by Sara | Aug 19, 2024 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges
The brake lights flashed and they swerved. So did we. But too late. I can still hear the crunch. I looked at my husband. “It’s okay. We’re okay. Just pull to the side of the road.” He shook his head. “I can’t. It won’t go.” That day, a dozen...
by Sara | Mar 24, 2024 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness
My doctor and I are friends. That should say something about how much time we’ve spent together. How many appointments and how many hours in waiting rooms and how much rescheduling has happened. When we’re chronically ill, we pour most of our time, energy, and...
by Sara | Mar 11, 2024 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Uncategorized
I was the girl sitting on the sidelines. I was the teenager accepting the loss of all my dreams to be a wife, mother, and author. I was the girl looking in the mirror with a single tear slipping down my face, wondering how I could look so normal when...
by Sara | Jun 23, 2023 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges
Put your hand up if you’re tired. Actually, don’t, that takes energy. But do any of these apply to you? -You’re exhausted -You don’t know how to rest emotionally -You feel guilty for resting -You don’t think you’re productive enough -You’re chronically ill...
by Sara | May 27, 2023 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
Dear Warrior, I sat on my floor, frustration bringing tears to my eyes. I was trying. I was trying so, so hard, but I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t make my body do all the things I wanted to do. I kept pushing, but extra energy refused to magically appear. I took more...
by Sara | Apr 17, 2023 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness
A few years ago, I was a bedridden, chronically ill teenager. I couldn’t do much, but what I could do what write. So I wrote. I wrote a blog. Then a book. Then I asked, “now what?” And a friend suggested an online conference. In blissful ignorance of what that would...
