All glory and honor goes to our covenant keeping God, who never forgets His promises!! Thanks for the post Mark. My wife's grandmother is in the final stages of Alzheimer's as well, and it can be a challenge not to grow discouraged when we go to visit.

Our hope is in the steadfast love of the Lord!

Amen, Ryan, praise to our covenant keeping God! I pray our gracious Father will give you and your wife grace and will surround her grandmother with his loving arms.

Mark

Mark and Stephen,

The Blazing Center is quickly becoming one of my very favorite blogs. I thank God he has given you both such rich insight and depth of heart and mind. I am so pleased that the depth of your music also translates into depth of writing. These are very precious grace gifts! Please continue sharing.

In Christ,
Lisa in NC

Lisa,

Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words.

Mark

Thanks for that word. My dad has had Alzheimers for 3.5 years and is now in a wheelchair, But by Gods grace he is still the very sweetest man I know, But some days are hard and with mom also having cancer some days are very wearisome, today was a day that felt like God had forgotton us, thank you for your reminder that His word proclaims otherwise - Thank you for you blog, I agree with Lisa, it is fast becoming a very dear favorite. Blessings to you both.

Deb

You'll never know how timely this encouraging word was today. This week we received another discouraging word on my mom's health. After so many years of bumps along this same line, I felt terribly alone and forgotten. Your word encourages me to remember that neither I nor my mom have been forgotten by Jesus. Thank you for sharing of yourself and of God's Word. Your encouraging words mean so much.

Deb,

I'm so sorry to hear about your Dad and Mom. That must be so hard for you.

I pray that the Lord will give your Dad and Mom great grace and mercy and will give you strength and encouragement. It was wearisome at times caring for my Mom - one thing that helped me was to try to remember all the ways she gave herself to me growing up. And without a doubt, I really needed the Lord's grace because I'm so selfish.

God has not forgotten you and will remember your every act of kindness in serving your parents.

Thanks for your kind encouragement.

Mark

Trish,

I'm so sorry to hear about your Mom. It's really hard to see our parents suffer. I can relate. I pray the Lord will pour out his kindness on your Mom and on you. He is filled with compassion toward you and your Mom and has not forgotten you.

Thank you for your encouragement.

Mark

I miss your mom. You know I was one of her favorites.

Yeah, Bo, you were one of her favorites. I think you still are.

Thanks so much for you words Mark. My mom has been gone for more than sixteen years. It is so good to be reminded that she is now whole and healthy, praising the Lord. She went to sleep in an operating room and woke up in paradise. How grand that must have been. I get to missing her this time of year; your words will encouage me to rejoice in His care and love, and her joy complete. Thanks.
Sandy Kimmel

My grandmother is one of the most humble, joyful people I've ever known, but she hasn't known me the last 3 or 4 times I saw her. We don't expect to have her around much longer. I'm so encouraged by your post. I can't imagine how absolutely amazing it will be when she opens her eyes and sees Jesus and her memory is flooded with how wonderful He is! Her favorite song is "Jesus Paid it All". For her sake I love even more this verse we don't sing much:
When from my dying bed
My ransomed soul shall rise
"Jesus died my soul to save"
Shall rend the vaulted skies

Hey Sandy,

Thanks for your comments. Yeah, I miss my Mom too. But it is so good to know our moms are before the throne healed and praising Jesus. We'll be seeing them pretty soon.

Mark

Dean,

Praise God for your grandmother and that she knows the Lord. And what an awesome verse. Thanks!

Mark