Hope-filled Sunday!      Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.     Life with chronic pain and illness can be very lonely at times, especially since so few people truly understand what you’re going through. However, no one is immune to these feelings. We all want to know that we’re not alone.   […]

Hope-filled Sunday!      Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.   Years ago, I was at a large publishing conference in a city I’ve never been to before. I heard someone calling my name from down the hall. I couldn’t imagine who would know me. I’d only attended one other conference, and there […]

Hope-filled Sunday!      Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.     Life is hard. Ask anyone, and I doubt they’d disagree. And sometimes, you just don’t feel like doing certain things, such as cleaning, going to work, or a host of other things. On occasion, it can even include not feeling like […]

Hope-filled Sunday!      Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.     Everyone wants to feel that they belong—to be part of a group and be accepted. Yet, sadly, we all experience situations when that’s not the case.   For many, that time may have been during their teen years, where feeling awkward […]

Hope-filled Sunday!      Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.   Over the years, I’ve cried out to the Lord on a number of occasions. When I’m in pain. During anxious or fearful times. In the moments when I’m not sure what else to do or where else to turn, I cry out […]

Hope-filled Sunday!    Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.     Trust. Such a small word that is anything but a small concept. And it’s one that doesn’t always come easy to me. Even on the days when I’m having a flare-up, I’m hesitant to ask for help … from loved ones, friends, […]

Hope-filled Sunday!      Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.   I remember learning in elementary school about metamorphosis and how the not-so-lovely caterpillars become beautiful butterflies. It’s hard to imagine that something so beautiful came from something so ordinary. The same transformation is true of my life, as well as yours. As […]

Hope-filled Sunday!      Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.     Wow! This verse is pretty clear about how we’re supposed to respond, isn’t it? I don’t know about you, but it’s something I’m not always good about doing. And I often ask myself why that is. Sadly, I have never come […]

Hope-filled Sunday!    Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.     This past year and a half has been challenging for people all around the world. Unfamiliar circumstances, financial uncertainty, lack of contact with others resulting in loneliness, and heightened levels of fear and anxiety. For those who live with chronic pain and […]