Living Still is a gift from God through Christ for you, a way to pass along lessons already learned.
Long Term Care dominates life. There is no time to meet others like yourself, to compare notes, or ask “Am I doing this right?”
This typically happens: The one in my care has died, so I’m supposed to leave and take all of my experience with me. You would be left alone to struggle along the same path I've already traveled, to face the same fear, to ask the same questions, to learn the same lessons, all the hard way.
Living Still is for you. For a record of lessons learned, for a witness of the faithfulness of God, for a testimony of the love of Christ, for hope in the life you live and the life you care for, please accept Living Still.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Will I ever be happy again?

Finding happiness in an unhappy situation
is difficult, but possible.
You just have to know what to look for.
Happiness must be
recognized for it is illusive;
held tightly for it is fleeting;
nurtured in your memory,
for it is the first thing to be forgotten.

Happiness is not packaged in days or hours, but in seconds.
A moment of recognition, a giggle, a smile,
a gentle breeze, the dance of a butterfly,
the song of a bird;
none of these lasts more than a few seconds.

With the one in your care, look for
a familiar gleam in the eye that lasts an instant,
a few seconds without pain,
a moment of easy breathing,
a time when sleep calms confusion.

See them as they happen. Enjoy them while they last.
Look for them to happen again.
You will be happy!
Written by Andy Bozeman Posted at

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