The One NursingPsalm 37:4

For the carer who cannot answer a simple question about what she would enjoy because nobody has asked her in so long that the answer has gone, and a plain account of desires being given back.

ElianaFolk wisdom, women's voice
9 min

Messages

Matthew 9:12
Make The Call

Going Is Not Giving Up

Make The Call9 minCaleb
Matthew 9:12
Psalm 84:11
Nothing Changed

He Is Not Withholding

Nothing Changed9 minZev
Psalm 84:11
1 Kings 19:6
Care At Home

The Meal Nobody Ate

Care At Home9 minZev
1 Kings 19:6
Proverbs 28:13
Make The Call

I Have Told Everybody I Am Fine

Make The Call9 minAmir
Proverbs 28:13
Mark 14:8
Care At Home

I Keep Saying Sorry for It

Care At Home9 minJubilee
Mark 14:8
Psalm 68:19
The One Nursing

Who Tends the One Tending

The One Nursing9 minZev
Psalm 68:19
Galatians 6:5
Nothing Changed

They Want Me to Try One More Thing

Nothing Changed9 minSantiago
Galatians 6:5
Psalm 37:4
The One Nursing

I Forgot What I Like

The One Nursing9 minEliana
Psalm 37:4
Exodus 20:12
Handed Down

Honored and Not Obeyed

Handed Down9 minSantiago
Exodus 20:12
Lamentations 3:23
Nothing Changed

The Second Winter

Nothing Changed9 minElias
Lamentations 3:23
Proverbs 4:1
Handed Down

The Sayings I Repeat Without Thinking

Handed Down9 minCaleb
Proverbs 4:1
Luke 10:34
Care At Home

The Part That Is Actually Yours

Care At Home10 minAmir
Luke 10:34
Mark 7:8
Handed Down

The Pot That Came With Instructions

Handed Down9 minAmir
Mark 7:8
Exodus 17:12
The One Nursing

Nobody Takes the Next Shift

The One Nursing9 minTahoma
Exodus 17:12
Psalm 127:1
Rest Is Allowed

The House Will Still Be Standing

Rest Is Allowed9 minSantiago
Psalm 127:1
Proverbs 14:13
The Long Cold

The Family Joke About It

The Long Cold9 minSantiago
Proverbs 14:13
Exodus 4:10
Care At Home

I Am Bad at This

Care At Home9 minImani
Exodus 4:10
Psalm 6:2
The Long Cold

Still Not Over It

The Long Cold8 minImani
Psalm 6:2
Psalm 127:2
Rest Is Allowed

The Bed I Will Not Lie In

Rest Is Allowed9 minAmir
Psalm 127:2
2 Timothy 1:5
Handed Down

Keep the Kindness, Put Down the Worry

Handed Down10 minElias
2 Timothy 1:5
Psalm 91:5
Care At Home

The Phone at Midnight

Care At Home9 minMelody
Psalm 91:5
Romans 8:1
Nothing Changed

The Verdict I Passed on Myself

Nothing Changed9 minZariah
Romans 8:1
Luke 17:14
Make The Call

The Second Opinion Nobody Went Back For

Make The Call9 minZev
Luke 17:14
1 Kings 19:5
Rest Is Allowed

I Only Stop When I Drop

Rest Is Allowed9 minJubilee
1 Kings 19:5
Isaiah 40:29
The Long Cold

Tired Has Become the Weather

The Long Cold9 minAmir
Isaiah 40:29
Leviticus 25:4
Rest Is Allowed

The Field Waited

Rest Is Allowed9 minElias
Leviticus 25:4
Psalm 25:2
Nothing Changed

I Have to Tell Them It Failed

Nothing Changed9 minJubilee
Psalm 25:2
Genesis 2:2
Rest Is Allowed

I Worked Through It

Rest Is Allowed9 minCaleb
Genesis 2:2
Genesis 16:13
The One Nursing

Nobody Asks How I Am

The One Nursing9 minJubilee
Genesis 16:13
Job 16:2
Nothing Changed

It Just Did Not Work

Nothing Changed8 minEliana
Job 16:2
2 Timothy 1:7
Handed Down

The Fear That Came With the Love

Handed Down9 minMelody
2 Timothy 1:7
Psalm 46:10
Rest Is Allowed

The Phone in Another Room

Rest Is Allowed9 minNova
Psalm 46:10
Song of Solomon 1:6
Make The Call

I Book Everybody Else's

Make The Call9 minJubilee
Song of Solomon 1:6
Acts 3:6
Care At Home

I Keep Bringing Things

Care At Home9 minTahoma
Acts 3:6
Mark 8:36
Make The Call

I Cannot Take the Day Off

Make The Call9 minZariah
Mark 8:36
John 11:35
The One Nursing

I Cry in the Truck

The One Nursing9 minElias
John 11:35
Psalm 142:4
The Long Cold

Everybody Else Has Moved On

The Long Cold9 minJubilee
Psalm 142:4
Luke 15:20
Make The Call

I Have Not Been in Years

Make The Call9 minEliana
Luke 15:20
Mark 12:31
The One Nursing

My Own Appointment Came and Went

The One Nursing9 minMelody
Mark 12:31
Luke 5:16
Rest Is Allowed

I Give the Hour Away

Rest Is Allowed9 minMelody
Luke 5:16
Galatians 6:2
Care At Home

Give Me a Job I Can Do

Care At Home9 minCaleb
Galatians 6:2
Psalm 38:9
