Lifeline

    Today's song, LIFELINE, is from my "Fan Club Favorites" album.  When my Grandmother came to live with us in California, it presented us with challenges, and an opportunity to have some blessed intergenerational time with each other.  As our own children grow up and begin to go out into the world on their own, our parents or older relatives begin to need our help.  We then face tough decisions about bringing them back into our own busy lives and home, perhaps acting as their principal caregiver. Many Americans grow up in our family of origin, without our grandparents in the same house, and without that experience, we don't really have a clear understanding of how we will age ourselves later in our lives.  So, it was wonderful for my kids to have an older person in our immediate family home.  When we care for our aging parents, it's difficult to honor the natural changes that go on in our relationships.  In order to create a healthy balance, we need to work to be neither a crutch, nor a burden for each other; and we get to practice the art of loving.  Please let friends and family know about SONGS TO CHEW, and if you haven't subscribed already, please do.  It's free, and the more followers we have, the better chance we have of getting monetized!  Bye for now!* Subscribe to Songs To Chew podcast ~    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/peter-alsops-songs-to-chew/id1446179156* My new CAMPING WITH DADS album! ~     https://www.amazon.com/Camping-Dads-Peter-Alsop/dp/B08CS871QW/ref=sr_1_1* E-mail/ Website ~ [email protected]  ~ https://www.peteralsop.com * www.FaceBook.com/WeLikePeterAlsop  * Youtube.com/peteralsop ~ videos* Patreon.com/peteralsop ~ support my music, podcast & other artistic endeavors* CDs & downloads ~ http://www.peteralsop.com/music   Get full access to Peter Alsop’s Substack at peteralsop.substack.com/subscribe