by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jul 19, 2018 | Chronic illness
Living with M.E./CFS for the past eight years has been difficult as you can understand. When I first was diagnosed, I really struggled with the news, but I was grateful to know it wasn’t all in my head. I had already struggled for two years with utter fatigue before...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jul 10, 2018 | Chronic illness, StepRepPray
In 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, tongue and vocal chords. After ten...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jun 22, 2018 | Chronic illness
As I read the words from my old journal, I vividly recall my emotions. Shame, humiliation, doubt. The entry is dated April 16, 1983. I was in my second semester of college. Faith, Healing and Faith Healing I remember the day well. My friends suggested I go to the...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jun 17, 2018 | Mental Illness
Fifteen years into fatherhood, mental illness burst into my son’s life and took up long-term residence. So did chaos, friction, tears, lying, arguments, anger, and disrespect. Then drugs. Then jail. Then death. As is often the case, guilt, self-doubt, and...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jun 16, 2018 | Chronic illness, Stories of Hope
Pamela Piquette and Cindee Snider Re never imagined what purpose God had for a friendship that started in the least likely way. They were initially brought together through their boys who couldn’t get along. Through those encounters, Pamela and Cindee started building...
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