WRITE FOR US!
Chronic Joy welcomes guest posts that are story-driven and practical, including actionable next steps and thought-provoking reflection questions. Written from personal experience, posts should wrestle with the questions, challenges, and difficulties of living with chronic illness, mental illness, chronic pain, or disability. Posts must be well-written, honest, and highlight hope.
My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer. (Psalm 45:1)
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Chronic Joy is a resource ministry built on a foundation of hope, purpose, worth, and joy in Jesus Christ for those affected by chronic illness, mental illness, chronic pain, and disability. Topics can include:
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES (BY INVITATION)
- POSTS should:
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- include one of our free printables or website content.
- be approximately 750 words.
- include three reflection questions.
- conclude with a short memorable prayer.
- be grammatically correct and spell-checked. (We recommend using Grammarly.)
- include the reference and translation for Scripture quotes.
- be compassionate, kind, tender-hearted, and hopeful.
- POSTS should not include:
- information on specific medical treatments.
- medications.
- healthcare providers.
- clinics.
- hospitals products.
- services.
- apps.
Click here for post guidelines. Click here to review our editorial guidelines.
- DEVOTIONALS:
- Should be approximately 650 words.
- Click here for guidelines.
- POETRY should include:
- an introductory lead-in paragraph to the poem.
- three reflection questions.
- a short memorable prayer.
- SUBMIT:
- a Word document, using Open Sans font, size 11 (Click here to download Open Sans.). Do not indent paragraphs.
- our Release Form. (Contributing writers may type General Consent in the title field encompassing all posts submitted.)
- a headshot (.jpg).
- a brief biography (85-word maximum).
- links to your blog, website, and/or books.
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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- We reserve the right to edit accepted submissions.
- We do accept excerpts from your published books.
- We do not accept:
- book reviews
- manuscripts.
- political or controversial submissions.
We do not offer compensation.
If accepted, we will notify you via email.
(Book publishers may submit book excerpts.)
Cindee Snider Re
Author, Designer, and Co-Founder of Chronic Joy®
Cindee is married to the man she loves most in this world, mama to five adult kids, four of whom are married, and Lolli to an adorable grandson. Cindee and her five kids have Ehlers-Danlos, intractable migraines, and myriad co-existing conditions. While a life steeped in illness is not what she would have chosen, through it, she’s learning that the deeper the valley, the greater her capacity for joy.
Cindee is the author of Discovering Hope, Finding Purpose, Embracing Worth, and I Take You in Sickness and in Health.
Barbara Coleman
Barbara lives in Maryland where she ministered with her husband, Mike, for over 50 years. Now, she has time for gardening, painting, reading, and enjoying the Lord. Barbara has three grown sons and ten grandchildren. She says, "Anything that makes me need God is a blessing!" She is the author of The Wonderful Land of Affliction.
Bettie Gilbert
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 pain and weakness from multiple chronic illnesses. The beauty of nature and her family (including ten grandchildren) are Bettie's joys. She and her husband have been married for over 40 years and take great delight in their weekend coffee breaks together.
Abiding in Him is a devotional memoir by Bettie and her husband, Barry.
AMBER GINTER
Amber is a teacher-turned-author who loves Jesus, her husband Ben, and granola. Growing up, Amber looked for faith-based mental health resources and found none. Today, she offers hope for young Christians struggling with mental illness that goes beyond simply reading their Bible and praying more (because you can love Jesus and still suffer from anxiety). You can download her top faith and mental health resources for free to help navigate books, podcasts, videos, and influencers from a faith lens perspective. Visit her website at amberginter.com.
Kara Plett
Staff Writer
Kara and her husband Conrad live in Calgary, Canada, where she was a teacher for 28 years. She loves the Word of God and encourages others through her devotional writing. Kara felt led to write a book of devotionals (Searching for Sea Glass) when her journey with chronic illnesses pressed her into God’s arms of love more deeply. She prays that her journey and refinement will encourage you in your walk with God.
Pamela Piquette
Executive Director and Co-Founder of Chronic Joy®
Pamela, a leader and a visionary following God's call to inspire those affected by chronic illness, mental illness, and chronic pain, believes that every precious life impacted by illness is both vital and purposed.
Pamela is a wife of more than 35 years, the mom of three married children, and a grandma of six. She is diagnosed with chronic migraines and other chronic conditions. She enjoys baking sourdough bread and chocolate chip cookies, drinking hot tea, being outdoors, and reading (almost always more than one book at a time).
Vaneetha Risner
Vaneetha writes and speaks about meeting God in suffering. She is the author of The Scars That Have Shaped Me, Walking Through Fire, Desperate for Hope (a Bible study), and Watching for the Morning: 90 Devotionals When Hope Is Hard to Find (coming soon). You can find her writing at Desiring God and Vaneetha.com. Vaneetha lives in North Carolina with her husband, Joel. She has two daughters, Katie and Kristi.
Megan Willome
Megan is the author of a new poetry collection entitled Love and Other Mysteries (Wipf and Stock). She's also written a memoir (The Joy of Poetry) and a picture book of form poems (Rainbow Crow). Her day is incomplete without poetry, tea, and a walk in the dark. Read her work at meganwillome.substack.com.
Gayl Wright
Content Coordinator
A grandmother but young at heart, Gayl enjoys exploring creativity through writing, poetry, nature photography, art, crocheting, and playing the piano. She loves coffee, tea, chocolate, and jeans. Gayl has been married to Steve for nearly 50 years; they have seven children and 14 grands (some have chronic illnesses, and one son is now with Jesus). Always learning and writing from her heart about life, she desires to know God better, glorify Him, and encourage others. She is the author of Journey into Light.
Lee Ann Zanon
Lee Ann is passionate about spreading the truth of Scripture. For decades, she served in various women’s ministry roles (including teaching at Corban University for ten years) until chronic pain dramatically changed her life. Her background as a Bible teacher, retreat speaker, worship leader, editor, and writer has prepared her perfectly for her current focus on writing and providing one-on-one encouragement. Lee Ann and her husband Mike live in Salem, Oregon. They have two married daughters and four grandchildren. She is the author of Honest Hope.