I've spent too many hours in front of a computer today:
doing research on senior living locations, making phone calls, talking to a county
social services worker and the sales folks at the housing facilities, taking
notes, charting information and typing up the notes. We are trying to find an affordable, safe
place for my mother-in-law to live where she can have a few services, like
meals. Each place accepts different
programs, offer different food programs and services, at a variety of
fees. I don’t know how people who don’t
have a support system can navigate all these features and find the best
location to live. How do they decide
what city to live in, when their church is on one end of the metro area and
their kids are on the other ends? Who
should ultimately decide where the best location with the best programs at the
best price is?
Dear God of all ages, help those of us who are trying to
make good decisions for ourselves, our children and our parents. Guide our research and our visits to both
colleges and senior living buildings to find the best place for those we love
the most. Remove the ache between
shoulders, the tension behind the eyes and the cramping of the fingers so that
rest may come easily and propel us into tomorrow with a renewed sense of drive
and ability. Amen.