by Sara | Apr 12, 2021 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Guest Writers, Living With Health Challenges
We seem to believe that to show weakness is inappropriate. At church we put on this persona that all is well in our lives, often masking our struggles from our church families; as if admitting that we are struggling is to admit that we are failing God. Yet God’s Word...
by Sara | Mar 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Have you gotten to attend a Diamonds conference? Diamonds is an online event for Christians with chronic illnesses and other health challenegs. There is so much work and preparation that goes into each event, and it’s anything but a one-woman show. As the conference...
by Sara | Mar 18, 2021 | Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
You know those YouTube videos where girls get guys to define what girl products are? They can be hilarious. Well, I decided to put my own spin on it and ask some of my healthy friends to define common chronic illness terms that most chronic illness warriors would...
by Sara | Feb 1, 2021 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Mental Struggles
“In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8 (NIV) I sat up in the dark room shaking. I frantically glanced around the room, trying to pinpoint the source of danger. I grabbed my phone and texted a friend, my breath...
by Sara | Jan 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
So many people put in so much work for this project. This was NOT a one-woman show. I want to take some time to acknowledge and thank each and every person who helped make Diamonds 2021 happen. You see, I’m the kind of girl who always reads the acknowledgment page in...
by Sara | Jan 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
via GIPHY Eeep! Any pre-public-speaking tips for me? What is Diamonds 2021? Diamonds is an annual online conference for chronically ill Christians. Millions of chronically ill people battle impossible trials every single day. But so many of them feel so alone. The...
by Sara | Jan 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Diamonds 2021, my free online conference for Christians with health challenges is live in TEN days! Eep! Today I thought I’d do something special, so without further ado, let’s pretend we stopped to talk after book club, and asked about each other’s...
by Sara | Dec 28, 2020 | Living With Health Challenges
“Did you really just joke about that?” My friend and I turned around, and I laughed. Yep, we did just joke about death and serious illness. My new friend Kelly is a medical professional and I was a chronic illness professional, so to speak. We were both faced...
by Sara | Dec 14, 2020 | Guest Writers, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Mental Struggles
I’m super excited to share this guest post from one of my amazing writing mentees. Eliadah has become a good friend of mine and as someone who has experienced some of what she describes in this article, I am so glad you are reading this. This is something too...
by Sara | Dec 3, 2020 | Living With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
GUESS WHAT?! This year we are opening the Diamonds 2021 Conference merch shop BEFORE CHRISTMAS! As in… tooodddaayyyyy ? But that’s not all. This year, the conference will be free while it’s live, but for those who can’t attend all of the...
