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June 14, 2012 by Lisa, RM Director 26 Comments

“You Are Too Young to Be That Sick!”

“You Are Too Young to Be That Sick!”

 "You are too young to be that ill! Oh, you are too young to be dealing with that kind of pain." Why do simple, even well-intentioned words hurt so much? By Lisa Copen At the age of twenty-four, a thousand miles away from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Coping Skills, Depression, Friend Has Illness, Friendships, Invisible Illnesses, Misunderstood, Need to Know, Person w/ Illness, What's New?

May 7, 2012 by Lisa, RM Director 30 Comments

Bring a Meal and Make is Special With Free Printable Labels

Bring a Meal and Make is Special With Free Printable Labels

When one is chronically ill, and a friend wishes to help her (or him!), the first thing that comes to mind is to bring a meal. In fact, since the most popular gift to bring is a meal, I wrote the book, Beyond Casseroles: 505 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Beyond Casseroles, Caregiver, Cooking, Free Printables, Friend Has Illness, Invisible Illnesses, Ministry - Personal, Need to Know, Support Group Leader, What's New?

January 5, 2012 by Lisa, RM Director 9 Comments

Q&A: How Can I Let People Know Their Perfume is Making Me Sick?

Q&A: How Can I Let People Know Their Perfume is Making Me Sick?

I have Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and when people who are wearing perfume want to hug me they transfer their scent to my clothing! How can we let people know that their perfume is having the opposite intended effect on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church Leader, Coping Skills, Help! Q/A, Invisible Illnesses, Links, Person w/ Illness

November 8, 2011 by Lisa, RM Director 3 Comments

When Illness Threatens to Make You Feel Invisible

When Illness Threatens to Make You Feel Invisible

I once heard the comparison that life with chronic illness was sort of like "living in the parenthesis." It can sound like a bad Christmas letter. . . We have had the most fabulous year (despite mom being in the hospital a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Coping Skills, Founder's Blog, Invisible Illnesses, Loneliness, Person w/ Illness, What's New? Tagged With: Christ, God, Jesus, Lord

August 16, 2011 by Lisa, RM Director 3 Comments

Raise Your Hands If You Really Love Jesus

Raise Your Hands If You Really Love Jesus

Shannon Dingle Last month, my church hosted a large women's conference. We put it on every other year, and it is truly a blessing. I really loved our musicians this time and enjoyed worshiping with other women from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Coping Skills, Invisible Illnesses, What's New? Tagged With: Christ, Christianity, Church, Evangelism, God, Jesus, Religion & Spirituality

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