by Sara | Aug 11, 2017 | Book News & Recs
A friend suggested the Ilyon Chronicles to me last summer, and she was so enthusiastic that I bought them before ever reading them. I do not regret it. I read the whole series in record time, and have read the entire series multiple times since then. It was that good....
by Sara | Aug 9, 2017 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Mental Struggles, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Toxic Mold Poisoning
Sounds hurt. The sizzling of the eggs cooking in the pan. The ceiling fan gently spinning, unnoticed by anyone else. The sound of the dog’s claws on the floor. The car driving by. People talking above whispers. The lights and movement hurt too, and made me...
by Sara | Aug 4, 2017 | Lyme Disease, Toxic Mold Poisoning
When you find out someone you know has recently been diagnosed with the same illness that you have, your immediate reaction is to want to help, right? Right! Of course we do! The thing is, there are a lot of dangers that can come from our help. On the one hand, we may...
by Sara | Jul 31, 2017 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges
I sit here excited, comforted, and encouraged. And hopefully by the end of this post, you will be too! Last Friday, I posted a survey, asking you to help complete it. The survey was about the book I am working on for other teens who are wrestling through faith in the...
by Sara | Jul 28, 2017 | Book News & Recs, Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
Hello there! Guess what? I’m going to write a book! It’s really thanks to all of you readers (and God most of all!). 🙂 This book is going to be titled “He’s Making Diamonds: A Teen’s Thoughts on Faith in Chronic Illness”. What do...
by Sara | Jul 25, 2017 | Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges
Hello readers. How are you all? Well, I hope. This may not be exactly like the rest of the articles usually on here, but I hope it is still helpful. (Sometimes it’s just nice to see someone else put our feelings into thoughts, right?) Alright here is it: so,...
by Sara | Jul 20, 2017 | Guest Writers, Living With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
So often, it’s easy to feel like we can’t do anything when we’re chronically ill, right? That we’re stuck in bed, can’t pursue our dreams, or accomplish anything? That our whole point right now is to just get through? Sometimes it is all...
by Sara | Jul 17, 2017 | Guest Writers, Living With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
When I first started looking for Christian blogs about faith in chronic illness, I was a bit disappointed. I couldn’t find any! So I broadened my search. I finally found a few, and I quickly came to realize that there while there were many more Spoonie bloggers...
by Sara | Jul 13, 2017 | Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Toxic Mold Poisoning
The funny thing was, I actually did eventually turn purple! 😀 But let me back up a bit. One of my least favorite jobs early in this process was having to ‘smell’ or ‘test’ things to see if they were safe. Safe from mold contamination initially,...
by Sara | Jul 10, 2017 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges
When you are sick for long periods of time, be it months, or years, often dreams either die, or seem like they have to die. Maybe you miss out on things you really want, or things that everyone else is doing. Maybe it’s learning to drive, or even as simple as going to...
