Practical Ways to Bear the Burden, Lighten the Load

• The act of kindness that ministers to me the most is when someone prepares a meal for me. I know the love and the sacrifice of time that goes into preparing it.
    Judy Lattman
• It meant so much for friends to come and sit with us or listen to us if we needed to talk or cry. To know that someone had cleared a busy schedule to come to our side, to be with us was the most tangible display of “denying self” that we witnessed.
   Candy Cooper
• One of our friends was scared to death of flying, but she stepped way out of her “comfort zone” and got on an airplane with her husband just to be with me during one of my surgeries. That is a gift of one’s self.
   Dave and Jan Dravecky
• Give your friend a haircut, manicure, facial, or new hairstyle. A fresh look, and knowing that someone still cares to help him or her look good can be an encouragement. Of course, if these things aren’t your personal forte, hire someone else to do the job!
  Amanda Sorenson
• For three months we were at the hospital for thirteen to fourteen hours a day. Neighbors took turns and walked our little dog who was home alone.
    Sara Hines

Tells the story of the depression, burnout, stress, and suffering that Dave and Jan endured after Dave's retirement from baseball and the amputation of his pitching arm. Dave and Jan shar (more...)