Hope-Filled Sunday!   Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.     We all know how important sleep is. And when you live with chronic pain and illness, it’s even more important, as lack of sleep can fuel our issues. Sadly, I can’t even begin to remember the last time I slept soundly. Every […]

Hope-Filled Sunday!     Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.     Do you ever lay awake questioning every decision you’ve made over the course of the day, week, month, or year? Please tell me you can relate and that I’m not the only one who engages in this pointless activity. In these […]

Hope-Filled Sunday!     Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.     “I can do it myself!” I don’t know about you, but I say this to myself regularly (perhaps multiple times a day). It’s difficult for me to ask for help, and in many cases, it’s just easier to do something on […]

Hope-Filled Sunday!     Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.     This past week has been a challenging one for me, and perhaps it has been for you, as well. There were more downs than ups. Some days, it was difficult to find something positive to focus on. Through it all, I […]

Hope-Filled Sunday!   Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.   Everyone wants to belong. To feel like they’re part of a group. Yet, at times, everyone feels just the opposite. That no one likes them or understands them. That they need to change to fit some mold. To be just like everyone else. […]

Hope-Filled Sunday!   Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.   Time to rest. What a lovely concept. However, is it something that’s truly possible in today’s fast-paced society? Is taking time to rest (our bodies and minds) something most people do on a regular basis? I know for me, the answer is, sadly, […]

Hope-Filled Sunday! Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.     Life is full of challenges. Those are compounded for those of us living with chronic illness. And if the past few years have shown us anything, it’s that people aren’t in control of as many things as they may like to believe. I […]

Hope-Filled Sunday!     Happy Sunday! Here’s some encouragement for your week.   Distractions! They’re everywhere, aren’t they? And I don’t know about you, but I’ve found that I’m even more distracted these past couple years. Sadly, I even got distracted while writing this. (Thankfully I remembered before I posted it! Things to distract us […]

He is Risen!   The empty tomb affirmed everything Jesus had said: He was the Son of God! He’d battled evil, and He won! Easter Sunday confirmed what it says in John 11:25-26 (NIV): “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing […]