by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jul 29, 2019 | Chronic illness
We all have hidden wars going on inside of us, things we are going through that no one knows about except us and God. There is pain in all kinds of scenarios – physical, mental, and emotional. It’s only by the grace of God that many people make it through...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jul 23, 2019 | Caregivers, Chronic illness, Emily J.M.
I hate my chronically ill family member. Have you ever thought the above sentence? Maybe not in those words. Substitute ‘hate’ for one of these: dislike am frustrated at disapprove of am annoyed with would like to strangle Does the sentence ring true for you now? Has...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jul 22, 2019 | Bettie Gilbert, Prayer
Listening to the Falling Rain Is it possible to pause in the middle of our heavy-laden and pain-filled prayers to listen? Consider how you might listen – without effort – to the falling rain. What if our prayers could be heard as responses from God...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jul 17, 2019 | Poems
I want to be like sunshine; not a dark, gloomy cloudBut my mind and body shout so obnoxiously loudCaring not about my desires or plansThey only fight viciously to gain the upper-handOft times I must rest when I’d much rather goCausing discouragement which only God and...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jul 11, 2019 | Chronic illness
TWISTING INTO FOCUS Chronic illness entered my life slowly. Each new illness – one more geometric shape twisted into the kaleidoscope lens of my life – was hardly noticed. It all seemed almost “normal” somehow. As a child, three colored shapes represented fear,...
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