by Sara | Jun 28, 2021 | Uncategorized, Writing With A Chronic Illness
The #1 obstacle I faced when I wrote my book and started my blog was lack of confidence in my health and in what I had to say. Insecurity and feeling incompetent — not a fun duo. Do I even have enough to say to fill a whole book?Can I follow through and actually...
by Sara | Jun 21, 2021 | Living With Health Challenges, Navigating Healing & Recovery
For the first time since I could remember, I wasn’t utterly drained. It was a weird feeling. So weird it is probably hard to understand unless you have spent years ending each day with every drop of energy and willpower drained out of you. And even then — it’s weird,...
by Sara | Jun 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Well that was awesome. Saturday, we hosted our first ever Diamonds Summer Event, all about marriage in health challenges. We talked about singleness, dating, communication, sex . . . and everything in between. I’m still trying to absorb it all. ...
by Sara | Jun 4, 2021 | Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
What is a teenager doing hosting a marriage conference? A teenager, mind you, who has never been in any kind of romantic relationship and won’t be in one anytime in the near future? via GIPHY It’s hilarious. God’s hilarious. But marriage is something that is...
by Sara | May 31, 2021 | Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
“What if no guy wants to marry a chronically ill girl?” She was ashamed to voice the question, but it wasn’t the first time I had heard it, nor would it be the last. You may have asked it as well. It was a question that has found its way into my own mind and my heart...
by Sara | May 17, 2021 | Living With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
I have a lot of sides to me. Most people do. I recently met some close friends in person for the first time and that was what Bethany kept commenting on: seeing my different sides. On this blog, you see my author side and sometimes my nerdy side and mostly, my chronic...
by Sara | May 12, 2021 | Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
via GIPHY In preparation for our upcoming Diamonds Conference about marriage in chronic illness we are having a special event! Starting Wednesday, May 12th we’re hosting an exclusive free four-day event for the Diamonds community! We’ll have games,...
by Sara | May 10, 2021 | Guest Writers, Living With Health Challenges
Do you listen to your body? Do you slow down or stop when you need to? Recently, I have been working on finding that balance. I deal with chronic pain and ongoing fatigue. If I am being honest, there are days that I really struggle in this area. I am 21 and want to do...
by Sara | May 3, 2021 | Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
GUUUUUUUUYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! Guess what?! For the first time ever, we are doing TWO Diamonds live events in one year. And just wait until you hear the topic. As many of you know, I’m the host and founder of Diamonds 2021 —...
by Sara | Apr 26, 2021 | Guest Writers, Living With Health Challenges
I’m a doer, a maker, a check-list tackler. Any time I’m sitting down for more than a few minutes, I immediately think of something that needs to be done that I really should be doing instead of sitting.Sound familiar? (Please tell me I’m not the only one?!)So when my...
