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Connection
Connection is a daily devotional to encourage women in their faith and life overseas. It brings the Word of God and conversation with sisters into their day-to-day lives.
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My Heritage

March 28, 2024
AGING PARENTS Caring for aging parents long-distance Feeling connected to those back home Saying goodbyes
I recently attended two funerals in the same week, each one for a person who not too long ago I would have considered “elderly.” The sobering thing, however, is that the deceased were parents of friends my age, forcing me to come face to face with...
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  • by RACHEL MCDONALD YANAC
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Glorifying God in a Nursing Home

March 27, 2024
AGING PARENTS Caring for aging parents long-distance
One of life’s most difficult experiences is observing our aging parents’ decline. It’s heartbreaking to witness how those who were once full of energy and vigor slowly become a shadow of their former selves. Society tells us that a person’s worth ...
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The Slow Walk

March 26, 2024
AGING PARENTS God’s guidance & direction
Though I’m not going to write about it in a newsletter, one of the hard realities I currently face walks with a stoop and embodies more grace and faith than ten of me put together. Having moved off the field to help my mom age in place, and despit...
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Embracing Caregiving

March 25, 2024
AGING PARENTS Caring for aging parents long-distance Expectations Transitions
Shuffling in the door from church, my dad set his backpack on the chair and pulled out his calendar. He spread it on the kitchen table and reminded me of his dentist appointment and medicine pickup.  
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