Ministry Assistant
Kara and her husband Conrad live in Calgary, Canada, where she taught for 28 years. She loves the Word of God and encourages others through her devotional writing. Kara felt led to write a book of devotionals (Searching for Sea Glass) when her journey with chronic illnesses pressed her more deeply into God’s arms of love. She prays that her journey and refinement will encourage your walk with God.
When life changes what we can do—or where we belong—our sense of identity can feel fragile and uncertain. Illness, relocation, and loss can strip away familiar roles and leave us wondering who we truly are. Yet Scripture reminds us that our identity is not defined by work, ability, or circumstance, but by the unchanging truth of who God says we are—His beloved masterpiece.
How do we shift our focus? How can we change how we view our difficulties? God’s hand is in the middle of our stories and He wants us to look to Him to catch His perspective.
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?
