Caregiving is more than medications, appointments and pillow fluffing. It’s often the selfless, unseen work of a spouse or loved one bearing the emotional burdens, along with the physical ones, of a sick or injured family member. Often, they have to be the strong one and absorb the patient’s own grief. We never imagined my husband would be thrust into the caregiving role in our early 30s. For the family caregivers out there, this one’s for you […]
5 Lessons I’ve Learned & 15 Inspiring Quotes from Joni Eareckson Tada
Quadriplegic Joni Eareckson Tada is a faith hero of mine. She’s survived a diving accident, cancer, chronic pain, and more – but faithfully offers hope through hardship as her life’s mission. Read five lessons I’ve learned and 15 inspiring quotes from Joni Eareckson Tada […]
Gifts from Invisible Illness
Living with an invisible illness feels like living with a secret. You want to blurt out your burdens or bury them so you can interact without the baggage. You worry you’re too much or not enough. Along with the struggles, however, there are beautiful gifts that come with chronic illness. Three invisible illness warriors share the gifts they’ve discovered along the way[…]
Learning the Language of Shared Grief and Lament
I chuckled when I saw the lone “late bloomer” on our azalea bushes. All the others had their season in the sun blooming bright pinks and purples, but now most were brown crusty blobs ready to drop to the ground. I’m a late bloomer, too, when it comes to learning the language of lament and grieving well with others. […]
