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.
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Weak or Strong: Let God Do the Hard Stuff
Does it upset me that things seem to grow more difficult with each passing day? Of course! Yet, weak or strong, God’s strength is sufficient. Instead of dwelling on my inability, may I always remember that He can do all things, even through one as weak as me.
To the Mom with Chronic Illness
Being a mom is difficult; being a mom with chronic illness is even more challenging. Here is some hard-earned wisdom: give yourself grace, ask for help, be honest with your family, and lean into Jesus.
Limitations as God’s Invitation
Throughout my life, I have sought closeness with God but now my illness moves me even closer to Him. My limitations become God’s invitation.
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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.