Living with chronic illness has taught me many things. Utter, complete dependence on God. {Psalm 70:5} The finite nature of our life. {James 4:14} How our bodies are designed to need true Sabbath rest. {Isaiah 58:13-14} That everyone has a thorn in their flesh, mine happens to be dressed up as lupus. {II Corinthians 12:7}…
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10 Things I’ve learned about living with invisible illness
I have been living with invisible illness {diagnosed} since 2008. Chronic pain, fatigue and bizarre symptoms are part of my everyday life. Statistics tell us that 1 out of every 2 Americans lives with a chronic illness {diabetes, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, etc.} I know I am not alone. So, why do I…
Fatigue, Frustration and Faith
Image by kriscip via Flickr I am tired. The kind of tired that you feel in your bone marrow. The kind of tired that no one understands if they do not have chronic illness. The kind of tired that isn’t phased by a three hour nap. I have a tendency to push myself. Goes back…
Invisible Tuesday
Some of you know that I host a MomTV show on Wednesdays (at 1pm EST) called The Invisibles. The show focuses on living well with chronic/invisible illness. To help my listeners and to educate my readers, I am going to start posting on the same topic that my show will focus on each week on…
Thankful no matter what…
Today’s theme for Thankful Thursday is trials. I think that is an appropriate topic for me to write about given the events of the last few weeks (or my whole life if you want to get technical). Some of you may remember that I broke out in (what they thought were) hives about six weeks…
