by Sara | Oct 14, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Navigating Healing & Recovery
Slam. Another wave of grief. A torrent of heartbreak, ripping me apart. Another weight shouldered as someone confides their pain to me. I hold back the tears until I’m alone, and then I shake with sobs, unsure I can handle another drop of pain. Why? Why this...
by Sara | Oct 7, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges
I’ve written on the topic of envy and envying the healthy on multiple occasions. Both on this blog and in my books. It’s something I struggle with a lot. You see, I have one of those brothers who just seems to be amazing at everything. He’d say otherwise, but...
by Sara | Sep 30, 2019 | Gut and Food, Navigating Healing & Recovery
“Sara, you really need to eat more,” my doctor told me. My insides rebelled at the thought. Don’t freak out, I don’t have an eating disorder. I have a healthy relationship with food. But being chronically ill for years didn’t encourage a lot of eating or help a...
by Sara | Sep 23, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Navigating Healing & Recovery
Many of you know that when I was fourteen, I got super sick. For months I went undiagnosed, and then when I did get diagnosed with toxic mold poisoning, we lost our home and all our material possessions, we were homeless for months, I eventually was given a month to...
by Sara | Sep 16, 2019 | Guest Writers, Mental Struggles
Today we have a guest post from my friend Natalie Marie encouraging all those contemplating suicide that they are loved and valued and worth fighting for. Sometimes the hardest people to fight for is ourselves, and I know that a lot of chronically ill people struggle...
by Sara | Sep 9, 2019 | Book News & Recs, Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Uncategorized
On the release day for He’s Making Diamonds, I promised to write this post. I’m sorry it’s later than I imagined — like over a year late — but I wanted to do it justice and I honestly am still unsure of where to start. God has simply done...
by Sara | Sep 2, 2019 | Book News & Recs, Navigating Healing & Recovery
For so long, I’ve desperately searched for a book about escapin survival mode. But I’m gonna be honest, what first attracted me to this book was the cover. It reminded me of Fiercehearted by Holley Gerth or Freedom! by Jennifer Renee Watson. Splashes of color...
by Sara | Aug 26, 2019 | Book News & Recs, Uncategorized
I have some news. I’m starting an email list. You see, my writing career has been changing over the past few years, and it is continuing to do so, which has led to some problems. I’m no longer just writing three articles a month for a girl’s online magazine that...
by Sara | Aug 19, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Navigating Healing & Recovery
Don’t freak out. I’m saying saying goodbye to you. I’m not quitting this blog or writing or the internet or anything. At least, I don’t plan on it any time soon. In fact, I have some exciting stuff up my sleeve that will hopefully help me connect with you all better,...
by Sara | Aug 12, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Navigating Healing & Recovery
Just one more thing. I could handle one more thing. Right? Bracing myself, I reached for my last reserves. It was just making a dessert. And on a normal day at that time in my health journey, I would’ve been just fine. But you see, I’d already done a huge list...
