by Sara | Feb 27, 2023 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Guest Writers
I woke up this morning with the usual pounding in my head, arm and leg weakness, and fatigue. I lay in bed for a few minutes, fighting to keep my eyes open, before grabbing my phone andopening my notes app, where I have a collection of quotes and Bible verses. Though...
by Sara | Jan 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
What an incredible two days it has been with you all at Diamonds 2023: Seeing The Invisible! And we still have another day left! (It’s not too late to join!) I don’t have words. So instead, let me share some of yours: “Does anyone else feel this...
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...
