by Sara | Jan 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
They say being a chronic illness warrior is a full-time job. They’re right. We spend all of our time putting out fires, responding to flares, filling medications, taking medications, forgetting if we took medications, sleeping, trying to eat,...
by Sara | Jan 20, 2023 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Uncategorized
As you all know, our next Diamonds conference is coming up soon! Diamonds is a free, online conference for Christians with health challenges and chronic illnesses Diamonds 2023 is right around the corner, January 27th-29th and TODAY IS RELEASE DAY for this...
by Sara | Jan 16, 2023 | Loving Someone With Health Challenges
Dear Parent, The term “parent” seems so . . . distant, so clinical. Parents are people, parents are warriors, parents are some of the people I most respect in life. I think of the parent in Mark 5. Jarius, dignified teacher, begging in the dust at Jesus’ feet. His...
by Sara | Jan 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Y’all I need your help! Are you passionate about helping the chronic illness community? Do you enjoy connecting with others? If you said yes, we invite YOU to be a part of our incredible team of volunteers! We have two positions to fill for our upcoming...
by Sara | Nov 14, 2022 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
Do you feel invisible because of your chronic illness? Have you ever felt forgotten, alone…left out? A life of chronic illness is often an isolating one: an unseen struggle. But you are not alone. There are others who walk this road too. We want to walk...
by Sara | Oct 3, 2022 | Girls Only, Guest Writers, Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges
Today we have another post from Isciena Grace! “I have something I need to talk to you about.” I stared at the text, curious and a little concerned. “Call anytime this morning!” It wasn’t long before my phone began to vibrate and I picked up. “Hey!...
by Sara | Sep 19, 2022 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Colossians 2:6-7 He Wants Your Relationship I’ve always been a...
by Sara | Sep 5, 2022 | Mental Struggles, Navigating Healing & Recovery
In my last post, we talked about three practical tools for facing medical trauma, but today I want to focus on three truths to hold onto for those who are facing medical trauma or PTSD. This topic is one that has taken me years to finally speak about publicly, but I...
by Sara | Aug 22, 2022 | Mental Struggles, Navigating Healing & Recovery
Back in January, I talked about something at the Diamonds conference that I’d never spoken about publicly before. Medical trauma and PTSD, sharing truth, encouragement, and practical advice. It was one of the hardest talks I’ve ever given. But I’m glad I did...
by Sara | Aug 8, 2022 | Navigating Healing & Recovery, Toxic Mold Poisoning
It’s been a while since I talked about mold poisoning on this blog. You see — and maybe this gives you hope — the poisoning part of it doesn’t affect me as much as it did before. But the thing is, the effects of what we’ve been through linger with us, even years...
