The Caregiving Season, A Book for Caregivers
By Jane Daly

Book Cover: The Caregiving Season

In 2019 The Pacific Northwest Association of Church Libraries (PNACL) invited Jane to present about her experience of caring for 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 of 94. There can be constant tension during the transition from child to rule-maker. It is overwhelming at times, and you need to remember that there are a number of strategies you can employ for your own self-care.

Below are some Family and Caregiving resources for those in the Caregiving Season:

Helpful advice for the different stages and changing roles for family members — free resources, broadcast blogs, and many ideas for ways you can strengthen your family relationships.


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Seniors and Finances

Many scammers try to steal tax refunds. Don’t let this happen to your aging loved one.

Dave Ramsey has resources for seniors and finances, including elder care.

Snopes.com is a website where you can verify misinformation and identify scams.

Are you a caregiver, in need of encouragement?

Shelly Beach has written a beautiful devotional book of meditations for those in the Caregiving Season. I highly recommend this book, Precious Lord, Take My Hand.

Caregivers face many hurdles. Sometimes we need to stop, rest, and reflect on good things.

Ambushed By Grace is also written by Shelly Beach.

Each chapter contains useful sidebars, i.e. Roadside Rest, Roadside Realities, and Roadside Assistance. The book is written from the perspective of someone who has been down the road before us. Her practical, faith-based book is a much-needed encouragement for a weary caregiving traveler.

The Caregiving Season: A Retired Blog

Although this blog is not currently active, we are working to archive all our posts for those who are currently in their Caregiving Season.

The Spring of the Caregiving Season

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In the spring of the caregiving season, denial is our companion. Changes happen so slowly that we don’t realize it until we take look at our loved ones with fresh…

Five Changes in The Autumn of Caregiving

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Autumn colors, leaves falling, daylight savings; these are signs the season has changed from the lazy days of summer. There are signs of the changes in the caregiving season as…

When Caregiving Grows Cold: Caring for an elderly parent

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Winter brings short days, inclement weather, and bleak landscapes. Plants die, dropping their withered leaves on barren ground. Sometimes our souls become as stark as leafless trees, or like branches…

Caregiving Through the Holidays

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Several years ago, our family gathered for the traditional Christmas dinner. We were at the home of my brother and sister-in-law. An argument ensued over a proposed expansion of a…

Don’t Touch My Money: Financial Elder Abuse

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Financial elder abuse is when an older adult is financially exploited by a stranger. It’s even worse when it’s someone they know, like a family member or caregiver. Financial elder…

Compassion Fatigue

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If you’re caring for an elderly parent, it’s likely you’ll be tired of the physical and mental energy needed by your aging loved one. It’s normal to be tired. But…

The Mind Thief

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This is a guest post from Ada, whose husband has dementia. There are many feelings associated with losing a loved one to dementia.  He is still here physically and mentally,…

I Can’t Hear You

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Have you ever ignored someone speaking to you? Perhaps she asked you to do something you didn’t want to do (this is especially pervasive in the teen years). Sometimes I…

Why Are You a Caregiver?

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Why are you a caregiver? Did you choose your role? Did you weigh carefully the pros and cons, then decide based upon a rational, thoughtful process? Maybe you made a…

Don’t Upset Me — Or Else! …Caring for the elderly

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Aging Parents, Caring for the elderly “My mom/dad is driving me crazy! She gets upset over the tiniest thing. She blames me when anything upsets her schedule.” Sound familiar? As a caregiver, you…

The Manipulated Caregiver

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“What time do you leave for work in the morning?” It’s 7:30 at night, and my mom has called to ask me a seemingly innocuous question. “Usually around 8:00 or…

Boundaries for Caregivers

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When you’re in the position of caring for your parent, it’s easy to revert to being a child again, especially if your relationship was never healthy to begin with. It…