How to Be Encouraged When You Are Discouraged by Fatigue in Chronic Illness
Natalie Carter has been teaching and ministering since 2005. Her passion is to help point others to Jesus while offering support in all aspects of life, including faith, family, and money-saving tips, or as Natalie would call it, “the 4-1-1”. You can find Natalie on her blog, Contemporary Mochanista, Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. Check her […]
Continue readingAdvent Begins
But Thanksgiving just ended, didn’t it? Yet, Christmas is already on the way. The combination of Advent times and chronically ill people can make for difficult days, as preparation is so much harder for us. One definition for advent is a coming into being, or arrival. In Christian terms, it refers to the arrival of […]
Continue readingThanksgiving Trivia
Test your knowledge of little-known Thanksgiving facts. Have fun with this short quiz. To my readers who live outside the US, please take it anyway. Guesses are fine! In fact, many Americans will likely have to speculate as to some answers. I would, if I had not designed this quiz. So, enjoy yourselves. This is […]
Continue readingThanksgiving and Gratitude – An Unbeatable Link
Of course, we always link Thanksgiving and gratitude together. We know Thanksgiving Day is coming soon, but it will be here and then gone. However, gratitude can last all year. How? Life is so hard and disappointing, but we can focus on what we still have and not what we’ve lost. 2020, with all its […]
Continue readingLife Is Hard
John and Lynn – an unusual couple. She lives with a chronic condition, and he is her caregiver – long-distance. Maybe carer, a term used in other countries, is a better term. Read his honest assessment of how he copes. John Reader’s The Trucking Monk: Learning to experience God one mile at a time is […]
Continue readingSuzan Jackson’s Finding a New Normal – A Book Review
Suzan Jackson’s Finding a New Normal: Living Your Best Life with Chronic Illness pictures living with chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and several other chronic illnesses, for 20 years. Her two sons developed ME/CFS while children; one son no longer has it, but the other also contracted Lyme disease. So, Sue speaks from in-depth experience as […]
Continue readingSimple Helps to Make Pesky Doctor Visits Easier
Doctor visits for invisibly disabled people can be challenging, even intimidating. Seeing new doctors can be even more problematic. Our health issues are complicated and sometimes disbelieved, even by medical people. But there are helps to make appointments easier and more beneficial. Many years ago, it seemed prudent to begin writing down my history as […]
Continue readingPotpourri of Quotes
On the third Friday of each month, you will see thoughtful or funny material, quizzes, or fill-ins, maybe even surveys. Lightweight, fun matters. Put us on your calendar to follow and enjoy today’s assortment of quotes. “You make a life out of what you have, not what you’re missing.” Kate Morton “Accepting change is necessary […]
Continue readingDo I Love Me When Things Get Bad?
“I love me” sounds kind of selfish, doesn’t it? It may be, but it doesn’t have to be. It can be something else. Self-compassion. A necessary element, especially for the chronically ill. Self-compassion by invisibly disabled people is critical. The technical definition Self-compassion is the extension of kindness, care, warmth, and understanding (instead of beratement […]
Continue readingThe Staredown
Francee Strain Francee introduces our new guest writer segment; it will air every first Friday of the month. Her unexpected face-to-face meeting with the buck (pictured above) in her backyard provided the inspiration for “Staredown.” That encounter gave rise to this article about what we see when we stare at ourselves. Checkout her website, Come […]
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