A Memoir by Bruce Bruinsma
From CEO to Caregiver
Leaving leadership and embracing love — what caregiving for his wife of 63 years taught Bruce Bruinsma about faith, identity, and what matters most.
“The greatest legacy isn’t what we build, but who we love.”
The Story
The role no leader can fully prepare for.
After decades of building organizations, making decisions, and leading others, Bruce Bruinsma entered a very different season: caring for Judy, his wife of 63 years. From CEO to Caregiver is the deeply personal story of what happened when achievement gave way to presence, control gave way to surrender, and love was tested in the ordinary, difficult moments of caregiving.
With faith, candor, practical insight, and even flashes of humor, Bruce shares what caregiving taught him about unconditional love, grief, resilience, purpose, and the legacy we leave in the lives of others.
What’s Inside
Inside the Book
Practical lessons
From the daily realities of caregiving — the logistics, the exhaustion, and what actually helps.
Faith and hope
For seasons of illness, change, and loss — without easy answers or empty clichés.
Marriage & identity
Reflections on 63 years together, and on purpose and resilience when a role disappears.
For caregivers, and the people who love them
Encouragement written for the ones giving care — and for the family standing beside them.
A challenge, even in hard seasons
To keep asking, whatever the season: What’s Next?
Advance Praise
What early readers are saying
A touching, honest, and inspiring story.
This book will encourage anyone facing the challenges and blessings of caregiving.
A powerful reminder that love is often expressed most clearly through presence, patience, and sacrifice.
The greatest legacy isn’t what we build, but who we love.
A story about caregiving — and a reminder that our most fruitful season may arrive in a form we never expected.
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