Episode 21: How We Can Return The Favor to a Parent with Dementia with Award Winning Songwriter Dwight Liles

When caring for a parent who is living with a condition like Alzheimer's can be one of the hardest events in a person's life. It is something that takes a toll both on the parent suffering from the disease and the caregiver who wants to ensure they can give their parent the best care possible. So how does someone do this? What is it like to "return the favor" to our parents? We are extremely blessed to have Award Winning Songwriter and Musician, Dwight Liles, on today's episode. Dwight shares his passion from music and how he has written dozens of songs throughout his career that have touched countless lives. Dwight also talks about writing the song Returning the Favor, and how it was based on his own experience taking care of his mother. Dwight has such an incredible gifting in music and a passion to share it with others, along with the knowledge and empathy of using songs like Returning the Favor to give caregivers inspiration and encouragement as they walk these difficult paths.  Who is Dwight Liles? Dwight Liles is an ordained minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and lives in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, with his wife, Denise. He has had several hundred Christian songs recorded in a career spanning thirty years. Perhaps the Dove Award winning songwriter's best-known work is "We Are An Offering," a standard at churches the world over. Proficient on piano and guitar, Dwight's diverse catalog includes southern gospel, rock, rhythm and blues, pop, and country hits, including nineteen #1 songs. Resources: Our listeners can hear the catalogue of songs Dwight has worked on with Music for the Soul at the link here: www.musicforthesoul.org/product_musicians/dwight-liles Thank you so much for listening to this episode of the Music for the Soul Podcast! If you haven't already, please leave us a five star rating and review wherever you get this podcast. We are so grateful to bring you this powerful story and many more like it in the future.