The Unexpected Journey of Caring is a practical guide to finding personal meaning in the 21st century care experience. Readers are invited to actively reclaim and remake how they think of themselves, their care situation, and their capacities to provide care for their loved one and themselves.
What should middle-aged people expect as they grow older? What should caregivers of the elderly know about normal aging? How can we stay healthy despite the limitations of age? This book describes healthy aging, an understanding of the modern and often confusing health care system, and information about the medical issues affecting older adults.
Guides you on how to manage finances, how to avoid falls, how to care for aging parents. This book discusses topics such as the normal processes of aging, how laws affect the elderly, what forms of exercise are most beneficial at various stages of life, family issues, and more.
One of the most daunting aspects of growing older is the torrent of advice we face about maintaining our physical health and our mental acuity. This title discusses topics such as the normal processes of aging, how laws affect the elderly, what forms of exercise are most beneficial at various stages of life, family issues, and more.
Taking inspiration from the Spanish word for retirement-jubilacion- veteran minister Bruce Epperly challenges and empowers clergy to see retirement as a celebration of new possibilities and not an inexorable diminishment towards irrelevance
Many grandparents experience a surge of joy with the birth or adoption of a grandchild. For years afterward, time together is eagerly coveted, pictures are treasured and displayed, and multiple gifts along with various kinds of support are gladly provided. Richard Olson, a retired minister, professor of theology, and grandparent many times over, ......
This book is about grandparenting as a Christian vocation for the afternoon and evening of life. The author presents the unconditional love of a grandparent as indicative of a vocation, a calling from God. He explores the vocation of grandparent in all of its multiple dimensions of being and doing, including play and joy and laughter.
This is a book for all adults interested in increasing satisfaction in their lives. Each chapter moves f rom theory to practice, with thought-provoking questions, sp ecific suggestions, and clear illustrations. '
The second edition of this book has been enlarged and completely updated. Based on extensive research and practical experience, the book is designed to be used by both professionals and students to enable them to develop the awareness and skills necessary to deal with the wide variety of issues involved. The book has four main aims: to define the ......
