Summer Camp and the Unexpected When I was about 8 years old, I went to summer camp for the first time. I wanted to bring a friend, so I invited a girl from school, and she came with me. I thought it would be great to have a buddy around, and I just knew we would have...
TEENS AND YOUNG ADULT YEARS ARE FILLED WITH CHANGE The lives of teens and young adults are filled with changes. Chronic illness complicates all of it – independence, education, employment, social activities, dating, and relationships with family and...
A Scorched-Earth Wasteland As I sit in my comfortable, over-stuffed, pink-patterned rocker chair, I find myself at a loss for words. As you may guess from my abundant use of adjectives in the previous sentence, this “loss of words” does not pertain to my...
Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia DIAGNOSED WITH FIBROMYALGIA I’m convinced the princess didn’t feel the pea under that stack of mattresses because she had some princess “spidey” skills or keen princess detection abilities, but because she had...
Love that Gives, Multiplies Maintaining a healthy marriage is a sacrificial pursuit and a life-long journey. Fulfillment isn’t something that just happens. It requires honesty and intentionality, commitment and compromise, patience and attention,...
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