by Chronic Joy® | May 18, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Esther Smith
Many years of living with chronic illness has made me an expert on staying home. I am not an expert on many things, but I can confidently say I am an expert on staying home. Many years of living with chronic illness has given me lots of practice. Pain,...
by Chronic Joy® | May 17, 2020 | Bettie Gilbert, Prayer
An Invitation from Jesus – Come with Me to a Quiet Place The headlines shouted across the glaring screen, and my heart dropped lower than I thought it could go. It seemed that for a moment I felt the weight and the sadness of the world crashing upon...
by Chronic Joy® | May 13, 2020 | Anxiety, Mental Illness, Pamela Piquette
Hidden Anxiety “Calm down. There’s no reason to get upset,” my husband says in a quiet, gentle voice. “I am NOT upset!” I respond angrily. “You’re just not hearing me! Why are you making this so hard?” Conversations like this have played out...
by Chronic Joy® | May 12, 2020 | Poetry Prompt
“Wait” Holds the Not-Yet, Not-Now I sat silent in the newness of day, my Bible reading complete, journal open, asking the Lord what He wanted to share with me. I was feeling impatient with the pain that lingered in my back, also restless for...
by Chronic Joy® | May 4, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Cindee Snider Re, Parenting, Story
SUFFERING PRODUCES PERSEVERANCE The phone rang. It was 3am. “Hello?” “Mom,” my son Sam said so quietly I almost couldn’t hear him, “can you come get me?” Eight months earlier, Sam had walked across the stage in cap and gown, head held high, a smile...
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