by Sara | Aug 9, 2017 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Mental Struggles, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Toxic Mold Poisoning
Sounds hurt. The sizzling of the eggs cooking in the pan. The ceiling fan gently spinning, unnoticed by anyone else. The sound of the dog’s claws on the floor. The car driving by. People talking above whispers. The lights and movement hurt too, and made me...
by Sara | Jul 31, 2017 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges
I sit here excited, comforted, and encouraged. And hopefully by the end of this post, you will be too! Last Friday, I posted a survey, asking you to help complete it. The survey was about the book I am working on for other teens who are wrestling through faith in the...
by Sara | Jul 28, 2017 | Book News & Recs, Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
Hello there! Guess what? I’m going to write a book! It’s really thanks to all of you readers (and God most of all!). 🙂 This book is going to be titled “He’s Making Diamonds: A Teen’s Thoughts on Faith in Chronic Illness”. What do...
by Sara | Jul 10, 2017 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges
When you are sick for long periods of time, be it months, or years, often dreams either die, or seem like they have to die. Maybe you miss out on things you really want, or things that everyone else is doing. Maybe it’s learning to drive, or even as simple as going to...
by Sara | Jul 5, 2017 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness
“Wow.” I whispered. When you have chronic illness you get to have a very special peek at a depth of unconditional love that few get to see. I’ve always been taught about undeserved love- Jesus! All humans have sinned and deserve death. Yep, I got...
by Sara | Jun 30, 2017 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges
Having to personally deal with multiple long-term sicknesses has predictably taught me a lot about compassion. God has worked on my heart through it all to be able to be aware of other people’s deep hurts around me and to help them. I’m now able to...
