When You Are Ill and Part of Our Military Family

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November is National Military Family Appreciation Month and where do we even begin? Not only do these families sacrifice their time together, but they but they put their lives on the line, move their families all over the world continuously, and live on a very limited income. This life can be hard for many of us to imagine if we are healthy, but consider those moms and dads who are chronically ill; those who face the daily pain and physical limitations at we face living with illness, yet they also have a spouse who may not even be home for months at a time. Wednesday Jocelyn Green, author of Faith Deployed will share a story with us from her book about a chronically ill mom and wife who is in a military family. The article, "Worn Out … [Read more...]

Interview with Angela Dugi, Author of “What I Learned Lying Down: Hope for the Chronically Ill”

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Bridget Gazlay Even though I've known Angela Dugi for only a short while, I have come to think of Angie as a dear friend and soul mate as we both travel on the road of chronic illness. I watched her struggle just to have the energy and focus to answer my questions. Every second is precious to her because she doesn't know how long that second will last before she needs to rest. Her book, What I Learned Lying Down: Hope for the Chronically Ill gives an intimate look into her private journal as she shares how God used her illnesses for good during this fourteen-year pilgrimage. Living with chronic fatigue, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, and asthma--all while being a wife and mom to three children--is … [Read more...]

Worship Artist, Matt Krueger, Shares His Story of Heart Condition on CBN

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We shared the story of Matt Krueger previously on our web site in April 2011. His story was recently on Christian Broadcasting Network. Matt says, "They did a great job on the piece! We are blessed to share God's story with the World and are interested in sharing the music and message with more. . . I never thought I would be on the same program as John Tesh or Pat Robertson... LOL. God works in wonderful ways." At the age of 22, when Matt had a heart scan, he was told by his doctors he needed immediate surgery or he could have a heart attack. He married his girlfriend, and at the age of 27 had 6 stents inserted into his heart to open up the blocked arteries. This is a beautiful 5-minute video I encourage you to watch. You will be … [Read more...]

The Story Behind The Prayer Dove

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I love to see how God uses people with chronic illness to bring Him glory and bring those around the people comfort, even in the worst of circumstances. Kathy Nave is one of those people. She wrote to me last year and send along a beautiful prayer dove that was hand-carved. Gorgeous. . . and practical too! I asked her to share her story with the readers here at Rest Ministries. I hope it makes you wonder what God could have in store for you! The Prayer Dove is available in the Rest Ministries Shop! Lisa The Story Behind The Prayer Dove When I found out that I had MS I felt that part of me was gone for ever! Being a person who always did for myself, never asking for help of any kind, feeling that even God had forgotten me. . . … [Read more...]

Author Interview: Finding The Light of Jesus Author Shares How We All Need God’s Love

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By Debbie Farmer I recently had the blessed experience of chatting briefly with book author Cindy Tuttle, who has written "Joining in the Dance of Life" and recently released "Finding the Light of Jesus" both available at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. I feel privileged to share this interview with you about her new book. Cindy, please tell us a little about yourself and what inspired you to write "Finding the Light of Jesus." Thank you, Debbi, for letting me share "The Light of Jesus" with you. I have been honored to have worked with people with severe mental illness for over twenty-five years. I've also worked with adults and children who were profoundly retarded and people who are elderly living in long term care hospitals. … [Read more...]

Author Interview: Living a Meaningful Life Despite Chronic Illness

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By Debbi Farmer I recently had the blessed experience of chatting briefly with Sherry Boettcher author of "Living a Meaningful Life" She has had such a good response from her readers, as well as many testimonials that inspire others to read and share her book. Sherry, thank you for taking time to speak to me today, can you tell us a little about yourself and why you felt led to write the book "Living a Meaningful Life"? Thank you, Debbi. Oh, how it breaks my heart that there are so many of us who hurt, but I'm so glad we can encourage one another and that God offers us all hope! I guess one of the most encouraging things for me has been the response from readers, giving me the affirmation that my book is touching hurting hearts and … [Read more...]

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