From the "Someone Cares" Caregiver Ministry - Inspirational Video with Scott Krippayne

The Someone Cares Online caregiver ministry features support, conferences, training, lectures, and music. The video below "Someone Cares" has music from Scott Krippayne. For those times when an inspirational uplift would be welcome the pictures and messages are beautiful.

"Someone Cares" Christian Caregiver Conference Oct. 26-28, 2007

At "Someone Cares Online" you can get a schedule for the upcoming "Someone Cares" Caregiver Conference at the LifeWay Conference Center, Ridgeway, North Carolina. The conference features over 40 workshops and includes music and presentations by celebrity musicians and authors. The conference is titled "Learning to Ask, Thankful to Receive, A Conference for Christian Caregivers."

A quote featured at the website by former first lady Rosalynn Carter says: “There are only four kinds of people in the world—those who have been caregivers, those who currently are caregivers, those who will be caregivers and those who need caregivers.” —former first lady Rosalynn Carter

Some of the speakers and musicians include Deborah Dunn LMFT, Cheryl A. Kuba, Carmen Leal (founder), Robertson McQuilkin, Elizabeth Munoz-Day, Cecil Murphey, Rev. Betsy Ritzman LCPC, Stacie Ruth Stoelting, Beth Vaugan-Wrobel, Debra White-Smith, Steve Siler, Bob Wilis, Scott Kripaynne, and Mike Westen.

The schedule of events highlights important aspects of the caregiving world. Some of the topics include the following:

Listserves, websites and blogs, Oh my! Finding Online Support

Never Enough Time: Caregiving and the Multitasking Monster

Barefoot Joy in the Midst of Life

How to Shamelessly Get What You Need When No One Seems to Care

Addressing Special Behavioral Problems of a Loved One With Dementia

Hiring a Caregiver for In Home Care of Your Loved One

When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's

"Someone Cares" Caregiver Conference To Be a Major Event

At someonecaresonline.com you can read about the upcoming Caregiver Conference featuring New York Times Best Selling author Cec Murphy, radio host Cheryl Kuba, author, singer and actress Stacie Ruth Stoeling and best selling author Debra White-Smith. The conference is scheduled by Someone Cares for October 25-28, 2007 in Ridgecrest, North Carolina.

Over 40 concurrent workshops, multi-media presentations, daily praise and music from Nashville based Music for the Soul, and a concert by Dove award winner Scott Krippayne are among some of the activities.

For more information go to someonecaresonline.com, email info@someonecares.com, or contact Carmen Leal at (808) 372-0274.

Learning opportunities for caregivers include practical topics, legal and financial issues, Medicaid and Medicare issues, respite options and caring for the caregiver.

"Someone Cares" provides Christian Caregiver Conferences and Resources. A ministry from the heart and soul, Someone Cares has a "mission to help churches and caregivers focus on the One who cares for them as they care for those they love."

Founded by Carmen Leal, who had been her late husband's caregiver for 12 years, the goals of "Someone Cares" include the following: (1) Serve the Caregiver, (2) Pray for the Caregiver, (3) Learn from the Caregiver, (4) Care for the Caregiver, and (5) Grieve with the Caregiver.

Carmen has authored nine books, is in demand as a speaker, and has written for many popular publications such as Guideposts.

At someonecaresonline.com you can get information about conference schedules, caregiver devotions, and information about hosting a Someone Cares Caregiver Conference where you live.

There actually will be two conferences at that time. One is the conference for caregivers and will focus on "Learning to care for the terminally, critically or chronically ill or developmentally disabled."

The other conference is a Caregiver Symposium for Church, Staff and Lay Leaders.

The website explains that fifty-four million caregivers live in the United States, and with the aging of the population that number is expected to rise.