by Chronic Joy Ministry | May 14, 2019 | Children, Chronic illness
At first, I was numb. Illness has broken my heart so many times already that I didn’t react.Time. Normalcy. Abilities. Naivety. Innocence. Freedom. Dignity. Ease. School. Home. Relationships.Illness has stolen and broken so much, so deeply that my emotions no longer...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | May 23, 2018 | Caregivers, Chronic illness, Parenting
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,...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Mar 7, 2018 | Caregivers, Chronic illness, Parenting
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...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Feb 3, 2017 | Chronic illness
Two years ago, I received a manuscript from a woman whose son was battling Leukemia. He was in the early stages of the disease and Lisa’s article shared their journey up until that point. Immediately, my mother’s heart identified with the words on the page and the...
by Chronic Joy Ministry | Jun 7, 2016 | Parenting
It was May 5, 2009. I was 6 months pregnant with our first child and was referred to a perinatologist, because we couldn’t get adequate heart images with our original prenatal ultrasound. I was brought to a dark room with a large ultrasound machine. The technician...
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