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....
by Chronic Joy® | Oct 13, 2020 | Audio, Megan Willome, Poetry Prompt
THE PSALMS … A FULL ITINERARY “The Bible’s okay until you start reading the psalms and then it really wigs out.” Rich Mullins In August’s prompt, Poetry for Illness, I mentioned that I love the Psalms. Since then I came across this video from...
by Chronic Joy® | Oct 7, 2020 | Audio, Chronic Illness
God is with Us in Our Pain and He Never Sleeps I spent hours sitting in front of the toilet, waiting for the nausea to die down. When I finally worked up the willpower, I climbed into bed with my trashcan. I fell asleep holding my trashcan long after the world was...
by Chronic Joy® | Oct 4, 2020 | Audio, Bettie Gilbert, Prayer
Etched in Pain When the curtain of night falls around me, sometimes I can identify with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. As the pain begins to ramp up in my various places of inflammation, I can almost feel the expression on my face begin to change. Any peace I may have felt...
by Chronic Joy® | Sep 30, 2020 | Audio, Leaders
Social Distancing With the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we’re all learning about “social distancing.” However, social distancing does not and should not mean social isolation. In fact, if we are creative, we can do authentic ministry from a distance. Let’s...
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