Try to help our loved one be clean, safe, and comfortable
We won’t have all the answers
Try to remember that caring for our loved one is not a burden but a privilege
They are a fellow image bearer of God, and every person has both body and soul
Do not neglect your loved one
God’s grace is sanctifying
God is doing a work in us and in those we’re caring for
He comforts you so that you can comfort others
Every day, you have the privilege to display God’s glory
His power is made perfect in our weakness

Grieving with Hope
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
It is normal hurt. It is necessary to grieve
It is ok to grieve in a fallen world
Will you trust God even when life hurts?
One goal in suffering is to keep trusting and worshiping God, beauty out of ashes
The Lord has made everything for his purpose
When I’m ready, will you use me to minister to others?

I always seem to forget that I get dizzy for a month after going on a cruise. Our last cruise was in Feb 2020 right before the world shut down. I booked that same itinerery for March 2025 🙂

On Saturday, March 1, we drove to San Pedro and stayed the night at Jo-Ann’s new condo. She and her sister, Neeta, live together with their new adopted puppy, Uni. We bought takeout from a local Thai place, and ate dinner together. On Sunday, they brought us to the Long Beach cruise terminal and we boarded our ship.

Highlights
Day 1: lunch food was so good and was a taste of what was to come, only had to check in at our muster station w/o presentation, had the adventure course all to ourselves
Day 2: Day at sea, so was a little sea sick 🙁
Glad I splurged for fast internet and had a 2 hr Signal call with my mom, dressed up for prime rib elegant night dinner, cool musical performance show
Day 3: Did our customary hike in Catalina near the Wrigley Memorial gardens
Day 4: 5 Ziplines in Ensenada! Pretty rocky road to get there, but the sights were breathtaking! First time doing such long ziplines…but not the last! Had to do fine dining for dinner again to get the molten lava cake!