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Caregivers | Last Active: Oct 22, 2019 | Replies (53)
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Being loved and supported by dear friends reminds me of the story of elephants who get sick. If one of them (I think a female) gets sick and falls down, it is too weak and heavy to ever get back up again. So to prevent this from happening, a group of the other elephants huddle around her to hold her up until she's strong enough to stand on her own. We all need God to send friends to do that for us too and to be on the watch for other people who need our support. Meditating on God's love and Word is also a wonderful way to calm our minds and hearts in the midst of our challenging times of grief and caregiving.
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My church and other groups have been wonderful friends through this journey the past 4 years. I enter the church and immediately am greeted with hugs and well-wishes. I told my family it is like a support group that I meet every week. The same is with other organization that I belong to and were very active with for many years. After I needed to stay home with my husband, they made sure to contact me in some way at least once a week. Now that he is in a care center, I try to attend the meetings when I can and always I'm welcomed with hugs and voices of concern. Great for the spirit.