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.
Surrendered to God’s Anything
When we pray “Lord, I’ll do anything,” we often imagine what that might mean—but God’s anything may take us through unexpected trials. In chronic illness and loss, His presence proves faithful, His peace steady, and His will good.
True Contentment Starts with Loving Yourself
Contentment isn’t about appearance, approval, or perfection—it’s about knowing who we are in Christ. For years I chased identity in the wrong places, but God’s Word reminded me that I am chosen, loved, and enough. True freedom begins when we accept His truth and learn to love ourselves as He created us to be.
Permission to Grieve: A Faith Resource for Acute and Chronic Grief
Permission to Grieve reminds us that we can move forward with loss—whether grief is sudden or never leaves—and that God meets us in our sorrow.
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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.