by Deb Kalmbach | addiction, Al-Anon, alcohol, alcoholism, compassion, courage, difficult relationships, encouragement, hope, letting go, love, loving others, marriage, perseverance, recovery, substance abuse, surrender
Cunning…baffling… powerful… Alcoholics Anonymous uses those words to describe alcoholism. It’s true. I’ve never felt more confused and powerless than when dealing with my husband Randy’s alcoholism. It’s an intense battle—one most of us are...
by Deb Kalmbach | comfort, compassion, courage, encouragement, faith, grief, life, loss, natural diasters, suffering
Courage is something I’ve thought about often during the past month–a commodity sorely needed by victims of Hurricane Harvey and Irma. Like many of us, I’ve witnessed the heartbreaking devastation of these storms as news channels have broadcast...
by Deb Kalmbach | children, encouragement, life, moms, Mother's Day, women
I just spent the past several weeks with my hero, my mom. Diagnosed with colon cancer in December, she chose to have the surgical procedure–difficult under any circumstances, but especially at age 90. As her surgical team prepped her on that early Tuesday a.m.,...
by Deb Kalmbach | acceptance, aging parents, change, encouragement, faith, God's faithfulness, life
Change is something I’ve always resisted. From the time I was 13- years old and my dad announced we were moving from my small Midwestern hometown to a quaint “village” in Pennsylvania, to all the current changes, including retiring from my day job....
by Deb Kalmbach | aging parents, children, comfort, compassion, dads, encouragement, gratitude, loss, sandwich generation
It won’t be long ’til we say hello to our baby granddaughter! I learned today that I’m part of the Club Sandwich generation. According to Wikipedia, we’re typically in our 50’s or 60’s sandwiched between aging parents, adult...
by Deb Kalmbach | encouragement, goal setting, life, personal growth
It’s hard to believe 2017 is right around the corner. It seems like I blinked and now it’s mid-November. Approaching year’s-end gets me thinking about what I’ve accomplished during the previous 12 months. Goal-setting has always been...
