Be Brave

Be Brave

If you are a CALS (a caregiver of someone with ALS), you may or may not know about ALS family and caregiver support groups, and you may or may not attend for any number of reasons. For the past three years, I have not. When Stan was initially diagnosed in August of...
Give What You Can

Give What You Can

But be assured that what you can give is far more than you think–if the source of your strength is Christ. There is a verse in the New Testament which reads: “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will...
Taking Stock

Taking Stock

I had an economics professor last century at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University who explained that each New Year’s Eve he and his wife would sit down together with a couple glasses of Hennessy Cognac, inventory their accounts, and then make a financial plan...
Warm Buns

Warm Buns

Today I am going to get real personal. If your PALS (person with ALS) has not yet required a bidet, get one now! If you do not have a PALS, get one anyway! While the obvious perks need not be explained, the feature I really appreciate is the heated seat. Do not...
Two Are Better than One

Two Are Better than One

“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!”  Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Those in the know in the...