by Sara | Nov 6, 2017 | Living With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
In my last post, we talked about expectations, rights, and attitudes and how to enjoy a birthday (or celebration or holiday) when you’re sick. Today, I thought we’d explore some creative ideas on how to circumvent the limitations chronic illness brings...
by Sara | Oct 30, 2017 | Living With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
The first birthday that I had after getting sick was my fifteenth, and I had been sick for close to eleven months at that point. I was living on an air mattress in our van and feeling pretty awful physically. Life was chaotic and exhausting, and I was just ready to be...
by Sara | Oct 24, 2017 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness
Moses is before God in the wilderness. He has seen the burning bush, God has given him his calling: Go tell Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt to set my people free! While Moses has seen his people’s suffering up close and personal, he is unsure. Me? You really want...
by Sara | Oct 16, 2017 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Toxic Mold Poisoning
I so long to go to church. I miss the fellowship, I miss real worship with real people and real instruments. But at this point in my life if I went to church I would end up very sick… maybe even for days following those two hours on Sunday. I know this because I...
by Sara | Oct 10, 2017 | Living With Health Challenges, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Toxic Mold Poisoning
Emily over at Called To Watch posted a great article about diagnosis and how to handle it when you aren’t the person who is sick- but a loved one or someone that you know is. It inspired me to share a little bit about my own diagnoses… I generalize my...
by Sara | Oct 2, 2017 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness
Eve sinned. Adam sinned. We sin. We live in a fallen world. And the result of our sin is death, thistles, pain, sickness, etc. (Genesis 3) We deserve it. we earned it. Even if we are saved and have chosen to receive God’s forgiveness, we still live in a fallen...
by Sara | Sep 11, 2017 | Guest Writers, Gut and Food, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
I remember going over my allergy test results with the doctor and staring at the red, green, and yellow bars running all over the paper, like traffic lights telling us “Yes, go ahead and eat that” or “Steer clear of this one!” I remember when my mom came home...
by Sara | Sep 4, 2017 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges
Since I’ve gotten sick, I have met more and more people who are facing many of the same battles I am. But a lot of them are facing them (or trying to) alone. Sometimes it’s because they don’t know many people, or people have slowly chosen to...
by Sara | Sep 2, 2017 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
I have been blessed with an amazing network of family, friends, and prayer warriors. They have encouraged and helped me in so many ways so much throughout my sickness, and I am SO thankful for each and every one of them. But they are human, and sometimes my biggest...
by Sara | Aug 28, 2017 | Living With Health Challenges
Dear Fellow Chronic Illness Fighter, Let’s agree to something, okay? I promise I won’t compare myself to you, if you won’t compare yourself to me. Don’t you think that will save a whole lot of messes? We’re in this together, and we’re going to need each other’s...
