There are ways to reduce your risk of dementia
Professional vs. Family Caregivers: Which is Better?
Have you ever wondered if it’s okay to hire professionals to help you care for an aging parent? Being Chinese, my parents taught me the cultural value of caring for elders. My grandparents were treated as part of our immediate family unit and I had the opportunity to live with them for over twenty years.…
The Great Church Search
There are over thirty churches
Bottle Misery
I am beginning to think there’s an evil group of monsters who design packaging so difficult to open that one needs a knife, hammer, and bolt cutters to get to the contents. In the last couple of weeks, I’ve tried to open a bottle of salad dressing, a label-maker, and a package of salad mix.…
The Only White Girl in the Room
It’s an introvert thing –
Oregon Trail 2.0
Let’s move to Oregon!
Jane speaks about family caregiving.
The Pacific Northwest Association of Church Libraries (PNACL) has invited Jane to present about her experience of caring and honoring aging parents (and other family members). As chronicled in The Caregiving Season, Jane has been through the physical, financial and emotional journey when she cared for her elderly mother who passed away at the age…
Not THAT Kind of Proposal
Most people hear the word ‘proposal’ and think of candlelight dinners, diamond rings, and the answer YES. Writers are different. When we hear the word ‘proposal,’ we experience a mix of euphoria and panic. When I attended my first Oregon Christian Writers summer conference, I pitched my novel to a potential acquisitions editor. He said,…
Jane Daly Reviews: Murder in the Family
I want to give you a glimpse into a great mystery novel I finished reading in two days.
Who Moved My Glasses?
“Mrs. G, your daughter needs glasses.” I sat in the adult-sized exam chair, feet straight out in front. The ophthalmologist held a stiff white piece of paper in his baseball mitt-like hands. He was the ugliest man I’d ever seen in my seven years of life. And the biggest. I was in second grade. I’d…