by Sara | Jul 15, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges
My brother laughs at the number of novel-length texts I get every day. But I don’t mind it. I send me own share of novel-length texts. And if I can help someone by being a mentor, bring it on. As chronically ill people, we aren’t often able to serve the body of...
by Sara | Jul 8, 2019 | Living With Health Challenges
I haven’t achieved my dreams yet. Have you? All of them? Are you fresh out of dreams? Yeah, I didn’t think so. (If you are, it’s time to take another look at Scripture and realize God has a special plan for your whole life . . . and after, too. So dream.) What...
by Sara | Jun 10, 2019 | Living With Health Challenges
Wonder and amazement and fear and hurt flooded my heart when I saw her cap and gown picture in my feed. My peers are all enjoying their last moments before going off the college or whatever they’re doing next. They’re working jobs and taking trips and celebrating...
by Sara | Jun 3, 2019 | Living With Health Challenges, Navigating Healing & Recovery
Confession: This is my 4th attempt at a blog post for this week. There are two reasons for this. The first is, I’ve reached the point in my healing journey where I’m supposed to be pushing myself physically. So I’ve spent a lot more time than usual doing activities...
by Sara | May 27, 2019 | Guest Writers, Living With Health Challenges
Today we have a guest post from my good friend Sarah Allerding, sharing about what to do when chronic illness limits your sympathy. I recently learned something that scared me a little. My chronic illness has made it hard for me to empathize with someone who doesn’t...
by Sara | May 6, 2019 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Navigating Healing & Recovery
“Those things that broke your sweet heart into a million fragmented pieces were never meant to harden you.” -Jennifer Renee Watson, Freedom! I’ve never gone through a break-up. I’ve never had a parent or sibling or close friend die. My parents aren’t divorced. But my...
