I wasn’t going to write a post this week…or any other week for the foreseeable future. I’d had enough and I didn’t know what to say anymore. In fact, I wasn’t on social media either. For the last week, I’ve been too busy trying to run three business and in too much pain from arthritis, […]
Read the rest of this entry »What doesn’t kill you…only makes you MISERABLE!
Most of the time chronic illness isn’t a death sentence; that’s how it gets to be chronic. And it may not cause physical damage, but it does kill your quality of life, crush your spirit and weaken your faith. Some people, in an attempt to make you feel better about your situation, will tell you to think of all […]
Read the rest of this entry »Getting Help: It’s not as easy as you might think
As many of my readers (who also have chronic illness) know, it’s not easy to find a dr who believes you AND knows how to HELP you. Once you find one, you want to stick with them no matter what. Getting help isn’t as easy as you might think…even if: 1. You have to wait […]
Read the rest of this entry »JoJoisms Revisited
With all the packing and moving we did this past weekend, I knew I wouldn’t have time to write a post for you, but I didn’t want you to be left with nothing…so I prepared this in advance! My motto is if you can’t beat it, have fun with it! In that vein, I have […]
Read the rest of this entry »What I can and can’t do thru chronic issues
Okay, so during my “Woe is Me” phase of dealing with the stress of my chronic issues (my husband’s job loss, my chronic illnesses and running a few businesses to try to bring an income into the household), I found my way out of my crying funk and was able to push forward a bit. I […]
Read the rest of this entry »Just Choose Joy?
Do you struggle with depression or anxiety or chronic illness? Do your friends and family tell you to just choose to be happy? Does that work for you? Me either. But here’s something I found. One of the criticisms I, and many chronic illness sufferers, have with the “Just Choose Joy” movement is that they […]
Read the rest of this entry »Stress isn’t the same as unbelief
This week, I had planned to share how God is leading me out of a very dark place, but something came up that I felt lead to address. When a Christian reveals that she is stressed, some of her Christian friends will try to console her by saying to just have faith-as if belief in God will […]
Read the rest of this entry »I have chronic illness and I write for YOU!
I write for you. I write for all those with chronic illness who aren’t where I am or may never be. I write for all those who can’t find the words to express how they feel to family, friends or doctors except with soft whimpers and cries. I write for all who know what it’s like […]
Read the rest of this entry »Faith vs Experience
My pastor talks about this. I never thought of faith this way before, but he’s right. Our experience shapes us much more than our faith does because, if faith never becomes experience, it wanes. It’s fragile. Once I had faith in God. Now I have experience. I’ve experienced God in my life, what He can […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Chronic Illness Balancing Act
It is said that life is a balancing act. We balance work and play. A balanced diet has some veggies, some meats, and only some dessert because too much of even a good thing is not good. In math and chemistry, you have to balance the equation. When I worked, I remember having to balance my […]
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