by Chronic Joy® | Apr 30, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Cindee Snider Re, Parenting, Suffering & Joy
I was sitting at a table, laptop open, poetry books, hot tea, notebook, and pen spread before me when I saw it, a bright green dot of light dancing at my feet. Half a lobby away sat my son, laser pointer in hand, chuckling. Minutes later, he crossed the lobby, plunked...
by Chronic Joy® | Apr 29, 2020 | Caregivers, Chronic Illness, Marriage, Parenting
If All of Life Were Sunshine If all of life were sunshine,Our face would long to gain,And feel once more upon itThe cooling splash of rain.Henry Jackson Vandyke I was born in Kirkland, just outside of Seattle, WA. This fact alone is nothing special...
by Chronic Joy® | Apr 27, 2020 | Newsletter
But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today.” (Hebrews 3:13) Even though we may not be able to visit in person because of chronic illness, there are many easy ways to offer a virtual smile, a nugget of hope, and to bless others right where we are....
by Chronic Joy® | Apr 20, 2020 | Lament
A GUIDED LAMENT PLAYLIST Welcome to this lament playlist (approx. 35 minutes). You can access the songs on Spotify or by using the Youtube Videos below. These are six songs (7 including a quick benediction) and prayers that have led me through lament in my...
by Chronic Joy® | Apr 15, 2020 | Anxiety, Chronic Illness, Emily J. Maurits
Life can change completely in an instant. Many of us are probably well acquainted with this idea. A tiny niggling pain, a doctor’s visit, a diagnosis – and suddenly, nothing will ever be the same again. We constantly live on the edge of this uncertainty. All of...
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