The Long Cold

I Stopped Mentioning It

The Long Cold9 minNova
Psalm 38:9
Psalm 42:8
Handed Down

The Song She Sang in That Room

Handed Down9 minZariah
Psalm 42:8
Psalm 139:1
The Long Cold

I Am Fine, Said Out Loud

The Long Cold9 minCaleb
Psalm 139:1
Philippians 4:6
Make The Call

The Fourth Time I Picked Up the Phone

Make The Call9 minMelody
Philippians 4:6
Psalm 30:5
The Long Cold

It Only Shows Up at Night

The Long Cold9 minEliana
Psalm 30:5
Proverbs 27:1
Make The Call

When It Gets Worse I Will Go

Make The Call9 minTahoma
Proverbs 27:1
Matthew 10:30
The Long Cold

Somebody Has It Worse

The Long Cold9 minTahoma
Matthew 10:30
Exodus 18:18
The One Nursing

I Am Not the One Who Is Sick

The One Nursing9 minCaleb
Exodus 18:18
Ruth 3:18
Rest Is Allowed

I Sit on the Edge of the Chair

Rest Is Allowed9 minEliana
Ruth 3:18
Numbers 6:24
Handed Down

The Blessing Spoken Over a House

Handed Down9 minZev
Numbers 6:24
Psalm 56:3
Make The Call

The Voice on the Other End

Make The Call9 minNova
Psalm 56:3
Mark 9:24
Nothing Changed

I Have Started Doubting His Kindness

Nothing Changed9 minMelody
Mark 9:24
Deuteronomy 6:7
Handed Down

Her Handwriting on the Card

Handed Down9 minEliana
Deuteronomy 6:7
Ecclesiastes 3:7
Make The Call

Nobody in This Family Mentions It

Make The Call9 minSantiago
Ecclesiastes 3:7
Psalm 103:14
The Long Cold

Small Is Not the Same as Fine

The Long Cold9 minMelody
Psalm 103:14
Acts 17:11
Handed Down

Her Prayer and Her Superstition

Handed Down9 minImani
Acts 17:11
Psalm 121:4
The Long Cold

Attention Is Not Rationed

The Long Cold9 minZev
Psalm 121:4
Psalm 23:2
Care At Home

What a Room Can Carry

Care At Home9 minNova
Psalm 23:2
Jeremiah 6:14
Nothing Changed

They Told Me It Would Work

Nothing Changed9 minImani
Jeremiah 6:14
Hebrews 10:25
Care At Home

I Did Not Know Whether to Come In

Care At Home9 minZariah
Hebrews 10:25
Luke 13:11
The Long Cold

Six Weeks Became a Season

The Long Cold9 minElias
Luke 13:11
Isaiah 40:11
The One Nursing

The One in the Hallway

The One Nursing10 minNova
Isaiah 40:11
Matthew 10:42
Care At Home

Plain Care Is Still Care

Care At Home9 minEliana
Matthew 10:42
Mark 6:31
Rest Is Allowed

Come Apart and Rest a While

Rest Is Allowed10 minZariah
Mark 6:31
Psalm 62:5
Nothing Changed

The Quiet After the Last Idea

Nothing Changed9 minNova
Psalm 62:5
Isaiah 41:10
Make The Call

I Am Afraid of the Answer

Make The Call9 minImani
Isaiah 41:10
John 9:3
Nothing Changed

The Thing Everybody Swore By

Nothing Changed9 minAmir
John 9:3
Matthew 26:40
Care At Home

The Chair I Pulled Up

Care At Home9 minElias
Matthew 26:40
James 4:14
Make The Call

We Canceled It Once

Make The Call9 minElias
James 4:14
Colossians 1:17
Rest Is Allowed

You Are Not the Roof

Rest Is Allowed9 minTahoma
Colossians 1:17
2 Corinthians 12:8
Nothing Changed

It Was Not Your Fault That It Did Not Work

Nothing Changed10 minTahoma
2 Corinthians 12:8
Numbers 11:14
The One Nursing

They Think I Have It Covered

The One Nursing9 minSantiago
Numbers 11:14
Deuteronomy 5:14
Rest Is Allowed

Rest Came Before Anybody Earned It

Rest Is Allowed9 minZev
Deuteronomy 5:14
Daniel 3:18
Nothing Changed

The Night We All Prayed

Nothing Changed9 minCaleb
Daniel 3:18
Exodus 14:14
Rest Is Allowed

Rest Is Not Surrender

Rest Is Allowed9 minImani
Exodus 14:14
Luke 18:39
The Long Cold

I Do Not Want to Make a Fuss

The Long Cold9 minZariah
Luke 18:39
Job 2:13
Handed Down

What the Old People Knew About Sitting

Handed Down9 minTahoma
Job 2:13
Psalm 103:13
The One Nursing

I Got Angry With Them

The One Nursing9 minImani
Psalm 103:13
1 Peter 1:18
Handed Down

I Do It Because She Did

Handed Down9 minJubilee
1 Peter 1:18
Nehemiah 8:10
The One Nursing

I Laughed and Felt Guilty

The One Nursing9 minZariah
Nehemiah 8:10
Proverbs 18:21
Handed Down

The Family Word for Being Sick

Handed Down9 minNova
Proverbs 18:21
Luke 10:39
The One Nursing

I Eat Standing Up

The One Nursing9 minAmir
Luke 10:39
1 Corinthians 14:40
Care At Home

Everybody Wants to Help

Care At Home9 minSantiago
1 Corinthians 14:40