Blog posts to inspire you to Thrive in a life with chronic illness.
Encouragement for living well for those impacted by chronic physical and/or mental illness.
Encouraging Stories for Living Well with Chronic Illness
Is it Possible to Be Clothed With Strength and Dignity When Chronically Ill?
โShe is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.โ (Proverbs 31:25 NIV) I read the verse and my heart twinged. Chronic illness made every single part of that verse feel like it could never apply to me. Strength? Nope....
Praying: Our Savior, Jesus, Teaches Us How to Pray
Praying When we truly face the shape of our hearts, we can be overwhelmed by the lack that we feel. Sinful, weak, and weary are thoughts that easily come to mind as we carry such weights from our days. But we have a Father who loved us so deeply that He sent His...
Superpowers You Gain From Chronic Illness and Chronic Pain
The Superpowers We (Unintentionally) Gain from Chronic Illness Just for fun, I thought Iโd write about the โsuperpowersโ we (unintentionally) gain when we develop chronic health conditions. My massage therapist and I joke that I fight crime in my sleep. Itโs...
5 Ways to Connect When You Feel Most Disconnected ๐
Those impacted by chronic illness are all too familiar with isolation, loneliness, and feeling forgotten about. Chronic grief ebbs and flows, but over time we can begin to live well in the midst of chronic pain, chronic loss, and chronic suffering. We are wired for...
My Many Medical Problems Make Me Appreciate Easter All the More
Death is very real to me. Because most of us do not experience huge medical issues and because of the advances in modern medicine, it is easy to ignore the certainty of death. But when we experience the kinds of things Iโve experienced, it is very real. But this is a very good thing!
Thorns – A Poetry Prompt
This month's Poetry Prompt explores the idea of thorns. Abraham Lincoln once said, โWe can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.โ Hope is Like a Harebell by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) ...
