by Sara | Dec 24, 2018 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges
To Those Who are Hurting This Christmas— I want you to know that you are not forgotten or overlooked this Christmas. Though everyone else is singing carols and watching Santa movies and engaging in crazy traditions, your hidden pain is not unseen. And you’re most...
by Sara | Dec 10, 2018 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness
Illness almost killed me. I didn’t know it at the time. Not really. I’d guessed, but I didn’t know for sure. Not until later, when I was “out of the woods”, as my doctor put it. Though I hadn’t been told, she told my parents that if they hadn’t brought me in to...
by Sara | Dec 3, 2018 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Uncategorized
At last, I get to tell you! *bounces with excitement* I’ve been working on this for a loonnnggggg time, and even harder, I’ve been keeping it a secret! But at last, today is the day. I get to tell you. You get to know. We can be happy together. (And no, it’s not...
by Sara | Nov 19, 2018 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Navigating Healing & Recovery
As you know, I’ve been in a season of healing from my long-term illness of the past few years. One of the things I’ve been reminded of is the need to continue the habits I used to survive spiritually while sick — even when I’m recovering. Like thankfulness. (Hey,...
by Sara | Oct 8, 2018 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Loving Someone With Health Challenges
Author’s note: This post was written just before Christmas in 2017, and was not posted until now. Please have compassion for the brain fog it seems to have been written in. 🙂 Reading it now, I have so much to add, but I pray that this may bless and encourage you...
by Sara | Oct 1, 2018 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges
It had been a rough afternoon and evening. I was exhausted and hurting, and I just wanted to text with my friend and process things out loud. I came online and asked how she was and she immediately cascaded me in things she was struggling with. Oh no! I gave her...
