Meet Our Ministry Partners – 2018
Chronic Joy Ministry Partners are partnerships between individuals and organizations who exemplify one or more of our ministry foundations:HopePurposeWorthJoyCommunityEncouragementThese partnerships, between artisan, organization, and/or donor, and Chronic Joy, are integral to our mission and ministry. Simply put, we couldn't do what we do without the vital investment of our deeply appreciated Ministry Partners.Click here to learn more about our Ministry Partners. Introducing Shelly Esser Shelly first learned about Chronic Joy Ministry through a co-worker who had stumbled across a...
ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THE BLOG
Not The Way Things Ought To Be
It's not the way things ought to beAnd yet the way things are,I look above and see a voidAnd not one single star.Then in the day the blue is grey,The winds of change are stilled,My heart it seemsMust die to dreamsI'll never see fulfilled. It's not the way things...
Greater Joy | Invitation to Prayer | December 2018
You have given me greater joy than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine. (Psalms 4:7)Joy, as defined by the dictionary, is a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. Yet, this definition wasn't helping my understanding of King David's greater joy...
21 Ways to Cope with a Chronic Pain Flare
Chronic pain flares are hard. Practice these 21 strategies to make them just a little easier.Get the Grief Out. Have a good cry. Let yourself be sad. Don’t put on a positive act right at the beginning. It is normal and healthy to feel upset when bad things happen....
Go, Stay and Give
Jill Briscoe's words, “Go where you’re sent, stay where you're put and give what you’ve got,” have great meaning to me. Fully Present Many years ago, my three kids and I volunteered to prepare and serve dinner every Tuesday night at our church. Each week our team...
Join Hands, Fill Up, Pour Out
An Invitation#GivingTuesday is just around the corner, and God has been tugging on my heart, inviting me to invite each one of us to become a generous giver – filled up, spilling over, poured out, leaning longer, deeper, and ever more into Jesus.Many of...
What’s In My Bag
My bag sits on the back of that chair so innocently. I love bags: handbags, purses, pocketbooks, or whatever you want to call them. I even love luggage and backpacks. They’re all such an easy way to take your stuff everywhere you go. They’re also an...