Life with Chronic Pain and Ill..

Posted February 16, 2024 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness is Knowing that Guilt is a Constant Companion

Life with Chronic Pain and Illness     Life with chronic pain and illness is a challenge—physically and emotionally. It causes a number of painful emotions, in addition to the physical pain that it always present. One common emotion is guilt. It’s all too easy to see what we believe we should be doing based […]

“All My Secrets” b..

Posted February 9, 2024 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 2 Comments
“All My Secrets” by Lynn Austin … and a GIVEAWAY!

Welcome to Friday Reads!   If you’re the chosen winner, I’ll contact you for your information to pass along to the publisher.   About the book… New York, 1898. The only thing more shocking than Arthur Stanhope III’s unexpected death is the revelation that his will bestows his company—and most of the vast fortune that […]

Tuesday Tip: Your Best Looks ..

Posted February 6, 2024 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Tuesday Tip:  Your Best Looks Different Every Day

Tuesday Tip     Today’s Tuesday Tip is a good one for everyone to remember: Your best looks different every day.  (And that’s okay!)   When you live with chronic pain and illness, you quickly learn the importance of conserving your spoons (AKA energy). You learn to pace yourself and focus on what truly needs […]

Life with Chronic Pain and Ill..

Posted February 2, 2024 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness is Never Feeling Truly Understood

Life with Chronic Pain and Illness     Life with chronic pain and illness can be a lonely road to travel. I’ve been on this journey many, many years. Here’s something I learned long ago: Sure, you will likely encounter people who do their best to understand, try to learn about your condition, and be […]

February 2024 New Releases

Posted February 1, 2024 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 0 Comments
February 2024 New Releases

Are you looking for some great new books to add to your TBR pile?   More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website   Contemporary Romance: Finally Forever by Karin Beery — Former competitive dancer Caroline Novak dreams of leaving the corporate world to work with special needs women at the Pathways […]

“Dysfunction Junction..

Posted January 26, 2024 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 8 Comments
“Dysfunction Junction” by Robin W. Pearson … 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…   When three women receive an unexpected phone call that leaves them reeling, they have no other choice but to reckon with a lifetime of memories they’ve long tried to bury. Only […]

Tuesday Tip: Find Your Joy Ea..

Posted January 23, 2024 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Tuesday Tip:  Find Your Joy Each Day

Tuesday Tip     Today’s Tuesday Tip is something that’s important for anyone, any time of the year, but I find it a key reminder as we start a new year: Find your joy each day! I know many of us, myself included, have experienced things over the past few years that have been unexpected. […]

“Of Love and TreasonR..

Posted January 12, 2024 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 18 Comments
“Of Love and Treason” by Jamie Ogle … 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… Valentine defies the emperor and becomes a hero . . . and the most wanted man in the empire. Compelled by his faith, he has nothing to lose, until a […]

Life with Chronic Pain and Ill..

Posted January 5, 2024 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness: Don’t Compare Yourself to Others

Life with Chronic Pain and Illness   Today’s Life with Chronic Pain and Illness tip is one that’s important for everyone to remember, especially as we begin a new year: Don’t Compare Yourself to Others!   What would you say to someone if they told you that you were beyond compare? Would you look at […]