Posts to Ponder
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Discover hope, encouragement, purpose, and Christ-centered growth as you explore the deep questions of illness, pain, trauma, shame, grief, and so much more.
No matter the challenges you're navigating, our Posts to Ponder will inspire you to surrender your expectations, notice gifts of joy and gratitude, and embrace your journey with hope, knowing that you are not alone.
Each blog post offers fresh grace, an invitation to ponder, an opportunity to listen, and insight for your journey. Grow in faith, one grace-soaked post at a time.
How Can Celebration Be A Discipline
When we start to live each day looking for ways to celebrate (even amid challenges), we anticipate seeing the good that God is doing. As we share, we may also help others have reason to celebrate. We may discover that a heart of gratitude grows from celebration and strengthens our relationship with God.
When a Kiss Can’t Make It Better
I looked on helplessly as the tears began to spill from my eyes as well. This was going to be a hurt I couldn’t kiss and make better. It was only as I learned to keep my eyes on God and His bigger plan that I found relief.
Make Laughter a Daily Priority – Why and How
Even with chronic illness, we need a spirit of hope and optimism. Making laughter a daily priority helps us to find and keep that spirit.
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Creative Ways to Use Chronic Joy Posts & Publications
Each of our publications offers opportunities for personal reflection, meaningful conversation, deeper connection, and shared growth.
Kintsugi: The Story of Our Scars
God pursues the places where we have been wounded, weakened, or failed, where we are vulnerable, where anxiety spins and depression sinks, where loneliness is rampant and grief lingers, and where suffering and loss are constant or sustained.
Telling Your Medical Story
What is a Medical Story? For our healthcare teams to build the best possible treatment plans for us, we need to learn to keep well-maintained logs of symptoms (and their severity), medications, treatments, dates, and brief notes. Keep track with our Medical Story Log.