by Sara | Feb 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Katerina Lea I drove home feeling defeated, fatigued, and needing food. Last month, I was excited for a potential opportunity that would help me gain experience for my dream career. But, even after all of the information, I felt that it wasn’t the right fit. I just...
by Sara | Nov 19, 2025 | Gut and Food, Living With Health Challenges
My mother-in-law’s first impression of me wasn’t when I shook her hand. Vera’s first impression came as my now-husband Peter tried to coordinate with his mom what we would eat for dinner. Due to my chronic illnesses, I have a wide range of food sensitivities...
by Sara | Oct 1, 2025 | Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Navigating Healing & Recovery, Writing With A Chronic Illness
I tell my story for a living. I’m an author and a speaker, you see. And my story is a doozy: Trauma, chronic illness, loss of my home, loved ones battling suicide, and being given a month to live paint some of the broad strokes. Hope, growth, healing, and joy bring...
by Sara | May 13, 2025 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness
You’ve heard Franklin Roosevelt’s quote, “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.” Proper motivation is certainly an effective tactic for overcoming fear. But as I read my Bible, I see...
by Sara | Dec 17, 2024 | Loving Someone With Health Challenges
Your friend is struggling. She’s pouring out her heart, and she looks up at you. Tears are starting to slip out. Inwardly, you are squirming. What on earth do you say? What would be helpful? She’s in pain, and you want it to stop. What advice can you give her?...
by Sara | Dec 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
GUYSSSS I’m doing something exciting and I want you to be part of it!!! This is for the one facing a medical decision they have no idea how to make. This is for the chronic illness warrior overwhelmed by financial strain. This is for the one...
by Sara | Nov 5, 2024 | Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges
I paced circles on the tile as I listened to my friend Susana explain the struggles weighing her down. Cautiously, she asked me, “Have you ever experienced the same thing?” I laughed. “Oh girl! You are not alone.” And I began to share something I had told only...
by Sara | Aug 19, 2024 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges
The brake lights flashed and they swerved. So did we. But too late. I can still hear the crunch. I looked at my husband. “It’s okay. We’re okay. Just pull to the side of the road.” He shook his head. “I can’t. It won’t go.” That day, a dozen...
by Sara | Jul 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
One more thing I didn’t think I could handle one more thing Yet here it is and I keep on going One more day Will you provide what I need for one more day? I’ve asked for so much, yet I wearily ask again You have always provided what I need Comfort in...
by Sara | Mar 24, 2024 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness
My doctor and I are friends. That should say something about how much time we’ve spent together. How many appointments and how many hours in waiting rooms and how much rescheduling has happened. When we’re chronically ill, we pour most of our time, energy, and...
