by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jun 22, 2018 | Chronic illness
As I read the words from my old journal, I vividly recall my emotions. Shame, humiliation, doubt. The entry is dated April 16, 1983. I was in my second semester of college. Faith, Healing and Faith Healing I remember the day well. My friends suggested I go to...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jun 17, 2018 | Mental Illness
Fifteen years into fatherhood, mental illness burst into my son’s life and took up long-term residence. So did chaos, friction, tears, lying, arguments, anger, and disrespect. Then drugs. Then jail. Then death. As is often the case, guilt, self-doubt, and...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jun 16, 2018 | Chronic illness, Shelly Esser, Stories of Hope
Pamela Piquette and Cindee Snider Re never imagined what purpose God had for a friendship that started in the least likely way. They were initially brought together through their boys who couldn’t get along. Through those encounters, Pamela and Cindee started building...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jun 14, 2018 | Chronic illness
There are days that do not feel post-worthy. Or noteworthy. There are days where everything gets cancelled and you don’t even get to enjoy it. There are days when your skin is blotchy and your clothes are wrinkled, and it doesn’t even matter. There are bad hair days...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jun 4, 2018 | Caregivers, Emily J.M.
Caregiver.For years I never considered that this label belonged to me. It seemed too formal, to restrictive, too…important for what I did to help my chronically ill mum.Hugs and housework and understanding.Surely those didn’t deserve such a label?Yet when my...
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