by Sara | Jul 23, 2018 | Book News & Recs, Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Lyme Disease, Mental Struggles, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Toxic Mold Poisoning, Uncategorized
Three years ago today, I got sick. I got sick, and I never got better. I was newly fourteen and looking forward to learning how to drive, to picking summer berries, and learning to salmon fish. But instead, I found myself sick, and not getting better. But I’d...
by Sara | Jul 20, 2018 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges
According to medicinenet.com, a chronic illness is simply “an illness that lasts 3 months or more.” I’ve found that many people who suffer from health issues hesitate to call it a “chronic illness” or even a “long-term...
by Sara | Jul 12, 2018 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Guest Writers, Gut and Food, Living With Health Challenges
Today we have a guest post by my friend and fellow author Natalie Marie. Why is it that when we’re the most healthiest, we see it as a blessing from God, but when we’re sick, we get angry and go through the several stages of grief? That is one conundrum that I have...
by Sara | Jul 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
As soon as I tell people the title of my book, usually the first question they ask is if it has anything to do with the song Diamonds by Hawk Nelson. And my answer is always a resounding “yes!”. You see, Diamonds became one of my anthems throughout this...
by Sara | Jul 9, 2018 | Book News & Recs, Uncategorized
Good morning, everyone! First, I want to thank you for all your support and excitement during the cover reveal last week! Isn’t it so cool? (If you missed it, go find all the info here!) Next… the giveaway winners! Seriously, I’m so excited for the...
by Sara | Jul 6, 2018 | Book News & Recs, Uncategorized
Hello everyone! Today I have the privilage of intervewing the wonderful new author Angela Watts! Please join me in celebrating her debut book, which came out July 4th! Hi Angela! How would you describe your new book in emojis? Oh, boy. So many to choose. Let me...
by Sara | Jul 3, 2018 | Book News & Recs, Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Uncategorized
It’s finally here. This book is happening, guys. It has a cover, a release date, a blurb, an editor, alpha and betas, a formatter, and an awesome potential foreword writer. And today, at last, I get to share some of these things with you! (alas, not all) Keeping...
by Sara | Jun 25, 2018 | Book News & Recs, Uncategorized
When I was writing my book He’s Making Diamonds, I realized how much songs had influenced my thoughts and journey of faith through chronic illness. In each season there were songs that would become my anthems. Songs I would listen to when depression or anxiety...
by Sara | Jun 19, 2018 | Living With Health Challenges, Mental Struggles, Uncategorized
Wow is it hard to find clean comedies, y’all! Not to mention well-done ones. Anyone agreed? Whoa, whoa, not everyone at once, people. 😉 For the past few months my doctor has limited me to watching comedies, and I’ve discovered that they can be difficult to...
by Sara | Jun 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Hey. How have you been? (Seriously, I want to know, comment below!) I finally decided to give up on crafting a well thought out blog post for you this week and to just let you know what’s been on my heart. First, I finished the 4th edit of He’s Making...
