Resources

Everything I'd hand you if we were sitting together

Free guides you can print, books worth your time, and people and businesses who genuinely help caregivers. This page grows as the letters do.

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The first-week caregiver checklist

The paperwork, phone calls, and questions to get in order when caregiving begins suddenly.

Talking to family without it blowing up

The five ground rules from Issue 5, in a one-page printable you can bring to the conversation.

The long-distance caregiver's kit

Contacts, medication lists, and the five jobs only the person far away can do — from Issue 6.

The care binder starter pages

The six dividers from Issue 7 — summary, medications, doctors, insurance, legal, and the log — as printable pages.

Books

Books worth your time

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A Caregiver's Companion: Scriptures, Hymns, and Forty Years of Insights for Life's Toughest Role

Peter Rosenberger

Daily scripture, hymns, and hard-won wisdom from a caregiver who has walked this road for decades.

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7 Caregiver Landmines: And How You Can Avoid Them

Peter W. Rosenberger

A short, direct map of the traps that wear caregivers down and how to sidestep each one.

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Hope for the Caregiver: Encouraging Words to Strengthen Your Spirit

Peter Rosenberger

Encouragement and perspective for the days when the load feels heavier than you can carry.

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Tender Hearts, Tired Hands

A Christ-centered approach to caregiving. Whether you're new to caregiving or have been in this role for a while, there's a weight that comes with it.

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