by Chronic Joy® | Apr 27, 2017 | Chronic Illness
I don’t think you’d be human if you were sunshine and roses every day, especially in the face of chronic struggles and hardships. However, some will tell you you’re not a good Christian if you share that you are depressed or upset or frustrated. It’s not like the...
by Chronic Joy® | Apr 24, 2017 | Adriana Hayes, Chronic Illness
TOLERANCE FOR PAIN I’ve always boasted about having a high pain tolerance. I pierced my own ear cartilage in college with a stick pin, sans ice. Smart? Absolutely not. Tough? I thought so. After all, I have quite the laundry list of experiences to equip me to...
by Chronic Joy® | Apr 21, 2017 | Depression, Mental Illness
What did Charles Spurgeon, Abraham Lincoln, the prophet Elijah, Winston Churchill, and King David all have in common? They all suffered at various times from the dark cold of depression. Someone has called depression the “common cold of emotional illnesses,” a...
by Chronic Joy® | Apr 19, 2017 | Lament, Parenting
O Lord, how long will You forget me? Forever? How long will You look the other way? How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day? How long will the enemy have the upper hand? Turn and answer me, O Lord my God! Restore the...
by Chronic Joy® | Apr 14, 2017 | Caregivers, Parenting, Story
I always thought there were certain guidelines or rules that if followed, meant life would pan out. I didn’t grow up going to church or knowing that Jesus was my Savior. But when I did accept Him as Christ and began attending church, there was an underlying...
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