Welcome.
You probably landed here because you are on the caregiving path, and you’ve been searching for answers, encouragement, or comfort in God’s word. Perhaps you know or love someone who is caring for a loved one.
I’ve collected my studies and devotionals here to make it easier for you to find inspiration and hope. I am no Bible scholar. I don’t belong to any church. I’m just a person trying to live like Jesus more and more everyday.
Bible Verses for Beating Bitterness
As caregivers, we can find ourselves wallowing in bitterness. We can feel hostile towards those who won’t show up or even notice us struggling to begin with. It can make us want to scream, “I’M DROWNING OVER HERE!!!” We can feel envious of our friends and family who are simply living their lives. If we’ve…
The Biblical Imperative for Caregiving: Romans 15:1-7
When I was feeling disheartened about caregiving because everyone was telling me to ‘put my grandma in a home,’ I turned to the Bible to give me hope and encouragement to know that I was doing the right thing. Turns out, that the Word of God has a lot to say about the responsibility of…
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Scripture for Caregiver Fatigue
The tasks of caring for a loved one are demanding and emotionally taxing. Just as soon as we feel like we have a grip on things, they can change in a whipstitch. The uncertainty and complexity of it all can wear you down. The good news is that God is our constant source of all…
Caregiving is a Mission.
I’ve scoured the Bible for validation of the emotions I experienced. I searched for the Old Testament and New for instances of caregiving. I just knew there would be a Biblical imperative for what I was doing. The stories in God’s Word don’t scream out “HEY, HE OR SHE’S A CAREGIVER” but, then again, neither…
Encouraging Bible Verses for Caregivers
As caregivers, we all need encouragement while we’re on our caregiving journeys. Sometimes the road is so rocky, it can feel impossible that we’re on the right path. You can search high and low for praise and encouragement, but all you really need to do is open God’s word. Nobody sees you like Our Heavenly…
Bible Verses for Worry
I am an expert on worry. My grandma worried. A lot. As her dementia took a stronger hold, the needle on her anxiety scale cret higher and higher to the maximum level. I, being my grandmother’s granddaughter, inherited the worry wart gene. As far back as I can remember, I was anxious. Even today, despite…
The Biblical Imperative for Caregiving: Hebrews 6:10-12
Welcome to the the second in my series of Bible studies about the moral imperative for caregiving. When I was feeling disheartened about caregiving because everyone was telling me to ‘put my grandma in a home,’ I turned to the Bible to give me hope and encouragement to know that I was doing the right…
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The Biblical Imperative for Caregiving: Galatians 6:2-10
Welcome to the first in my series of Bible Studies about the moral imperative for caregiving. When I was feeling disheartened about the church and the lack of support I felt they were providing our family, and myself, as a caregiver, I turned to the Bible to give me hope and encouragement to know that…
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