Episodes
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
When Things Don't Resolve The Way Caregivers Expect
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
We caregivers often feel that we won't be satisfied unless the resolution of conflict or circumstances is what we want and expect. But great music doesn't often work that way ...and neither does life.
A lesson from my jazz piano professor drives this point home using the familiar chord progression ii-V-I.
Peter Rosenberger is the host of HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER. Now in his 35th year as a caregiver, Peter draws upon his vast experience to help strengthen fellow caregivers. www.hopeforthecaregiver.com
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Reflecting on The Passing of An Extraordinary Teacher
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Think of a teacher who left a huge impact on you. If they are still alive, call them. If not, maybe call their family and let them. Teachers deserve to know when what they offer in the classroom extends for a lifetime.
Such is the case with my college composition professor and advisor, Bill Pursell.
He was also a fellow caregiver, and the lessons I learned from him in his studio and classroom will stay with me for the rest of my life.
Peter Rosenberger is the host of HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER. Now in his 35th year as a caregiver, Peter draws upon his vast experience to help strengthen fellow caregivers.
Monday May 18, 2020
#403 Playing the Melody: Caregivers and The Loss of Identity
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
Do you feel you've lost yourself in someone else's story? As a caregiver, it's easy to do. Hooking up a keyboard for the show, I demonstrate how losing the melody served as a teachable moment for me.
From HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER, the nationally syndicated radio program through American Family Radio. 5/16/2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
#402 Bonus Material for Podcast: Heaven's Not The Reason
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
Years ago, I listen to a preacher tell the congregation, "Don't you want to go to Heaven?"
Well ...who doesn't? But is that the reason I trust Christ?
If the whole point of this is "fire-insurance" then why are we left on this earth?
With that in mind, I wrote down, "Heaven's Not the Reason." At the piano, I developed a melody ...and then asked my long-time friend, Hank Martin, to help me finish this song.
When Gracie started her project,RESILIENT, we dusted this song off ...and she and our friend, Scat Springs sang it together.
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Peter Rosenberger is the host of the nationally syndicated program, HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER. For more than 34 years, he's cared for his wife, Gracie, who lives with severe disabilities. (80+ surgeries, multiple amputations)
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Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
The loss of her father, caring for her mother, cancer ...Sheri Easter has walked challenging roads. But she keeps singing. Sheri called the show to share thoughts about her journey, her faith, and her contagious love of life!
“When we perform, we want people to leave a little different than when they came in,” Sheri explains. “We want them to have a great time smiling, laughing, crying and healing. We want them to know God loves them and that He is in control.”
@JeffandSheriEaster
Jeff & Sheri Easter (www.jeffandsherieaster.com) have been nominated for numerous Dove Awards and won 7. They’ve also received two career Grammy nominations, and Sheri has been named the Singing News Favorite Alto eleven times and the Singing News Female Vocalist four times. In 2012 Sheri received Alto of the Year by the National Quartet Convention's first annual awards. Jeff & Sheri’s wall of awards also include three Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music Association Awards, two International Country Gospel Music Association, nine Voice Awards for Female Artist, five Voice Awards for Song/Single of the Year, two Voice Awards for Christian Country Group, four SGM Fan Fair/USGN awards, seven SGN Scoops Diamond Awards, four Hearts Aflame Awards, and three Cash Box awards. They have also participated in the Gaither Homecoming Video Series since 1993, which has sold over 15 million units.
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Friday Mar 13, 2020
"In Seasons of Distress and Grief ..." A song for caregivers
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Sweet hour of prayer
That calls me from a world of care
And bids me at my Father's throne
Make all my wants and wishes known
In seasons of distress and grief
My soul has often found relief
And oft escaped the tempter's snare
By Thy return, sweet hour of prayer
Sweet hour of prayer
The joys I feel, the bliss I share
Of those whose anxious spirits burn
With strong desires for Thy return
With such I hasten to the place
Where God my Savior shows His face
And gladly take my station there
And wait for Thee, sweet hour of prayer
And wait for Thee
Sweet hour of prayer
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
"You Must Believe In Spring"
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
At a local bookstore a while back, Gracie and I, along with our friend Hank, performed Christmas Carols for friends. John and Sally Mae dropped in, and I turned the keyboard over to him. Gracie sat on a stool, and she and Hank had such a great time singing to John's extraordinary playing.
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Later that evening, we all decided that Gracie and John should record a song together. The first time John accompanied Gracie was when she auditioned at Belmont (in Nashville) in the Spring of 1983. She arrived at the college without anyone to accompany her, but John (a professor there) agreed to play for her. She earned a music scholarship ...and started as a freshman in the fall.
Six months later, Gracie slammed into a concrete abutment that accident led to 80 surgeries and both legs amputated.
John and Sally Mae used to visit Gracie regularly ...and formed a lasting friendship.
I transferred to Belmont as Gracie recovered. My piano professor was John Arnn. Meeting Gracie a year later, we started dating and then married in Summer of 1986 John Played at our wedding.
John also played at our son's wedding (but opted out from playing at our grandchildren's wedding - saying he'd been nearly 100 by then ...and it may be too much!)
In March of 2018, thirty-five years to the month they met, John came to our home and rehearsed YOU MUST BELIEVE IN SPRING with Gracie.
When lonely feelings chill the meadows of your mind Just think if winter comes, can spring be far behind?
Beneath the deepest snows,the secret of a rose Is merely that it knows You must believe in spring
Just as a tree is sure its leaves will reappear It knows its emptiness is just a time of year T
he frozen mountains dreams of April's melting streams How crystal clear it seems you must believe in spring
Alan & Marilyn Bergman/Michel Legrand
Following her performance in the studio, Gracie looked at John with tears in both their eyes, and stated simply, “I sang this to my 17-year-old self.”
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