The Heart of the Caregiver: Hope and Help While You’re Caring for Aging Parents or Loved Ones with Disabilities or Illness (Christian Caregiver Bible Study Series)

Tired? Lonely? Overwhelmed? There Is Hope for the Caregiver. Caring for someone you love is one of life's greatest privileges—and one of its greatest challenges.

Whether you're caring for an aging parent, a spouse with dementia or chronic illness, a child with disabilities, or another loved one who depends on you, caregiving can drain your strength, strain your relationships, and leave you wondering how much longer you can go on.
You love the person in your care. But that doesn't mean you never feel exhausted, resentful, or guilty. You can love someone deeply and still struggle with the weight of caring for them.

THE HEART OF THE CAREGIVER The Heart of the Caregiver is a transformational Christ-centered Bible study created specifically for family caregivers. Drawing from Scripture and her own experience caring for loved ones with disabilities, seizures, cancer, and dementia, Mary Tutterow helps you honestly face what caregiving is doing to your heart—and discover how God meets you there.

This isn't a book that tells you to try harder or pretend everything is fine. Mary walks beside you through the realities caregivers often hesitate to admit.

INSIDE YOU'LL DISCOVER HOW TO:

Move from overwhelm to renewed hope Release guilt, resentment, and unrealistic expectations Protect your emotional and spiritual health Receive God's strength for each day Rediscover purpose and joy in caregiving
Through nine Scripture-rich chapters, you'll explore:

Gaining clarity about your calling as a caregiver The honor of being chosen for this role God's sovereignty, even when circumstances don't change Your identity as one deeply loved and chosen by God How God has equipped you for this season Caring as an act of worship Keeping an eternal perspective through the hard days

Along the way, you'll sit honestly with questions many caregivers hesitate to ask out loud—about identity, resentment, exhaustion, and where God is in the middle of it all.

WRITTEN BY A CAREGIVER, FOR CAREGIVERS

Mary Tutterow knows this road personally.

Her daughter, Mary Addison, has cognitive and physical challenges and an active seizure disorder. Mary and her husband, Winn, also cared for Winn's mother through cancer and dementia—experiences that became the foundation for this study and for Mary's ministry to family caregivers.

Mary writes from inside the caregiving experience—with compassion, honesty, and confidence in the faithfulness of God.

USE IT ALONE OR WITH A GROUP

Use The Heart of the Caregiver for personal Bible study, a caregiver support group, or a church small group—through any season of aging, disability, dementia, cancer, or chronic illness.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

Mary Tutterow not only walks this journey as a caregiver, she brings encouragement, healing, and hope through The Heart of the Caregiver.
—Craig Johnson, Executive Pastor, Lakewood Church, Houston, TX, and Founder of Champions Club

Mary Tutterow has an amazing way of offering grace and perspective while facing the challenges of caregiving. She teaches how to sync your heart with God's will, allowing you to become the best caregiver you can be.
—Marti Colucci, Managing Director, Leeza's Care Connection

The Heart of the Caregiver beautifully addresses the growing challenge of family-based elder and dependent care, grounded in biblical truth.
—Ryan Scott, Online Campus Pastor, Seacoast Church

You may not be able to change the diagnosis, another family member, or what tomorrow brings. But God can change what is happening within you.

Wherever you are on this journey, you can move from overwhelmed to overjoyed.