Life with Chronic Pain and Ill..

Posted October 13, 2023 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness: Knowing Your Pharmacist’s Name and Number by Heart

Life with Chronic Pain and Illness     Today’s Life with Chronic Pain and Illness reminder is one that many people, particularly those with chronic pain and illness, will be able to relate to:   I don’t know about you, but I love my pharmacist! Good thing, as I see her on a regular basis. […]

“Appalachian Song”..

Posted October 6, 2023 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 12 Comments
“Appalachian Song” by Michelle Shocklee … 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… Forever within the memories of my heart. Always remember, you are perfectly loved. Bertie Jenkins has spent forty years serving as a midwife for her community in the Great Smoky Mountains of East […]

Tuesday Tip: Keep Track of You..

Posted October 3, 2023 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Tuesday Tip: Keep Track of Your Triggers

Tuesday Tip     Today’s Tuesday Tip is one that’s not always possible or easy to do, but it’s something that can be helpful: Keep Track of Your Triggers.   While some causes of our flare-ups are beyond our control, such as the weather, there are often triggers that we may be able to do […]

October 2023 New Releases

Posted October 2, 2023 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 0 Comments
October 2023 New Releases

Are you looking for some great new books to add to your TBR pile? Check out this list of October 2023 new releases!   More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website   Children’s: Road Trip Rescue by Becca Wierwille — After spotting a photo of her lost dog, twelve-year-old Kimmy embarks […]

Life with Chronic Pain and Ill..

Posted September 29, 2023 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness: It’s Okay to be Upset

Life with Chronic Pain and Illness     Today’s Life with Chronic Pain and Illness reminder is:   When you live with chronic pain and illness, it’s okay to be upset. It’s natural, in fact. You have a right to feel how you feel, be it happy, sad, frustrated, thankful, and so on. No one […]

“The Wings of Poppy Pend..

Posted September 22, 2023 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 20 Comments
“The Wings of Poppy Pendleton” by Melanie Dobson … 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… In this compelling new time-slip mystery, a little girl goes missing from her family’s castle in the Thousand Islands of New York. Eighty-five years later, a journalist teams up with a […]

Life with Chronic Pain and Ill..

Posted September 15, 2023 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness: Unpredictable Flare-Ups Make It Hard to Plan in Advance

Life with Chronic Pain and Illness   Today’s Life with Chronic Pain and Illness reminder is one that never gets any easier to accept, and it may be hard for those without chronic pain and illness to understand:    They may also cause us to cancel plans (that we likely really wanted to do!) with […]

“Facing the Enemy”..

Posted September 8, 2023 by Leslie in Reviews by Leslie / 10 Comments
“Facing the Enemy” by DiAnn Mills … 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…   For the past five years, FBI Special Agent Risa Jacobs has worked in the violent crimes against children division of the Houston FBI. She’s never had reason to believe there’s a […]

Tuesday Tip: Make time for You..

Posted September 5, 2023 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Tuesday Tip: Make time for Yourself!

Tuesday Tip   Today’s Tuesday Tip is one that is challenging for many people, as some view it as being selfish. However, it’s exactly the opposite! So today, I want to remind you to make time for yourself! (And, when we forget to do so, our bodies will likely remind us, whether we want it […]

Tuesday Tip: Be Proud of How F..

Posted August 22, 2023 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Tuesday Tip: Be Proud of How Far You’ve Come!

Tuesday Tip     Today’s Tuesday Tip is one that everyone should remember:   Whether or not you live with chronic pain, it’s important to remember that, even though you may not be where you want to be or thought you’d be, you’re also not where you used to be. You’ve come a long way, […]