by Sara | Sep 2, 2019 | Book News & Recs, Navigating Healing & Recovery
For so long, I’ve desperately searched for a book about escapin survival mode. But I’m gonna be honest, what first attracted me to this book was the cover. It reminded me of Fiercehearted by Holley Gerth or Freedom! by Jennifer Renee Watson. Splashes of color...
by Sara | Aug 19, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Navigating Healing & Recovery
Don’t freak out. I’m saying saying goodbye to you. I’m not quitting this blog or writing or the internet or anything. At least, I don’t plan on it any time soon. In fact, I have some exciting stuff up my sleeve that will hopefully help me connect with you all better,...
by Sara | Aug 12, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Navigating Healing & Recovery
Just one more thing. I could handle one more thing. Right? Bracing myself, I reached for my last reserves. It was just making a dessert. And on a normal day at that time in my health journey, I would’ve been just fine. But you see, I’d already done a huge list...
by Sara | Jul 30, 2019 | Navigating Healing & Recovery
I would hide in the closet and sob. I would scream into a pillow or blanket, shaking. I would pound my fists into the floor, unable to take the irrational lies pounding through my head. It would last for an hour at a time, and I couldn’t escape it. These were my worst...
by Sara | Jun 3, 2019 | Living With Health Challenges, Navigating Healing & Recovery
Confession: This is my 4th attempt at a blog post for this week. There are two reasons for this. The first is, I’ve reached the point in my healing journey where I’m supposed to be pushing myself physically. So I’ve spent a lot more time than usual doing activities...
by Sara | May 20, 2019 | Book News & Recs, Navigating Healing & Recovery, Uncategorized
Annndddd, I’m back! I’m sorry, but I just couldn’t resist sharing the fiction books that have been healing to me as I’ve written Light After Darkness, and healed and grieved my chronic illness. (To read the nonfiction version, click here.) I know these are more...
