Tag: Isolation

  • Sunday Singing

    This week, my family was remembering all that God has done. It truly touched my heart. We recounted those who have gone before and how we saw Jesus in them. I was also challenged to be someone in whom people can see Jesus.

  • Saturday Joy

    Joy… sometimes on this journey it can seem elusive. Recently, I have been listening to podcasts by Dr. Lee Warren, author ofThe Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery by W. Lee Warren, regarding how we can rewire the brain. He is a Christian neuro surgeon who has gone through trauma himself.  Research is showing that you…

  • Friday Fitness

    Chronic illness, specifically, means that we have to ration strength and plan all activities as much as possible so as not to set off a flare or set ourselves back. How do you manage your strength in a chronic illness?

  • Thankful Thursday

    There are many people who walked this journey of chronic illness and disability before me and provided a “well in the valley.” Psalm 84:6, “As they pass through the Valley of Baca, They make it a spring; The rain also covers it with pools.” The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Ps 84:6.…

  • Wednesday Wit & Wisdom

    In Joni Eareckson Tada’s book, Keeping Faith When Life Hurts, she says in the “Before You Begin” section, “What does it mean to keep the faith? In 2 Timothy 4:7, the aging apostle Paul says, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” To keep faith is to continue…

  • Tuesday Tip

    We sang one of my favorite songs Sunday in church, “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus.” Recently, I read a book that made me do just that. Don’t you love the books that make you want to highlight the entire book because it is so good? Recently, I found one of those books, Keeping Faith When…

  • Monday Meditation

    This verse struck me as I was studying His Word yesterday. Ezra prepared his heart to seek the Law of the Lord and to do it and to teach it. He prepared his heart. It was intentional. Ezra 7:10 “10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the Lord, and to…

  • Sunday Singing

    This song has come up over and over this week. God uses the trials in our lives to bring blessings.  

  • Saturday Joy

    Joy comes in time with Jesus. This is what came to mind as I thought about Saturday Joy today. Life gets tough. Yet, we have God! God, the very God of the universe wants to spend time with us. He comes and meets us. We hear from Him in His Word. We share our fears…

  • Friday Fitness

    Sometimes physical limitations are not the hardest thing in working toward our best health.