If He can save me, He can keep me. But what does that mean when I'm exhausted, frightened, or sitting in an emergency room?

In this episode of Hope for the Caregiver, I explore the perseverance of the saints and why this doctrine has sustained me through forty years of caregiving. Through Scripture, Peter's denial and restoration, and familiar hymns, I examine God's faithfulness when our own strength and confidence falter.

I also report on the "five cats of the apocalypse" recently recruited for barn duty, and close at the caregiver keyboard with "He Will Hold Me Fast."

The hands carrying you and me bear the scars of our redemption.

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You pray. You fill the prescriptions. You make breakfast. And somewhere in the middle of it all, you wonder whether everything depends on you.

After forty years caring for my wife, Gracie, I know that feeling well.

In this episode of Hope for the Caregiver, I explore divine concurrence: how God carries out His sovereign purposes through the real choices and actions of His creatures. What does that mean when we're choosing a medical procedure, second-guessing a decision, asking for help, or trying to get some sleep?

Beginning with snowfall at our home in Montana and closing at the piano with William Cowper's "God Moves in a Mysterious Way," we look to Scripture for assurance that our work matters and our limitations do not exhaust God's care.

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After forty years as a caregiver, I know my way around hospitals, medications, and insurance forms. An old tractor on a Montana hillside? That's when I call a neighbor.

But asking for help can catch in your throat when you've spent years being the person everyone depends on. In this episode of Hope for the Caregiver, I share why specific requests help, how I'm learning skills that intimidate me, and why experience doesn't mean we're finished learning.

Plus, an update on Standing With Hope's prosthetic limb outreach in Ghana, a candid look at examining our hearts through Scripture, and Gracie singing "I Want to Be More Like Jesus."

Healthy Caregivers Make Better Caregivers™.

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