Me Where I Am provides knowledge and essential tools to lovingly, confidently and, above all, successfully care for those who live with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Over 5 million Americans currently live with Alzheimer’s disease. Along with them, 15 million unpaid caregivers seek knowledge and resources to assist them in the journey. The unique care principles found in Meet Me Where I Am help mitigate depression, decrease anxiety, and allow for successful relationships as long as possible in the dementia journey. Mary Ann Drummond, RN credits her unique care philosophy to the greatest teachers of all—the many individuals living with Alzheimer’s and related dementias she has had the pleasure of caring for over the years. Imbuing practical tips with wisdom, respect, and sensibility, Drummond comes full circle by sharing what happened when her own mentor fell prey to the disease. Meet Me Where I Am is a road map that teaches caregivers how to focus on the possibilities, discover the joy in the journey, and prepare for the road ahead.

Bestselling author Emilie Barnes has devoted her life to helping women carve more time out of their day for family, faith, and renewal. In these short and satisfying meditations, created especially for busy women, Emilie offers devotions to inspire and encourage practical suggestions for infusing life with faith closing prayers to place concerns in God's hands Bible verses for wisdom and comfort space to write reflections Women from all walks of life who have ever desired the lasting refreshment of God's presence will find meditations to meet them--right where they are. Formerly titled "Minute Meditations for Women"

"Meet Me Where I Am" takes the teachings and doctrines of The Bible and breaks them down into understandable language and applicable steps. "Many people will never tell you that they don't understand what The Bible teaches," says Pastor Lewis. "They will shake their head and say, Amen! but never grasp the principles that God desires for them to know." Pastor Lewis has developed, under God's direction, this 30 day devotional that you will have trouble putting down because of it's relevant voice that speaks the language of people who just want to hear God speak to them and "Meet Them Where They Are!"

A familiar stranger. That is who my mom became as dementia slowly took hold of her. She was someone I knew and loved but not the same person she had been. A profound sadness hit me when I realized that my daughters may one day have to deal with me in this same condition and I wanted them to know that who I become if this happens is not really who I am. The things I will say and do will be coming from someone who has gradually become a stranger to them. Everything about our life together will change when I have nowhere to go and all day to get there, forgetting that they still have commitments, appointments and things to do. We will experience a sense of time travel as my memories from the past become jumbled up in the happenings of each new day. The change in my language could bring about surprising and sometimes disturbing conversations as the filters from the past wane and they see me in my uncut glory. This is a love letter of instruction to my daughters while I am able to express myself fully with prompts for you to do the same for your children or to chronicle meaningful times in the lives of your parents before the chance is lost forever.

Helping special needs children understand how they are wired, this book offers them ways to communicate without having to express themselves verbally or even face to face. It provides concrete strategies that can be individualized and given to new teachers, coaches, or friends to help them understand who the child is and how he or she functions best. Full color.

Always a loner, yet longing for friends; trying to make sense of the world and to bring order into the chaos around me; academically gifted, but with little social understanding; treading different paths and being labelled with various conditions; forever searching for an answer until it suddenly stared me in the face: Asperger Syndrome. Now everything began to fall into place. Why did I have to wait 40 years to discover what makes me who I am? Discovering Who I Am is the remarkable and heart-rending story of Elkie’s search for self-understanding and acceptance. It charts her struggle with a range of devastating symptoms that neither she nor her family recognised or understood at the time. Her difficulties are expressed candidly, but without sentimentality, opening the reader’s eyes to the lived reality of the complex and puzzling condition of Asperger Syndrome. Her story is immensely moving and sometimes almost painful. Yet ultimately, it is a story of triumph and transformation, as Elkie slowly begins to make sense of what is happening to her and starts to come to terms with the stresses, limitations, but also the blessings – for there are many – of life with Asperger Syndrome. Readers who are on the Autistic Spectrum will doubtless recognise the anguish expressed within these pages. For the rest of us “neurotypicals”, Elkie’s story is a salutary reminder of how our own ignorance can add to their burden. By sharing it, she helps us to understand. Dr. Jackie Ravet, University of Aberdeen Elkie Kammer now lives in Inverness, where she is working with autistic children in mainstream schools.

Noted speaker and author Virelle Kidder recently found herself at the end of her rope following a year of crises with her children and her mother. The end of that rope led to the well of Living Water! What started out as a drought in her life became the impetus for drawing deep. Virelle's candid, and oft-times humorous, reflection on the power of the Living Water will lead women to a month-long time of refreshment. She encourages all women to Meet Me at the Well.