The advance planning for our recent trip was time and energy well spent. We did all that we could to prepare; then we just trusted in God’s providence that all would be well…and it was. We encountered a few challenges, but nothing that couldn’t be handled. It was a very special and memorable trip for both my 89 [...]
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Traveling With The Elderly & Disabled: Epilogue
Posted in Holistic Care, Spirituality, Travel, tagged AromaSeiz, care recipients, caregivers, caregiving, chronic pain, coenzyme CoQ10, CRPS1, ginger root capsules, Healing Touch, holistic, hypertension, memories, motion sickness, pain exacerbation, peppermint essential oil, prayer, Q-Melt, Roman chamomile, RSDS, shortness of breath, spasm, therapeutic-grade essential oils, transport chair, travel with disabled, travel with elderly, wheelchairs, Young Living Essential Oils on August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Happiness–Our Birthright, Our Choice
Posted in Holistic Care, Self-care, Spirituality, tagged Albert Schweitzer, caregivers, caregiving, choice, Eva Gregory, faith, forgiveness, gratitude, happiness, holistic, inside job, International Happiness Day, optimism, prayer, Self-care, service to others on July 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Happiness is a choice. Does that surprise you? One’s happiness is not defined by external events and circumstances. But I can think of individuals who make their happiness contingent on such factors. “If I get this…then I’ll be happy, or when that happens…then I’ll be happy. Sadly for those folks, happiness is often elusive or fleeting, at best. In [...]
Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils & Hypertension
Posted in Holistic Care, tagged advance directive, Bismarks, clinical aromatherapy, high blood pressure, holistic, hypertension, scrapbooking, therapeutic-grade essential oils, wellness on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“I can’t believe you’re taking a picture of me with my hair looking like this!” But mom didn’t protest too loudly. After all, she was making Bismarks today, from scratch. She hasn’t done that for about ten years. Her favorites have a maple nut frosting with chopped walnuts. I’m partial to the ones filled with mom’s raspberry preserves (made from our [...]
