I didn’t plan this season of life, but I believe God did.
Hi, I’m Amy. I am a wife, a mother, a woman of faith and a full-time caregiver.
Right now, under one roof, my husband and I are caring for my mother, who is living with dementia, and my aunt who is managing multiple health conditions. Both of them live with us in our multigenerational home. It is a full house, a full schedule, and always a full heart.
A few years ago I made one of the hardest decisions of my life. I walked away from a 30 year career in accounting to become a full-time caregiver. There was no dramatic moment of clarity, but a steady sense of anxiety that I could no longer juggle all that faced me daily. God knew where I needed to be and I finally accepted what He had been nudging me toward.
I won’t pretend it has been easy. Caregiving is one of the most demanding, isolating, and emotionally complex things a person can do. There are days filled with grace and gratitude. There are also days filled with grief, exhaustion, and the particular kind of loneliness that comes from pouring yourself out for others while feeling invisible to the world around you.
If you know that feeling then you are in the right place.
Why I started Called to Caregiving
I started Called to Caregiving because I kept searching for a space that felt like home, a place that was honest about the hard parts, grounded in faith, and written by someone actually living this life. Not a medical website. Not a clinical resource guide. Something real.
I couldn’t find exactly what I was looking for. So I built it.
Called to Caregiving exists for the family caregiver who is doing their best to hold the pieces together and still feels like it is never enough. For the adult child watching a parent’s memory fade and not knowing what comes next. For the spouse, sibling, the daughter honestly, anyone who has set aside their own life to show up for someone else’s.
This is a faith based space, rooted in the belief that caregiving, as hard as it is, is a calling. And like every calling, it comes with purpose, even when it is painful.
What you will find here
On this site and across our community you will find:
- Honest, practical guidance on caring for aging loved ones and those living with dementia
- Faith based encouragement for the spiritually and emotionally draining days
- Resources, tools, and tips from someone walking the same road you are
- A community of caregivers who truly understand you because they are living it too
I am not a doctor or a medical professional. I am not a licensed counselor. What I am is someone who gets up every morning, checks on my mom and everyone in the house, and figures it out one day at a time just like you.
A Special Note to You
If you found this page because you are tired, overwhelmed, or quietly wondering how much longer you can keep going . . . I see you. I really do.
You are not failing. You are not alone. And the fact that you are still showing up, still searching for help, still caring says everything about the kind of person you are.
I am so glad you are here. Let’s walk this road together.
With love and faith,
Amy
Founder of Called to Caregiving