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 | Dec 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
HELP WANTED: Hype Team Ideal Candidate: Has experience being excited Enjoys sharing exciting things with others Likes the Diamonds conference Appreciates knowing things before other people Has a heart to love God’s people Additional Helpful Qualifications: Has...
by Sara | Nov 29, 2019 | Book News & Recs, Uncategorized
It’s time for the annual big indie Black Friday sale! Whoop whoop! I’ve joined a bunch of other indie authors and collectively there are almost 300 books that are on sale for 99 cents or free. How awesome is that? I’m an author, so I guess I’m...
by Sara | Nov 25, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Navigating Healing & Recovery
I live near the tourist town of Sedona, Arizona. It’s where we go to the grocery store and where my doctor’s office is. The main attraction of Sedona is the huge, red rocks. They form towers and arches and mountains. You know the movie The Martian? Sedona kinda looks...
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...
by Sara | Nov 11, 2019 | Guest Writers, Gut and Food, Living With Health Challenges
Today we have a guest post that I’m SUPER excited about. Hannah has guest posted on this blog before, and I’m delighted to welcome her back. Today she is sharing about a topic I’ve been wrestling with a lot lately: going to college when it means...
by Sara | Nov 5, 2019 | Book News & Recs, Faith in God in Chronic Illness
Today, we interrupt our usual broadcasting to talk about an amazing book (Strong Brave Loved) and author (Holley Gerth). (Sorry, I’m Sara, talk of books is inevitable every now and then. 😉 ) Last year, I read Fiercehearted by Holley Gerth for the first time. A friend...
by Sara | Nov 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s that time of year again! While everyone launches into NaNo, I have something exciting to announce! (Wait, nope, the announcement isn’t coming yet, that’s what I need your help for. 😉 You see, Diamonds 2020 is just around the corner, and...
by Sara | Oct 28, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Mental Struggles, Navigating Healing & Recovery, Uncategorized
Recently, I’ve received some heart-breaking DMs and texts and emails from you all. Many of you are hurting, so much. Which is understandable. Chronic illness is not easy. But many of you are facing unimaginable trials and struggles on top of it all. So today, I...
by Sara | Oct 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Sara, I feel overwhelmed. I’m struggling to keep up with everything.” My heart hurt for the girl on the other side of the screen. I know how difficult it can be to feel like you’re drowning. I know how easy it can be to ignore health issues, brushing them off, even...
