Book Description - My Hospice Heart (February)
Encouragement for the Seasons of Homeschooling: 365 Mentoring Reflections for Home Educators and Families
In My Hospice Heart, Mama Annie invites readers into the tender places where caregiving, homeschooling, and faith intertwine. February - the month of hearts - explores what it means to love deeply, forgive freely, and live fully, even when life takes unexpected turns.
Drawing from over three decades as a hospice nurse and homeschooling mother, Annie writes with the compassion of a caregiver and the wisdom of a mentor. Each day's reflection blends Scripture, storytelling, "Pro Tips" from real family life, and gentle prayers that guide readers toward peace, perspective, and hope.
From the sacred quiet of a hospice bedside to the laughter of children sledding in winter, My Hospice Heart touches every corner of home life - grief and gratitude, discipline and delight, work and worship. These short daily readings remind us that even ordinary days are holy ground, and that God's love meets us in every season.
Whether you are a homeschooling parent, a caregiver, a nurse, or simply someone searching for encouragement, you will find comfort and companionship in these pages. Annie's stories of family life - the joys, the struggles, the heartaches, and the humor - will leave you feeling seen, strengthened, and renewed.
Inside you'll discover:
Daily mentoring reflections drawn from real moments in family and nursing life
Scripture-centered encouragement for parents, caregivers, and teachersPro Tips and Pro-Pro Tips that turn lessons from life into wisdom for the homeGentle prayers for weary hearts and those longing for restorationA monthly theme that helps you walk through life's seasons with purpose and graceAnnie's "hospice heart" is about more than nursing - it's about noticing the sacred in the simple. It's the ability to sit with another's pain, to laugh at life's messes, to teach through tears, and to keep faith when everything feels uncertain.
My Hospice Heart is Volume 2 in the Encouragement for the Seasons of Homeschooling devotional series - a yearlong journey through the rhythms of home, faith, and family. January begins with 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting, a spiritual reset for the year ahead. February goes deeper, reminding us that every breath, every lesson, and every act of kindness is a gift.
Whether you're beginning your homeschooling journey, walking through grief, or simply seeking renewal, this book will encourage you to slow down, breathe deeply, and guard your heart - because everything you do flows from it.
"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."
- Proverbs 4:23
If you loved Chicken Soup for the Soul, Streams in the Desert, or Jesus Calling, you'll find a familiar warmth here - written in the down-to-earth voice of a mother, nurse, and mentor who has lived it all.
Step into February with My Hospice Heart and rediscover the sacred rhythm of home, heart, and healing.