Celebrate Good Times – and Take a Nap!

by | Nov 19, 2021 | Chronic Illness, Faith

Hello long time friends, and new friends (it’s great to see some new faces around the blog). Welcome! I have some fantastic news to share. My dad is done with radiation and chemo! Cue the confetti and the dance music. His last chemo session was exactly a...

Fruit Basket Upset

by | Oct 1, 2021 | Chronic Illness, Faith

What happens when the caregiver and the chronically ill switch places? What do you do when life throws you a curveball and plays fruit basket upset with family dynamics? Binging Jesus is always a good idea! Seriously, Jesus is the answer. He’s always the answer. If...

A Bitter Disappointment

by | Jul 30, 2021 | Chronic Illness

Almost two years. That’s how long I’ve been looking forward to this weekend. That’s when my mom and I learned of the Mississippi River Readers Retreat. A retreat with some of our favorite authors? Yes please! We signed up and made plans for a long...

Here’s What I Know

by | Jun 18, 2021 | Chronic Illness

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know I’ve been facing some health challenges – again. I ended up having a Hospital Adventure last month and the adventure isn’t quite over. In all of the follow up appointments with my doctor, he...

A Hospital Adventure

by | Jun 4, 2021 | Chronic Illness

Last week I shared something on social media. It was a mini blog post that I wrote after receiving some abnormal test results. This is what I wrote: Life with chronic illness is unpredictable. Sometimes the things we go through are truly scary, but other times we’re...