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This is part two in a two-part series entitled: Field Notes of Pain ….. There was this youth group kid that whittled. You know, the art of taking a piece of wood and turning it into a troll or something. He did that. And he was good. I was fascinated – first, that a high…
Do your best to offer to help do some of that work if you can. The hidden labor is real and exhausting, despite being hidden. ... Understand if they cancel plans at the last minute. Empty their dishwasher or fold their laundry while they’re on the phone.
O God of the Broken Beautiful,
You take the most common, ordinary things and transform them
into nourishment for body and soul.
Thank you for feeding us well.
We began with gratitude, Lord,
but we need to also make space for lament today.
Our hearts are broken,
We are people who always hold some kind of pain... #ChronicJoy #DiscoveringHope #prayer
Read more God of the Broken Beautiful: A Prayer from Jeremiah 29
By the time you read this, I’ll be feeling much better. Therapy will have commenced, medications will have been adjusted, and clinging to the One who clings to the brokenhearted will have kept me affixed to a drip line of peace. I can say this with some confidence, for it’s not my first time off…
She stood on the threshold wearing a red dress, her chopped hair topped with a big chiffon bow customary for little Russian girls. Holding the hand of the orphanage director, she looked across the room where I sat on a red couch in front of a wall of windows covered with sheer white drapes. The…
Read more Our Invisible Challenges: How God Loves with the Hard
This is part one in a two-part series entitled: Field Notes of Pain “Darling, you feel heavy because you are too full of truth. Open your mouth more. Let the truth exist somewhere other than inside your body.” Della Hicks-Wilson ….. I feel “ick” today. Heavy. Maybe a bit sad or tired, I am not…
We are told that we will all face trials. Jesus told us to expect them. “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 Trials come in all different forms and fashions: health…
To the Mama whose child is newly diagnosed, To the Mama who is sleeping tonight (again) in her child’s hospital room, To the Mama learning to balance appointments, laundry, lunch, dinner, school and medications, To the Mama wondering how she will possibly survive if this never gets better, never gets easier this side of eternity,…
All week, I’ve been thinking about bravery. What makes us brave? Do we do brave things every day, or is bravery reserved for the big, scary things? Certainly, bravery and courage are needed for the step-out-in-faith, outcome-not-certain, actions. Perhaps that’s changing jobs, starting your own business, or deciding to leave your job to be a…
It’s easy to get caught up in the pain and emotions that come with the bad days. They’re overwhelming. But what I’ve learned while dealing with a chronic illness is that you’ve got to appreciate the good days. You have to make the good days count. I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis when I was…
