25.1) We often battle on too long, so a crisis erupts and our loved one suddenly needs to be admitted to residential care. When this happen…
Still Caring - Baby Steps
Still Caring - Baby Steps
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
8 Baby steps Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest. (Mark 6.31) It feels a huge thing to do, moving your loved one into residential care. And it can be. Especially when you’re stricken with guilt as well as exhaustion to the point of burn-out. And worse, i…
Still Caring - Checking it out
Still Caring - Checking it out
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
6 Checking it out Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. (Matthew 7.7) When you’re thinking about, or inspecting, residential care facilities, it is a good idea to be clear about what you are looking for and why...
Still Caring - In this together
Still Caring - In this together
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
23 In this together And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort. (2 Corinthians 1.7) They’re everywhere: folk with loved ones, especially parents, spouses, older brothers and sisters, in residential care…
Still Caring - Compassion fatigue
Still Caring - Compassion fatigue
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
25 Compassion fatigue Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11.28) Think of those nasty bits at the bottom of a cup of real coffee. The bits that get between your teeth and stick to your tongue...
Still Caring - Dealing with the hassles
Still Caring - Dealing with the hassles
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
21 Dealing with the hassles For thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (Psalm 23.4b, av) Being on the outside is difficult, especially when your informant may not be 100 per cent reliable. This is something I trip over, and come home feeling, ‘I really did not d…
Still Caring - Join the club
Still Caring - Join the club
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
4 Join the club The truth will set you free……………………………………………. (John 8.32) Let’s get this absolutely clear. The only carers – spouses, parents, sons or daughters – who do not feel guilt when they first seriously consider their loved one moving into residential care are few and far…
Still Caring - New faces
Still Caring - New faces
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
24 New faces A new command I give you: love one another. John 13.34 Just when you’ve got your loved one settled, and you’ve built up good relationships with the staff (well, at least you know their names and can recognize them when you visit), inevitably there will be staff chang…
Still Caring - Time to let go
Still Caring - Time to let go
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
14 Time to let go There is a time . . . a time to embrace and a time to refrain. (Ecclesiastes 3.1, 5b) It was probably guilt that had me running backwards and forwards from our house to the residential home. If he’d lost something, needed anything, I’d drop everything and rush d…
Still Caring - Trouble at mill
Still Caring - Trouble at mill
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
20 Trouble at mill Blessed are those who have regard for the weak. (Psalm 41.1a) There was a new resident on my husband’s corridor. She became upset when she was left on her own and cried out. This was distressing to the other residents and my husband told me about it. Several ti…
Still Caring - When disaster strikes
Still Caring - When disaster strikes
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
11 When disaster strikes Whatever disaster or disease may come, and when a prayer or plea is made by anyone among your people . . . then hear from heaven, your dwelling-place. (2 Chronicles 6.28 –30a) Maybe you were aware that time was running out. Everything had been going well,…
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 1. And the lucky winner is...
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 1. And the lucky winner is...
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 1. And the lucky winner is... 1 Corinthians 10.13 I’ll never win the Lottery – because I never buy a Lottery ticket. On the other hand, I didn’t apply for this job of being a carer. Did you? I don’t think anyone applies. It just happens. A…
Eggs And Ashes PPT - Lent 1 Yr A
Eggs And Ashes PPT - Lent 1 Yr A
by R Burgess/C Polhill/ A Lindley (Wild Goose Publ)
Taken from the Wild Goose Book, Eggs and Ashes, this powerpoint provides accompanying images for the liturgy. Creator God Walking in the garden BREATHE LIFE INTO US Tempted God Praying in the desert BREATHE LIFE INTO US Holy God Travelling towards the city BREATHE LIFE INTO US …
Fresh Thoughts for Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 85 11/10/15
Fresh Thoughts for Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 85 11/10/15
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
A selection of commentary, reflection and prayer ideas from various Christian authors and the full bible texts from the NRSV for this week's lectionary. NOW INCLUDING SERIALISED BOOKS FROM SPCK AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BRF. Check below for details. Subscribe to Fresh Thoughts For S…
Fresh Thoughts for Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 82 20/09/15
Fresh Thoughts for Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 82 20/09/15
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
A selection of commentary, reflection and prayer ideas from various Christian authors and the full bible texts from the NRSV for this week's lectionary. NOW INCLUDING SERIALISED BOOKS FROM SPCK AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BRF. Check below for details. Subscribe to Fresh Thoughts For S…
Fresh Thoughts for Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 79 30/08/15
Fresh Thoughts for Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 79 30/08/15
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
A selection of commentary, reflection and prayer ideas from various Christian authors and the full bible texts from the NRSV for this week's lectionary. NOW INCLUDING SERIALISED BOOKS FROM SPCK AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BRF. Check below for details. Subscribe to Fresh Thoughts For S…
Fresh Thoughts for Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 74 26/07/15