Blog Posts to Inspire

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

Discover stories of encouragement and hope. Gain new perspectives.
Wrestle with hard questions. Thrive in a life with chronic illness.

Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue; I will proclaim your greatness. Psalm 145:6 NLT

INSPIRING BLOG POSTS

We all have questions, grief, discouragement, pain, feelings of discontent and sorrow. Chronic illness just seems to magnify all the issues. There are no pat answers for all our questions. How do we find inspiration when we feel so alone? Read our inspiring blog posts and webpages that wrestle with the difficult questions and share different perspectives.

Together in radical community, as we tell our own stories, we will find ways to encourage one another and build each other up. Even when we don’t have all the answers, we are encouraged when we see others who struggle as we do. It helps us know we are not alone. We really are sharing life and discovering hope.

INSPIRING BLOG POSTS HELP US THRIVE IN THE MIDST OF CHRONIC ILLNESS

We have many contributing writers who share thoughtful and heartfelt articles. They are not afraid to write about their struggles or wrestle with difficult circumstance and questions. They explore ways to find joy and peace, and to thrive in a life of chronic illness.

There are posts that encourage us to explore the difficulties and to bring our lament to God. There are no quick fixes and often our circumstances change very little. But as we read through these stories, we are better able to face our own struggles.

By sharing their stories, these writers show us how they work through difficulties. They show us despair but also hope, sorrow but also joy, courage and endurance. Through their struggles we might just find a way through ours that leads to peace. God is working in our lives even when we aren’t aware it’s happening.

INSPIRING BLOG POSTS • SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

Chronic Joy® blog posts will inspire us to discover joy and peace even in the midst of our suffering and struggles. As you scroll through our posts, you will find a wide variety of stories for those affected by chronic illness, mental illness, caregivers, teens, and parents. Find tools for anxiety, depression, poetry, prayer, #StepRepPray, and so much more – something for everyone.

There are articles to encourage you to reach out to others who are hurting. Some show you how to find joy in unexpected places. Many share how they found God’s comfort and love not in spite of illness, but because of illness.

Because we have a wide variety of guest writers, there is something for everyone in our inspiring blog posts. So grab a cup of coffee or tea, find a comfortable place to rest and take time to read through some of the heartfelt words of fellow travelers.

Meal Trains • A Way to Show the Kindness of Jesus

Audio Intentional Kindness | 6 min read

Meal Train ® is a great resource that makes “organized meal giving around significant life events” smooth and easy. Making a meal doesn’t cost me much in time, money, or effort, I just prepare double the amount I’m already making.

"I realized that I am surrounded by people who need meals, who need help, who are overwhelmed by illness or pain or loss or caregiving, who just need a bit of kindness." Katie Piquette

Psalms as Prayers and Songs • Praying the Psalms

Audio Bettie Gilbert Prayer | 6 min read

Have you ever paused with a Scripture and let the words of the verse flow into your heart with a melody of their own? The Psalms were prayers written to be sung as prayers and songs.

"I paused with the cadence of the poetry and I let the music of my Lord's verse seep down deep into my soul." Bettie Gilbert

Permission to Be Reckless • Abandoning Self to God

Audio Karin Fendick Poetry Prompt | 7 min read

Reckless abandon - giving self in total surrender to God. Is it scary? You bet. I open my hands, trusting God will catch me. If that's too much, try this: Surrender your words, then write your poem. Allow the wonder of a new thing.

"Surrender your words, then write. Allow the wonder of a new thing." Karin Fendick

Anxiety as a Long Term Guest • Learning from Anxiety

Anxiety Audio Mental Illness Pierce Taylor Hibbs | 11 min read

The way I see it, anxiety’s not always a criminal who picks the lock of your soul and takes you hostage until you give something up, whatever that “something” is. Though it does feel as if anxiety breaks into our souls like a thief, he doesn’t seem to want to take something and go. He stays. He lingers.