‘Aunt Melba,’ rhinestone-wearing Alzheimer’s patient, dies less than two hours after Glen Campbell
'Aunt Melba” Warrach was a huge fan of country and western music. Into her 90s, she loved to wear cowboy boots, blue jeans and rhinestone-studded…
Caregivers
After his wife died in a fire, this single father found hope in an unexpected place
MOUNT DORA, Fla. — In an instant, Neil Zierden’s world fell apart. An accidental explosion at Firepoint Products Inc., the Florida business Zierden co-owned with…
Memories lost — but love and faith remain
ALLEN, Texas — Aunt Melba has no idea who Harold Tidwell is, but he loves her. He loves her from deep in his soul. He…
Music for the soul
MESQUITE, Texas — Music can reach Alzheimer’s patients where nothing else can. That’s what makes the regular devotionals at The Courtyard — a memory-care unit…
‘God has used them to bless me’
Working in special education is a passion for Natalie Reed. Natalie ReedReed was recently featured in a Christian Chronicle article, Wiggles, fidgets and buddies, for…
A toymaker’s tale
ROSHARON, Texas— At 85, Ernest Raines is not slowing down. “If you sit around, you’re going to mope and groan and not want to get up,”…
Young man with autism has a heart for homeless
CAMARILLO, Calif. — A few miles from the Camarillo Church of Christ, a man with a backpack and a bicycle squats at a busy intersection.…
He pitches with heart — a brand new one
GODDARD, Kan. — It’s a picture-perfect afternoon for baseball as Josh Oakley steps to the mound: blue sky, soft breeze and 71 degrees. Fifteen family…
When you took in a stranger
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Creaky stairs. Wooden floors. To Lee Jamieson Sr., the old house down the street from the Mayo Clinic feels like home. "It…
Encouraged and inspired
The first part of our “Caregivers” series featured Hayley Waldron. The young wife relies on God as she loves and supports her husband, Harrison, who…
