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.
Depressed and Suicidal • My Promise to God
I know it’s hard to talk about it, but if you are ever depressed (sad, lonely, scared, or feeling hopeless) and suicidal, PLEASE try to remember that you are NOT alone. Reach out to someone, even if you must reach out to a 911 operator.
Wandering Into Trust
God brought me out of the life I used to have (the life I had before I became ill, before the diagnosis and medications). He brought me out of this to bring me in to something good. What?! How can life with an illness be a better place?
Shame, the Unwelcome Guest
So, next time shame comes knocking on your door, refuse to allow it entrance. Instead, focus on God’s powerful, life-giving promises and rest in Christ’s sufficiency and grace.
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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.