This song by Toby Mac is one of my favorites and it is reminder how we can turn around someone else's day just by being kind. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do, listen to the word more than the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeBv9r92VQ0&list=RDZeBv9r92VQ0&start_radio=1&pp=ygUSc3BlYWsgbGlmZSB0b2J5bWFjoAcB

Caregivers… after talking with one of our newer members on Friday, my heart has been thinking back to a tender season in my own life—when I was caregiving for my mother-in-law with dementia. One question kept coming up for me: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻? 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵? Because yes—breaks and self-care matter. But I’m realizing something just as important: 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘆. The kind that loosens your shoulders, softens the room, and reminds you that you’re still a whole person—not just a helper. For us, 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲. It helped my mother-in-law relax. It helped me relax. And sometimes it gave us a moment that felt almost “normal” again—smiling, humming, even laughing. So today, I created a brand-new category in our Circle: 🎵 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 & 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 A place to share songs that bring comfort, happiness, or a sweet memory—whether it reminds you of the person you’re caregiving for now, someone you cared for in the past, or simply reminds you of God’s goodness in the middle of hard days. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 (𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆): Drop 𝗼𝗻𝗲 of the following in the comments: - A song title + artist - A YouTube link - A worship song or secular song (both welcome here) - A quick memory: “This song takes me back to…” 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀: “This Little Light of Mine (I’m Gonna Let It Shine)” Because caregivers—please hear this: 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲. Your loved one doesn’t just need your tasks and your responsibility… they need you. Your warmth. Your presence. Your joy when you can find it. So let’s build a little playlist of light together. 🎶 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆—𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻?