Help for the Aging and Their Loved Ones

So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me.– Psalm 71:18

When retirement looms on the horizon, many anticipate a slower schedule, leisure activities, being grandparents, and even serving the church or community in various ways. As we grow older, however, our bodies begin to break down and we are faced with an increasing number of illnesses and health issues that are directly related to the aging process. Our peers, too, begin to pass into the next world and we come face-to-face with our own mortality. Redmond Christian Counseling can help. Our counselors are ready and able to offer biblical help for the aging and their loved ones to navigate the complexities of growing older.

For faith-based answers to questions of aging, give us a call at 425-250-6282 or visit our counselors directory.

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Articles about Aging and Geriatric Issues

Jane Zerabruk

Sep

2023

Practical Steps for Adult Children Whose Parents Are Aging

Jane Zerabruk

Aging and Geriatric Issues Family Counseling Individual Counseling

Getting older can be a very difficult process for your parents and comes with inevitable changes in their minds and their bodies. Forgetfulness, repeating the same questions, getting regularly lost while driving, keeping up with housework, and remembering to pay bills are common signs of aging. Aging can also make some people more withdrawn, suspicious, or paranoid. When these situations surface adult children are increasingly confronted with questions of whether it is safe for their parent to continue driving or living alone. This transition stage of aging is a time that many adult children will not have prepared for and is marked by elderly parents requiring the increased help of...

Christian Counselor Redmond

Jul

2022

Embracing a Grace-Filled Beauty Routine

Christian Counselor Redmond

Aging and Geriatric Issues Individual Counseling Women's Issues

In a culture of all things anti-aging. In a culture of all things not pretty enough, not thin enough, not kind enough, not gracious enough, not disciplined enough. As women, this not-enough-ness is enough to destroy our beauty and we aren’t even aware of the destruction. It can be a sad fate to live this life without ever knowing our place and our presence of beauty in the world. Much of this has to do with learning to define beauty differently than mass cultural norms and consumer marketing. It’s time to be smarter and wiser about our beauty and to start growing, cultivating, and sharing the beauty of a truer...