Feb 27, 2026

In this episode, I’m sharing a recent conversation I had on Truth Talk Live about adoption, special needs parenting, caregiving, and living out Christian faith when life becomes difficult.

My guest, pastor and author Andrew Hopper, joins me to discuss the theology of adoption and what happens when faith moves beyond...

Feb 23, 2026

On this episode of Hope for the Caregiver, I talk about something that has taken me forty years to learn: I’m not chasing happiness anymore. I’m chasing healthiness.

Happiness depends on what’s happening. Good lab report? I’m happy. Insurance approves something without a fight? That’s practically a revival...

Feb 14, 2026

In this special Valentine’s Day episode of Hope for the Caregiver, I share what it means to carry love when the person you cherish can no longer carry it back in the same way. I talk about relaunching our local caregiver support group after a long pause, about sitting alone in an empty room before anyone showed up,...

Feb 10, 2026

I’ve spent much of my life in hospitals and ICUs, standing beside suffering that doesn’t resolve and prayers that don’t wrap up neatly. After a while, explanations stop helping.

In this episode, I reflect on what has steadied me as a caregiver when nothing can be fixed. I talk about walking into yet another...

Feb 1, 2026

In today’s episode of Hope for the Caregiver, I begin with a reality caregivers understand instinctively: disruption rarely announces itself, and caregivers are often the ones who absorb the impact first. From ice storms devastating the Southeast to wildfire threats here in Montana, I reflect on how quickly normal...