by Chronic Joy® | Oct 21, 2020 | Oasis of Hope
OASIS OF HOPE – Wait. Watch. Pain. Healing. Lament. In this edition of Oasis of Hope, Laura J. Boggess, Vaneetha Rendal Risner, Emily J. Marits, Karen Fendick, and Michelle Ortega explore those times when words fail us, when in spite of our circumstances, in the...
by Chronic Joy® | Oct 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Activate the Whole You! Called to Create Heartbeat of Hope Intentional Kindness Lord, Hear Our Prayer Love One Another CULTIVATE 2021 – SIX UNIQUE MONTHLY PROMPTS To cultivate community through prayer, service, creativity, movement, and generosity. WHO: Community is...
by Chronic Joy® | Oct 19, 2020 | Audio, Chronic Illness, Vaneetha Rendall Risner
“Helpful” Words Can Do More Harm Than Good “What you’re going through isn’t as awful as you think it is. And if you just had more faith or a more positive attitude, you would feel better. You need to cheer up and remember this is all for the best. I know,...
by Chronic Joy® | Oct 18, 2020 | Audio, Joy Lenton, Prayer
BROKEN BODY, BURNING ACHE Gracious Lord, I cannot wish away this pain or pray it out of existence. I cannot prevent my limbs from screaming out their piercing, while I try to resist it, or stop soreness and stiffness from being my default position. I cannot close my...
by Chronic Joy® | Oct 14, 2020 | Audio, Chronic Illness
CHRONIC ILLNESS AND MOUNTAIN CLIMBING Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, or M.E., is a relapsing-remitting illness, much like M.S. This means there are times when the body suddenly crashes with a worsening of symptoms and an increase of disability. This is a relapse....
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