Chronic Joy®
Accessible Hope for Everyone!
Compassionately serving you with a wealth of accessible, easy-to-use, faith-based educational resources and publications for all those affected by chronic illness, mental illness, chronic pain, and disability. Hope starts here—you’re an indispensable, irreplaceable piece of the puzzle!
CHRONIC ILLNESS
As we journey through diagnoses and treatment plans, loss and isolation, sadness and grief, we can also discover the gifts of laughter, joy, and hope along the way. [Chronic Pain • Shame in Illness]
CAREGIVERS
A caregiver’s role can be rewarding and exhausting, difficult and joy-filled, meaningful and frustrating, isolating and inspiring—discovering God’s joy as you care for your loved ones.
MENTAL ILLNESS
Stigma, isolation, loneliness, and shame often follow a diagnosis of mental illness. With God, mental illness has no stigma. You are His precious child, deeply loved and fully accepted. [Anxiety • Depression]
SUICIDE PREVENTION
Hold Onto Possibility Everyday • Are you thinking about ending your life? Reach out for support. Are you concerned about a friend or loved one ending their life? Ask. Listen. Love. Pray. [Trauma Soul Care]
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Infusions of Hope
One Step Forward in Grief
The common thread between all these is that God was there, ready to grieve with me, but I needed to take a step toward Him. He always met me right there—and He still does, because (to be honest) the grieving continues.
The Gift of Being Present (Burden-Bearing)
There were no words to make Anna’s burden better or lighter, but there was incredible comfort in someone else coming alongside her in presence to help her feel like she wasn’t so alone.
(Watchers) Caregivers: The Importance of Connection
Have you ever stood by that someone and felt utterly helpless? Do they have problems you cannot remove and health concerns you cannot fix? If so, you are a Watcher—and most likely also a Caregiver. You wince as your loved one winces and rejoice as they rejoice—but you cannot even walk a block in their shoes.