Jane Daly - The Caregiving Season: Finding Grace to Honor Your Aging Parents

Jane Daly has done all of us baby boomers with aging parents a huge favor. She has allowed us into her life as she and her husband, Mike, faced the challenges of being there during the declining years of her parents lives. Full of empathy and practical advice, this book is a must for readers who are living through the caregiving season of life.

NICK HARRISON

Author of Magnificent Prayer and Power in the Promises

The Caregiving Season does exactly what youve hoped for: It encourages your soul through practical and personable advice and timely counsel. Jane Dalys honesty, well-thought-through experiences, and careful considerations of the Scriptures and a variety of other valuable resources make this book the best I have seen on how to care for our loved onesspecifically the elderly among us. It has become my go-to book when counseling those who are in the caregiving season.

DR. MARTY TRAMMELL

Humanities chair, Corban University; worship and family pastor, Valley Baptist of Perrydale; and coauthor of Redeeming Relationships, Spiritual Fitness: A Guide to Biblical Maturity, and Communication Matters

For all of us who have aging parents this book provides much-needed insight into how we can be our best for them in this challenging stage of life. Janes stories ring true in every chapter. How do you explain to your father that its not safe for him to drive anymore? Will your mother understand when you need to bring in additional care for her so that you can go out of state for your sons college graduation? The answers are here in this tenderly crafted book.

ROBIN JONES GUNN

Best-selling author of the Sisterchicks series and Victim of Grace

Experience is the best teacher... especially other peoples experiences! Ive had the wonderful privilege of getting to know Jane and Mike Daly and then reading this book cover to cover in a single evening. Both provide generous doses of good humor and practical wisdom. I so appreciate learning from their realistic, grounded, and ultimately hope-filled experiences. You will too!

DAVID SANFORD

General editor, Handbook on Thriving as an Adoptive Family

The Caregiving Season is an excellent story that will be understood by families who, at some time in their lives, will accept the responsibility of eldercare. For those who are just entering into it, this book will give them an idea of how to prepare. For those in the midst of their caregiving season, it will be reassurance for decisions they must make. And for those who finally say their last good-bye to a loved one, the life lessons gained from Dalys mentoring spirit will confirm to them that their extra measure of care was worth it.

J. STEVEN HUNT

Author of Love and Deception: One Familys Encounter with Dementia

This is a very practical and useful tool. After providing eighteen-plus years of pastoral care, I can say that I will use and give this book to others. Well done!

DAN WADE

Pastor of Congregational Care, River City Christian Church, Sacramento, CA

In this excellent read about caregiving for aging and dependent parents, Jane describes the bittersweet moments, heartfelt dialogues, and tearful moments shes had with her own parents. A beautifully written book that is filled with numerous anecdotes that will have you laughing or in tears and ultimately growing more compassion for the aged and oneself.

CHARLENE HONG

Licensed marriage and family therapist

The Caregiving Season: Finding Grace to Honor Your Aging Parents

2016 by Jane Daly

A Focus on the Family book published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188

Focus on the Family and the accompanying logo and design are federally registered trademarks of Focus on the Family, 8605 Explorer Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80920.

TYNDALE and Tyndales quill logo are registered trademarks of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any meanselectronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwisewithout prior written permission of Focus on the Family.

Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved worldwide. (www.zondervan.com). The NIV and New International Version are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc. Scripture quotations marked ( NASB ) are taken from the New American Standard Bible. Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org). Scripture quotations marked ( NKJV ) are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked ( KJV ) are taken from the Holy Bible, King James Version. Scripture quotations marked ( ESV ) are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright 2001 by CrosswayBibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Peoples names and certain details of their stories have been changed to protect the privacy of the individuals involved. However, the facts of what happened and the underlying principles have been conveyed as accurately as possible.

The use of material from or references to various websites does not imply endorsement of those sites in their entirety. Availability of websites and pages is subject to change without notice.

Editor: Julie Buscho Holmquist

Cover design by Ron Kaufmann

Cover and interior photographs are the property of their respective copyright holders, and all rights are reserved. Path effebi77/Adobe Stock; women Lisa F. Young/Shutterstock; ribbon LVV/iStockphoto; plum leaf vvoe/Adobe Stock; maple leaf destillat/Adobe Stock; oak leaves svetavo/Adobe Stock; dry oak leaf zheltobriukh/Adobe Stock.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Daly, Jane S., author.

Title: The caregiving season : finding grace to honor your aging parents /Jane S. Daly.

Description: First Edition. | Carol Stream, Illinois : Tyndale House Publishers, 2016. | A Focus on the Family book. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016016393 | ISBN 9781589978690 (alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: CaregiversReligious life. | Adult children of aging parentsReligious life. | Aging parentsCareReligious aspectsChristianity. | CaringReligious aspectsChristianity. | AgingReligious aspectsChristianity.

Classification: LCC BV4910.9 .D35 2016 | DDC 248.8/4dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016016393

ISBN 978-1-62405-767-0 (ePub); ISBN 978-1-62405-768-7 (Kindle); ISBN 978-1-62405-766-3 (Apple)

Build: 2016-08-09 17:07:15

This book is dedicated to all the men and women of the Greatest Generation.

Thank you for your strength and endurance during difficult times. Your example is not forgotten.