by Sara | Apr 27, 2020 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Navigating Healing & Recovery
Tears flooded down my face, my mouth hung part way open as I ugly-cried. I wiped my nose on my sleeve and turned the page. I’ve been reading Hearts of Fire by Voice of the Martyrs, about eight women in the underground church. With each story my heart weeps for what...
by Sara | Apr 20, 2020 | Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
Hi all. Today’s post is a little different. I suspect many of you caregivers and chronic illness warriors can relate to the struggle I’m sharing about in this post, but today I wanted to share something I wrote especially for Enneagram type twos. I know...
by Sara | Apr 16, 2020 | Book News & Recs, Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Uncategorized
Yep, you’re invited! This Saturday, I’m doing my 2nd ever live author reading of my book He’s Making Diamonds. Come in join in for some uplifting truth, encouragement, and conversation. I’ll be reading chapter 11, Moving Mountains. Even if you...
by Sara | Apr 13, 2020 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Uncategorized
Today, I’m joining in the LitAFlame blog link-up. A bunch of bloggers are sharing their testimonies and thoughts on Exodus 14:14 as we celebrate Easter. Jesus saved my life. He saved my soul through sacrificing Himself on the cross so that I could be forgiven and live...
by Sara | Apr 6, 2020 | Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges
I don’t know how I would have survived chronic illness without my long-distance friendships. Many of my best friends live on the other side of the country — or world! But despite not even having met some of them, they have been there for me in ways that even in-person...
by Sara | Mar 30, 2020 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Guest Writers, Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Mental Struggles, Uncategorized
So many chronically ill Christians feel so alone. Day after day, we struggle to get out of bed, to function through the pain, to hold on to hope. As years pass and we live in constant pain and unknowns, it’s hard. At first, people tend to bring meals and...
by Sara | Mar 27, 2020 | Book News & Recs, Uncategorized
GUESS WHAT? I’m doing my first ever live author reading of He’s Making Diamonds! And you’re invited. I’m going to be going live on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook at 10:00 AM PST tomorrow, Saturday, March 28th, and I’ll be reading a...
by Sara | Mar 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Everyone else is a little shell-shocked from COVID19,” my friend Pamela said,* “But as chronic illness warriors, we’ve been through this, and we know what to do.” After the phone call ended what she said got me thinking. She’s right. The COVID19 scare isn’t...
by Sara | Mar 16, 2020 | Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
I had something special planned to post today. But the past few days my heart has gone out to my fellow chronic illness warriors as the Coronavirus concern has intensified. They say that only the elderly and immunocompromised need to be worried. But the thing is,...
by Sara | Mar 9, 2020 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Navigating Healing & Recovery
You know how people choose words for the year sometimes? I’d tried it once before, but I never really got it and my word didn’t seem to have anything to do with my year. But on New Year’s Eve this year, I decided to try it once again. I prayerfully wrestled...
