Lasting Joy LLC

09/21/2026

09/21/2026

💜🌎 On World Alzheimer’s Day, we chose JOY. 🌙🌊

Today, 15 guests and 10 incredible volunteers joined us at Museum of the Southwest Marian Blakemore Planetarium for our first Gentle Waves Under the Stars: A Dementia-Friendly Planetarium Experience.

We created this morning so individuals living with dementia and the people who care for them could simply experience something wonderful together — without pressure, without rushing, and surrounded by people who understood.

We explored. We watched. We laughed. We connected. And for a little while, dementia didn’t have to be the center of the day — the experience was. 💜

A huge thank you to Blakemore Planetarium, our Guiding Star Sponsors Trinity Personal Assistant Services & Express Nursing, our Community Star Sponsor Faithful Journey Home Care, Trustwell Living at Cimarron Place, and our amazing volunteers who helped make today possible.

Most of all, thank you to the individuals, families, caregivers, and care communities who trusted us with this experience.

World Alzheimer’s Day is about awareness — but awareness should lead us somewhere.

Today, it led us to inclusion, connection, community & JOY. 💜🌊

Keep the waves gentle & the care joyful.

09/21/2026

✨ TODAY’S THE DAY! 🌙🌊

This morning, we’re going Under the Stars! 💜

Join Lasting Joy for a special dementia-friendly planetarium experience created for individuals living with dementia and the people who care for them.

🌌 A special planetarium show
💜 A smaller, supportive environment
🥤 Light refreshments
✨ Time for connection, wonder & joy
🎟️ Admission provided at no cost

📅 TODAY — Monday, September 21
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Marian Blakemore Planetarium
1705 W. Missouri Ave., Midland

A dementia-friendly community means creating places where people living with brain change aren’t just accommodated—they’re welcomed, included, and invited to experience something joyful.

We can’t wait to share this morning under the stars with you. 🌙✨

🌊 Keep the waves gentle, & the care joyful. 💜

09/19/2026

🌙✨ A dementia-friendly morning under the stars — at no cost to families.

This Monday, Lasting Joy LLC invites individuals living with dementia and the people who care for them to Gentle Waves Under the Stars at the Marian Blakemore Planetarium in Midland. 💜

We’re creating a smaller, calmer experience where families can simply enjoy something special together.

🌌 Special planetarium show
💜 Dementia-friendly, supportive environment
🥤 Light refreshments
👥 Limited to approximately 50 guests
🎟️ Admission provided at no cost for registered participants

📅 Monday, September 21 | 10:00 AM
📍 Marian Blakemore Planetarium
1705 W. Missouri Ave., Midland

Registration is required and space is limited.
📱 Scan the QR code on the flyer to register.

A dementia diagnosis may change how we experience the world, but it doesn’t take away our need for wonder, connection, belonging, and joy.

Please share this with a family who might enjoy a gentle morning under the stars. 🌙✨

🌊 Keep the waves gentle, & the care joyful. 💜

Transforming dementia care with compassion and practical support. Lasting Joy LLC helps families and care teams navigate brain change with confidence and hope.

09/17/2026

💜 Gentle Waves Support Group — September 19

💜 Support. Share. Strengthen.

This Saturday is our second gathering in the 5-session Gentle Waves Support Group series at Lyndale San Angelo.

We’ll be talking about Common Brain Changes & Supportive Techniques—looking at how dementia can change the way a person experiences and responds to the world, and what we can do differently to offer better support.

This is a welcoming, confidential place to learn, ask questions, share what’s hard, and connect with others walking the dementia journey.

📅 Saturday, September 19 | 10:00 AM
📍 Lyndale San Angelo

💜 Missed the first session? You’re still welcome to join us.

🌊 Keep the waves gentle, & the care joyful. 💜

09/14/2026

🧠 Memory Monday | Under the Stars 🌙

What stories might the night sky hold?

Maybe it was lying in the grass looking for shooting stars, camping with family, watching the moon from the porch, or simply enjoying a quiet evening outside together.

Instead of asking, “Do you remember when…?” try:
⭐ “Look at that beautiful sky.”
🌙 “We used to spend a lot of evenings outside.”
💜 “Tell me about nights like this.”

Then follow wherever the moment leads—words aren’t required for connection.

And next Monday, we’re creating a new experience together at Gentle Waves Under the Stars, our dementia-friendly planetarium experience. 🌌

📅 September 21
📍 Marian Blakemore Planetarium
💜 Admission provided by Lasting Joy | Space is limited

Every memory holds a thread of connection.

🌊 Keep the waves gentle, & the care joyful. 💜

09/13/2026

What a wonderful afternoon at Desserts & Dementia! 💜

We are so thankful to Trustwell Living at Cimarron PlaceTrustwell Living at Cimarron Place for inviting Lasting Joy to be part of this event. Joey Frailey and I had the opportunity to spend time with families, community members, and care partners talking about what dementia can change — not only in memory, but in vision, communication, processing, and the way a person experiences the world around them.

Our goal is never simply to give people more information. We want them to leave with a better understanding of why something may be happening and practical tools they can use the very next time they are with someone living with dementia.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, participated, asked questions, and was willing to see dementia through a different lens. These conversations are how we create communities where people living with dementia and the people who love them feel better understood and supported. 💜

Keep the waves gentle, & the care joyful. 🌊💜

09/13/2026

💜 Support & Self-Care Sunday | Grandparents Day

Many family care partners are living in the middle of generations—supporting an aging parent while also being a spouse, parent, and grandparent.

Caregiving matters deeply. But so do the other relationships that make you you.

On National Grandparents Day, give yourself permission to be Grandma, Grandpa, Nana, Pops, Mimi—or whatever name makes your heart happy—without feeling guilty about the caregiving tasks waiting for you.

🌊 Today’s small step: Protect one little pocket of time for a relationship that fills your cup, too.

You are a care partner.
But you are also so much more.

🌊 Keep the waves gentle, & the care joyful. 💜

09/12/2026

🛠️ Skill-Building Saturday is LIVE today! 💜

Knowing about dementia is important. Learning what to do differently in the moment can change an interaction.

That’s what we’ll be practicing today at Desserts & Dementia!

Join us at Cimarron Place for a Positive Approach to Care® Skills Course, community connection, and of course…dessert. 🧁

📍 Cimarron Place | Midland
⏰ 2–4 PM

Come learn with us, practice with us, and leave with skills you can actually use.

🌊 Keep the waves gentle, & the care joyful. 💜



Educational content provided by Positive Approach, LLC is used with permission and is based on the GEMS®, techniques, strategies, and overall approach to care created and developed by Teepa Snow. www.teepasnow.com

09/11/2026

🇺🇸 Celebrate Joy Friday | Patriot Day

Today isn’t a day to celebrate what happened. It’s a day to remember the people whose courage, compassion and service showed us what it means to care for one another.

Twenty-five years later, we remember those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, the families forever changed, the first responders, and the countless people who stepped forward to help.

Perhaps today’s joy is quieter.

It’s found in helping a neighbor, checking on someone who is lonely, thanking a first responder, serving our community, or simply choosing kindness.

💜 What can we celebrate today?
The extraordinary good people can do when we choose to show up for one another.

🌊 Keep the waves gentle, & the care joyful. 💜