annahenke

thoughts on life, literature, and faith

Memory Care: Being a Friend to Those With Alzheimer’s and Dementia

May 23, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

Over the past year or so, God has given me a heart for the elderly. This January, I really wanted to get involved in a ministry, so I signed up for VolunteerMatch’s email list and started sending out inquiries to local care programs. I ended up becoming a memory care friend—and this was definitely a […]

Experiencing JOY in its Purest Form

May 14, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

Theologian and author C.S. Lewis once said, “We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the […]