Tuesday Tip: Comparison Steal..

Posted June 27, 2023 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Tuesday Tip:  Comparison Steals Our Joy

Tuesday Tip     Today’s Tuesday Tip is beneficial for your mental health, whether or not you live with chronic pain and illness: Comparison steals our joy!   I’m sure we all know that’s it’s not a good idea to compare ourselves to others. Yet we do it anyway. Right? I know I still do […]

Life with Chronic Pain and Ill..

Posted June 23, 2023 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness: Let go of feeling guilty. 

Life with Chronic Pain and Illness     Today’s Life with Chronic Pain and Illness reminder is one I’m still working on (and perhaps you are, too.): Let go of feeling guilty.    Most people grow up feeling that there are certain things they “should” do, and if they don’t, then they should feel guilty […]

“Hunt for Eden’s S..

Posted June 16, 2023 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 9 Comments
“Hunt for Eden’s Star” by D.J. Williams … and a GIVEAWAY!

Welcome to Friday Reads!   If you’re the chosen winner, I’ll contact you for your information to pass along.   About the book… A coming-of-age teen is thrown into a world of ancient secrets when he discovers a supernatural artifact that protects a weapon of mass destruction. With the help of a diverse group of […]

Tuesday Tip: Be Patient with Y..

Posted June 13, 2023 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Tuesday Tip: Be Patient with Yourself

Tuesday Tip   Today’s Tuesday Tip is one that is definitely a work in progress for me: Be patient with yourself, and give yourself some grace.   I don’t know about you, but I struggle with this. I set very high standards for myself, and I’m quite hard on myself when I (no surprise!) fail […]

Life with Chronic Pain and Ill..

Posted June 9, 2023 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness: The Importance of Saying “No”

Life with Chronic Pain and Illness     Today’s Life with Chronic Pain and Illness tip is one that’s good for everyone: Know the importance of saying “no.”   I don’t know about you, but it’s difficult for me to say “no”—to others and myself. I hate feeling like I’ve let someone down, be it […]

“The Year of JubileeR..

Posted June 2, 2023 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 6 Comments
“The Year of Jubilee” by Cindy Morgan … and a GIVEAWAY!

Welcome to Friday Reads!   If you’re the chosen winner, I’ll contact you for your information to pass along.   About the book… The Year of Jubilee is a lyrical coming-of-age novel set against the backdrop of the turbulent South in the early 1960s. The Mockingbird family has always lived peacefully in Jubilee, Kentucky, despite […]

Tuesday Tip: Heating pads and ..

Posted May 30, 2023 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Tuesday Tip: Heating pads and ice packs

Tuesday Tip     Today’s Tuesday Tip: Heating pads and ice packs are helpful tools in managing chronic pain. I don’t know about you, but I probably use these every single day! Each one serves a purpose, and one may work better on a certain area or a specific type of pain than the other […]

Tuesday Tip: No two experience..

Posted May 16, 2023 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Tuesday Tip: No two experiences are the same

Tuesday Tip     Today’s Tuesday Tip: No two experiences are the same.     Chronic pain and illness is complicated. There are so many variations and symptoms. Even when you have people with the same diagnosis, things are vastly different, because each one of us is different! Your experience isn’t any more or less […]

“Broker of Lies” b..

Posted May 5, 2023 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 4 Comments
“Broker of Lies” by Steven James … and a GIVEAWAY!

Welcome to Friday Reads! If you’re the chosen winner, I’ll contact you for your information to pass along.   About the book… The man who knows all our secrets has a secret of his own. When Travis Brock, a high-level Pentagon redactor with an eidetic memory, finds a clue to solving the tragic arson that […]

Tuesday Tip: Listen to Your Bo..

Posted May 2, 2023 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 2 Comments
Tuesday Tip: Listen to Your Body

Tuesday Tip     Today’s Tuesday Tip is an important one that I’m putting into practice for this month. Actually, it’s one I’ve needed to do for some time, and I’m finally listening to my body (or at least trying to!) … and that’s the tip: Listen to Your Body!   I’ve always been someone […]