Blog posts to inspire you to Thrive in a life with chronic illness.
Encouraging Stories for Living Well with Chronic Illness
Words of Hope for a Baby Born Blind
As I Prayed ... Dear John and Diane, Last night, as I prayed with Noel, you were heavy on my mind. I said, โLord, O Lord, please let me be a pastor who preaches and leads and loves in a way that makes the impossibilities of life possible for your people by a...
Baskets โข Poetry Prompt
โSifting, Sorting, and Organizing ย I love the look of baskets lined up on open shelves; some duplicates, others unique in shape or color. Each one issues invitations. Some say, โlook and see what I hold within.โ Others beckon, โfill me.โ ย I grew up hearing the...
God Dreams โข Embracing the Joy of Possibilities in a Life of Limitations
LABELS HAUNT US "Limited, weak, and dependent." All words that follow someone with chronic illness. These labels haunt us. We hear it in the tone of someone trying to be supportive, but instead is condescending. We see it in an eye roll when our name comes...
Sharing the Comfort of Christ โข Prayer Prompts
Sharing Christ's Comfort When the glorious sunshine fell across my face, I felt the comfort of Christ flowing over me. And when the excruciating head pains began to lift, again I felt the comfort of God so near. I longed to share that comfort with my loved...
Why You Need to Seek Something More than Peace
Whatโs your goal in troubled times? Whatโs your goal in troubled times? As much as weโre often told that itโs okay to simplyย survive,ย most of us, if weโre completely honest, want more than that. We want to turn something bad into something good, something...
The Autumn Years of Marriage
โ Marriage, Depression, and Lasting Loveย Perhaps my greatest earthly support in battling depression is my wife, Dolly. Her unconditional love and loyalty anchor me and remind me of how blessed I am even on days when Iโm feeling downcast.ย On June 5, 2020, we...
