by Sara | Dec 10, 2018 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness
Illness almost killed me. I didn’t know it at the time. Not really. I’d guessed, but I didn’t know for sure. Not until later, when I was “out of the woods”, as my doctor put it. Though I hadn’t been told, she told my parents that if they hadn’t brought me in to...
by Sara | Dec 3, 2018 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
At last, I get to tell you! *bounces with excitement* I’ve been working on this for a loonnnggggg time, and even harder, I’ve been keeping it a secret! But at last, today is the day. I get to tell you. You get to know. We can be happy together. (And no, it’s not...
by Sara | Nov 19, 2018 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Navigating Healing & Recovery
As you know, I’ve been in a season of healing from my long-term illness of the past few years. One of the things I’ve been reminded of is the need to continue the habits I used to survive spiritually while sick — even when I’m recovering. Like thankfulness. (Hey,...
by Sara | Oct 8, 2018 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Loving Someone With Health Challenges
Author’s note: This post was written just before Christmas in 2017, and was not posted until now. Please have compassion for the brain fog it seems to have been written in. 🙂 Reading it now, I have so much to add, but I pray that this may bless and encourage you...
by Sara | Oct 1, 2018 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges
It had been a rough afternoon and evening. I was exhausted and hurting, and I just wanted to text with my friend and process things out loud. I came online and asked how she was and she immediately cascaded me in things she was struggling with. Oh no! I gave her...
by Sara | Sep 25, 2018 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness
I never used to let anyone see me cry. Especially when it came to tears caused my non-physical hurts or struggles. I was in control of those emotions and I refused to be a weepy teenage girl. Nope nope nope. But then, I got sick. And though I still hid my tears in the...
