by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jul 23, 2019 | Caregivers, Chronic illness, Emily J.M.
I hate my chronically ill family member. Have you ever thought the above sentence? Maybe not in those words. Substitute ‘hate’ for one of these: dislike am frustrated at disapprove of am annoyed with would like to strangle Does the sentence ring true for you now? Has...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jun 27, 2019 | Amy Simpson, Caregivers, Chronic illness, Leaders, Marriage, Mental Illness, Pamela Piquette
Last year my family visited the National September 11 Memorial in New York City. It’s a solemn work of art, bringing life and a bit of peace to a place of death and destruction. As my family and I paused there, I found myself grateful that the project’s architects had...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jun 5, 2019 | Caregivers, Chronic illness, Leaders, Parenting
Not long ago my family was sitting around the dinner table after finishing a meal just lingering in the joy of each other’s company. I don’t even remember what we were talking about, but before I knew it we were all erupting in laughter—the deep belly,...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Apr 11, 2019 | Caregivers, Chronic illness, Emily J.M.
My chronically ill spouse, friend, family member hates me … and I’m beginning to suspect that I hate them back.These are BIG words.Painful, awful words.But so is being hurt by someone you love. Dislike just doesn’t do it justice.When we’ve invested a lot of time...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Mar 28, 2019 | Caregivers, Mental Illness
What a husband or wife does or says in relation to a depressed spouse can either exacerbate the symptoms or help relieve them. Dolly, my bride of over 46 years, doesn’t understand depression experientially. She’s optimistic, outgoing. Her emotions...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Feb 6, 2019 | Caregivers, Poetry Prompt
Today’s poetry prompt is explores the life-living role of caregiving – what it means to have a caregiver, to be a caregiver, for some of us, both. Let’s begins with an example by William McDonald.MOMENTSI want to do this.I don’t want to do this.I...
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