My Burden is Light...: gifts

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Handmade Gifts -2

Teresa's strudel (baking)

Susie's cross stitch

Meg's photography

Handmade Gifts

Margaret's crochet

Ida's jewelry

Diana's crochet

WELCOME FELLOW CAREGIVERS,

Whether you care for a SPOUSE, CHILD, PARENT(S), FRIEND, we pray that this is a place for you to find encouragement; something that will help you or refresh you on your journey as a caregiver. Know that God is the only faithful companion, HE will never leave you, nor forsake you. God alone is faithful and able to equip you for this incredible ministry.

(Colossians 2:2 - That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;)

Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel: "My way is hidden from the LORD, and my just claim is passed over by my God"? Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
---Isaiah 40:27-31

Ideas for Releasing Stress

reading your Bible *** praying *** singing/worshipping *** writing in a journal *** walking in the park *** hiking *** walking at twilight or early morning *** having a manicure and/or a pedicure *** watching the sunrise or sunset *** being with children *** playing tennis *** making small house repairs *** sharing with a friend *** watching a movie *** crying at a movie *** writing your story *** listening to favorite music *** sleeping or napping, watching TV *** knitting or crocheting or quilting or sewing *** reading *** playing an instrument *** sitting in the backyard *** cleaning the house *** taking photographs *** going for a drive *** playing with a pet or walking your dog *** going to the beach or the mountains *** working with clay *** decorating a cake *** arranging flowers *** gardening *** painting *** crafts/hobbies *** volunteering *** exercising *** bird watching *** going fishing *** baking *** dancing *** laughing *** bowling *** playing cards *** writing letters/notes *** having a picnic *** shopping *** watching the sunrise or sunset *** taking leisurely, warm baths *** getting out of town for a short time *** watching a fire in the fireplace *** having a massage *** doing crossword puzzles *** talking and sharing with a trusted friend *** playing on the computer *** starting an herb garden *** stretching your body ***sitting with a good book and a cup of coffee or sitting with a friend over a cup of coffee