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  • Tuesday Tip

    You are loved. You are not just loved, but loved deeply by the God of the universe no matter what you have done or how feeble you are. Recently, this truth hit home. A dear family member received a significant and distinguished promotion at work. We celebrated with him. Later that week, I needed some…

  • Monday Meditation

    Monday morning. Some of you are fighting a tough week ahead, filled with uncertainty and appointments. Some of you are weary in the daily grind of a life of chronic illness and disability. I understand! Everyday life is more difficult in a medical family whether  you are a caregiver or the disabled. Things others take…

  • Sunday Singing

    Praise is a choice. This has hit me more and more as I mature and walk through tough things, as those I love walk through deep and hard things. Praise and thanksgiving are not just something that we naturally feel during tough times. It is easy to praise Him when everything is going well or…

  • Saturday Joy

    Joy. Contentment. I have been thinking of these things lately. How do we have joy and contentment in loneliness? Our life can be lonely. Even people who are intentional in friendship in every possible way are not always available. Loneliness can creep in. We may long to share thoughts or struggles, but the path is…

  • Friday Fitness

    I continue to share little lessons that I am learning on my journey back to health. This week I learned a couple lessons. Being back to work full time wears me out. Health goals had to be adjusted. It is hard to tell the difference between lack of motivation and simple fatigue. I am trying…

  • Thankful Thursday

    As I work to recover health, I am thankful for the health that I have. This adventure has made me realize how fragile and precious our health can be. It made me realize that what we take for granted one day may be what we wish for the next. Walking the journey of the last…

  • Wednesday Wit & Wisdom

    This hit me yesterday! “Joy is not a place that you arrive at, it’s a garden that you attend to daily.” ~Facebook Post  

  • Tuesday Tip

    Have faith! A friend shared this video with me last night. I know it is long, but I encourage you to watch it. We may not understand what He is doing. Yet, it shows how God’s ways are better, how our God is a prayer-answering God, an amazing God!

  • Monday Meditation

    Reading  my Bible yesterday, I came to these two passages and had to stop. What truth and promises, especially on the journey of chronic illnesses, disability, and isolation! God is bigger than any mountain; God is also in the valley. 1 Kings 20:23-25 “23 Then the servants of the king of Syria said to him,…

  • Sunday Singing

    I think we we are isolated, it can be easier to focus on fear or what we can’t do. We need to focus instead on the Voice of Truth. This song by Casting Crowns has helped me many times. Let’s listen to the Voice of Truth!