In your caregiving role, you'll hear lots of half-baked ideas. Ideas like:

• Since  you're so stressed, why don't you just find a nursing home for him?


• Since it's such a worry for you, why don't you just divorce him?


• Since it's such a struggle for you, why don't you get a job (or quit your job)?

Rather than listening to the suggestions that make you overheat, take some time to bake:

• a cake decorated with all the blessings caregiving gives you;


• a pie which features the fruits of all your labor;


• a bread which helps you knead through the difficulties so you can rise to your best.

In caregiving, you own the bakery. Bake what feels right for you.

Resources

• Love our comforts? Then you'll love our books, Take Comfort and Take Comfort, Too. Buy here.

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