Posts by Bettie Gilbert

Bettie Gilbert

Chronic Joy Contributing Writer

You can find Bettie blogging from her home in the far north suburbs of Chicago at bettiegsraseasons.com. She is walking forward with Jesus, in the middle of her own pain and weakness from multiple chronic illnesses. The beauty of nature is a joy that calls to Bettie, as do her family and nine young grandchildren. She and her husband have been married for over 40 years and take great joy in their weekend coffee breaks together.

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I Take You: The Beautiful Gift of Kindness in Marriage

Audio, Bettie Gilbert, Chronic Illness, Hope, Intentional Kindness, Marriage, Prayer | 5 min read

In reading I Take You in Sickness & in Health, we learned to truthfully communicate our feelings and discovered we both needed kindness.

"While I knew in my heart that we would each process our illness journey in different ways, it had taken longer to catch up with my heart." Bettie Gilbert

Worry and Concern Meet the God of Hope: Allegory Part 2

Allegory, Audio, Bettie Gilbert, Chronic Illness, Hope | 5 min read

Have you ever felt worry bubbling over inside your mind? Join me in this allegory revisited to see how two women, Worry and Concern, meet God.

"God has stripped away the layers and revealed to me the ways that worry has eaten at my heart." Bettie Gilbert

Psalms as Prayers and Songs • Praying the Psalms

Audio, Bettie Gilbert, Prayer | 4 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.