by Sara | Jul 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
I didn’t want to get out of bed this morning. Or any day this week. I didn’t want to face the day or the people in it — especially myself. Sitting here on the bathroom floor writing this after everyone else has gone to bed and the house is quiet — I don’t want to go...
by Sara | Jul 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
One of my best friends, Esther, over at StargazersForHim recently did the Liebster Blog Award, and I thought it’d be fun to jump in too. It’s been a while since I accepted one of these challenges. So what is The Liebster Award? Here’s the description...
by Sara | Jun 29, 2020 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Guest Writers
I stared at myself in the mirror as I wearily leaned on the the counter, the feeling of lightheaded dizziness still making me unbalanced. I questioned what on earth was going on with me as tears started to fill my eyes. I’ve always gotten sick easily, had to watch...
by Sara | Jun 22, 2020 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Guest Writers
Before I got Lyme disease, I based my identity on external things. I was a writer. I could sit down and spin stories and I loved it. It was what I wanted to be, and I staked so much of my identity within the sphere of writing. I was a reader. I would...
by Sara | Jun 15, 2020 | Guest Writers, Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges
Your church is full of chronically ill people, whether they’re vocal about their daily struggles or not. And those people might be struggling to truly connect with a church. As my health has deteriorated over the last few years, I’ve experienced firsthand how...
by Sara | Jun 1, 2020 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness
Today I tried to put away goat milk in the Tupperware cabinet. That would not have been fun to find in the morning. I probably shouldn’t be writing this right now. My brain fog is unusually high, and my emotional energy is unusually low. I’ve tried to write a...
by Sara | May 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Maybe this is just a Sara thing. But I love glancing through my spam comments on occasion. A lot of them are actually very uplifting and positive (if you ignore that they’re trying to manipulate you). Others of them are so bizarre you simply laugh. Most of all, they...
by Sara | May 18, 2020 | Living With Health Challenges, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Toxic Mold Poisoning, Uncategorized
“Why do you where a mask? Were you burned by acid or something?” “It’s just that they’re terribly comfortable. I think everyone will be wearing them in the future.” Ah, The Princess Bride. It’s one of my favorite movies....
by Sara | May 11, 2020 | Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Lyme Disease
Happy Monday Everyone! My laptop is still out of commission, so this week I’m back with another lighthearted post for you’re enjoyment. May is Lyme Disease Awareness day, so this weekend my family took the Take A Bite Out of Lyme challenge to raise...
by Sara | May 4, 2020 | Living With Health Challenges, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Toxic Mold Poisoning
This past week was rough. Not gonna lie. At least, healthwise. I was in more pain than I’ve been in in . . . maybe a year? On top of that, my laptop broke, which definitely hindered writing. Between the two, I decided to stick with an easier blog post this week and...
