Table of Contents
Foreword 9
What's Different About This Devotional Book? 11
A Note to Readers
Who Is a Caregiver? 13
Day 1 The Words of God 15
Day 2 The Unexpected Journey 19
Day 3 Caregiver School 23
Day 4 Why? 27
Day 5 Stay Where You Are 31
Day 6 Jars of Clay 35
Day 7 Irritations 39
Day 8 He Knew 43
Day 9 Cherish What Remains 47
Day 10 Caregiver Anger 51
Day 11 What About Me? 55
Day 12 The Power of Music 61
Day 13 Feeling Guilty 67
Day 14 Gratitude 73
Day 15 I Am 77
Day 16 Ask! 83
Day 17 Everything to God in Prayer 87
Day 18 Bad Day 91
Day 19 Surrogate Family 95
Day 20 Bugs and Oil 99
Day 21 Caregiver Depression 103
Day 22 Love Languages 109
Day 23 Forgotten 115
Day 24 Life: It's So Daily 119
Day 25 Laughter 123
Day 26 Paraclete (The Helper Jesus Sent) 129
Day 27 Christ-Following 135
Day 28 Weary? 139
Day 29 Contentment: Paul's Secret 145
Day 30 God's Masterpiece 149
Day 31 Caregiving: The Movie 153
Day 32 Hangry 157
Day 33 Pruning 161
Day 34 Faithfulness 165
Day 35 In Their Shoes 169
Day 36 Shalom 173
Day 37 Bitter or Better? 177
Day 38 In the Potter's Hands 181
Day 39 Bearing One Another's Burdens 185
Day 40 Live in Peace 189
Day 41 Immanuel 195
Day 42 Feelings and Moments 199
Day 43 Good? 205
Day 44 Spiritual Milk 209
Day 45 The Loss of "Us" 213
Day 46 When Colors Fade 217
Day 47 Unintentional Sins 221
Day 48 Persist 227
Day 49 Do You Have a "Shadow"? 231
Day 50 Anchored 235
Day 51 God's Opportunity 239
Day 52 Tears 243
Day 56 The Spirit Prays for You 247
Day 54 Hesed: God's Faithful Love 251
Day 55 Yes and No 255
Day 56 Temptation 259
Day 57 One 265
Day 58 Silver Lining 269
Day 59 Worry 273
Day 60 Author and Finisher 279
Postscript 283
Alphabetical Listing of Titles and Key Verses 286
Notes 289
Acknowledgments 295
About the Author 296