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...
by Sara | Jul 23, 2018 | Book News & Recs, Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges, Loving Someone With Health Challenges, Lyme Disease, Mental Struggles, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Toxic Mold Poisoning, Uncategorized
Three years ago today, I got sick. I got sick, and I never got better. I was newly fourteen and looking forward to learning how to drive, to picking summer berries, and learning to salmon fish. But instead, I found myself sick, and not getting better. But I’d...
by Sara | Jul 20, 2018 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Living With Health Challenges
According to medicinenet.com, a chronic illness is simply “an illness that lasts 3 months or more.” I’ve found that many people who suffer from health issues hesitate to call it a “chronic illness” or even a “long-term...
by Sara | Jul 12, 2018 | Faith in God in Chronic Illness, Guest Writers, Gut and Food, Living With Health Challenges
Today we have a guest post by my friend and fellow author Natalie Marie. Why is it that when we’re the most healthiest, we see it as a blessing from God, but when we’re sick, we get angry and go through the several stages of grief? That is one conundrum that I have...
by Sara | Jun 19, 2018 | Living With Health Challenges, Mental Struggles, Uncategorized
Wow is it hard to find clean comedies, y’all! Not to mention well-done ones. Anyone agreed? Whoa, whoa, not everyone at once, people. 😉 For the past few months my doctor has limited me to watching comedies, and I’ve discovered that they can be difficult to...
by Sara | Apr 24, 2018 | Living With Health Challenges, Mental Struggles
Is it okay to hide because of illness? Is it okay to try to dull or numb the physical or mental pain through things like books, movies, work, social media, T.V. shows, YouTube videos, etc.? Well, what exactly do I mean by “hide”? Good question. I...
