by Chronic Joy Ministry | Aug 29, 2018 | Chronic illness, StepRepPray
Do Not Despise These Small BeginningsIn late November, just shy of my 52nd birthday, I spiraled into a serious migraine flare, which left me with some challenging new symptoms – significant weakness in my left leg and tremor in my legs, arms, hands, core, lips, jaws,...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Aug 21, 2018 | Chronic illness
Don’t blink or you will miss the glimpse of eternity at the intersection of suffering and joy. The cross’ horizontal line might represent our linear lives here on earth, where we are promised we will suffer. 1 Peter 5:10 says, “…after you have suffered a little...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Aug 16, 2018 | Chronic illness
The first autumn had come and gone. The second one breezes through. College football season with my man. Pumpkin scented candles and cinnamon surround. Pumpkins and mums stacked on my new front porch, in our wilderness home. Settling into my wilderness, I am...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Aug 12, 2018 | Prayer
When asked, “What is something that surprised you about chronic illness?” my mind was overloaded with thoughts. There are so many things that have surprised me in my journey as a “heart mom.” I thought of all the unforeseen things I’ve experienced, all the...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Aug 6, 2018 | Leaders
Last March I spent my birthday with a group of women at a Retreat center in northern Ohio—a beautiful, former girls school turned nunnery turned sanctuary. There our hearts were primed to hear God’s voice. Each morning I led the women in lectio divina. We walked a...
Recent Comments