Posts by Hailey Hudson

Hailey Hudson

Hailey Hudson

Chronic Joy® Contributing Writer

Hailey is a full-time freelance writer and content marketer who lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her cat. She is in her early 20s and has a genetic disorder that has caused half a dozen other chronic illnesses; she has a PEG-J feeding tube and is passionate about ministry and advocacy work in the area of disability, tube feeding, and chronic illness (particularly chronic illness and the church). In her spare time, Hailey writes YA novels and sings musical theatre. Follow her on Instagram or check out her blog.
 

Leaving Hope Behind

4 min read

Hope is a gift from God (and what a precious gift it is!), but the biggest gift of all will be the day when we no longer need for it. We will leave hope behind and move forward into eternity to recognize the glorious fulfillment of all our earthly hopes — and no suffering here can compare to the glory that will be revealed in us.

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"Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." Romans 8:3-5

Wait on the Lord: Living in the Waiting

4 min read

Waiting on the Lord should be an active decision of putting our trust in Him. In the waiting, then, we simply continue to live. We continue to create. We continue to love. We continue to learn and grow and do.

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"But those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not be weary, they will walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31

Abiding in Jesus Brings True Life

5 min read

Remember that all of us, even people who are not chronically ill, are truly dependent on God for everything — and abiding in Him is the secret to producing fruit.

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"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you abide in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5

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