by Sara | Jan 10, 2020 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Guest Writers, Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
Diamonds 2020 is officially under two weeks away! Final preparations are in full swing. There are social media lives and takeovers going on, a study guide release days away from occuring, trial runs in the works, way too many giveaways (if that is such a thing), and...
by Sara | Jan 7, 2020 | Living With Health Challenges, Mental Struggles
“How are you?” she asks me as we walk. “I’m doing better than last night.” I pull my scarf up further. “I kinda hit a wall and I still don’t feel great, but I’m hanging in there. How are you?” She shrugs. “I’m not a complainer.” I bristle. At...
by Sara | Dec 23, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
Maybe you’re missing family. Maybe your chronic illness is making a mess of things. Maybe you’re snowed in. Maybe you don’t have a hickory honey ham. Maybe you moved to a new place, and your usual traditions are disrupted. Maybe you had a recent break-up or friendship...
by Sara | Dec 16, 2019 | Living With Health Challenges, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Toxic Mold Poisoning
It’s Christmas time. To many, the most wonderful time of the year. And it was for me all throughout my childhood. But when I got sick, it became a little more difficult. Chronic illness forced me to miss out on many holiday activities and traditions, and in addition...
by Sara | Dec 9, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Navigating Healing & Recovery
This past week at Young Life (a youth ministry I volunteer for), one girl wore a cape. Granted, it was a few days after Halloween, but I thought it was awesome. Today, I want to encourage you to put on a cape. Who cares what Edna says? It’s too soon to quit....
by Sara | Nov 18, 2019 | Book News & Recs, Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Lyme Disease, Mental Struggles, Navigating Healing & Recovery, Uncategorized
I was determined to start this blog post with some kind of epic and mysterious fictional quote from the Lord of the Rings or something about secrets and surprises, but after ten minutes searching for the perfect one, I gave up. Nevermind that not giving up is like one...
