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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 […]

“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 […]

Life with Chronic Pain and Ill..

Posted December 22, 2023 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness: It’s Okay to Take Time for Yourself

Life with Chronic Pain and Illness     Today’s Life with Chronic Pain and Illness tip is one that’s important for everyone to remember all year long, but it’s particularly key during the holidays:   It’s all too easy to think about everything that needs to be done … and to feel like it needs […]

Tuesday Tip: Don’t Overd..

Posted December 12, 2023 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Tuesday Tip: Don’t Overdo It for the Holidays

Tuesday Tip     Today’s Tuesday Tip is something that’s important for anyone, any time of year, but it’s particularly important to those living with chronic pain and illness:   We all want the holidays to be as perfect as they can be so we can have an enjoyable time with our friends and loved […]

Life with Chronic Pain and Ill..

Posted December 8, 2023 by Leslie in Hope Amid the Pain / 0 Comments
Life with Chronic Pain and Illness: Not Feeling Like Yourself

    Life with Chronic Pain and Illness   Today’s Life with Chronic Pain and Illness tip is a truth that’s still hard for me to wrap my head around at times: No longer feeling like yourself.   Growing up, you probably had many plans and dreams for your life. If you’re like most people, […]