Taking a Stand – Janet Lynn Mitchell Discovers Her Doctors Lied for 15 Years

I have known Janet Lynn Mitchell since I met her about five years ago. We don’t see each other   often, but we recently had the chance to catch up at a women’s writers conference and I remembered just how amazing this woman’s story of medical malpractice is. But just as important is the story she [...]

Poem – You Are Blessed…

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If you own just one Bible, you are abundantly blessed; 1/3 of the world does not have access to even one.
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who will not survive the week.
If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the [...]

Devotion – Explanation of the 23rd Psalm In Japanese is Comforting

“The Lord is my Pace-setter, I shall not rush. . .” (Psalm 23:1, Japanese Translation)

Would you like to take a new look at Psalm 23? So often we open up our Bible and the words blur past us. When our heart is hurting or our body is in pain, we can quickly skip over certain [...]

Do Psalms Before Surgery Help?

During our 2009 Invisible Illness Week workshops we had a special guest, Curtis Dean Hall. He is a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist in Kansas. Over the years his practice has moved toward helping those who live with chronic pain, anxiety and trauma issues. And his sub-specialty has become surgery preparation. This was [...]

Joni Eareckson Tada Encouraging Even More Through Cancer Experience

As many of you may may know, Joni Earckson Tada recently was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent surgery and now will be starting chemotherapy. Somehow in the midst of all this she has found not only peace, but also the ability to write on her blog and even do some videos so that we [...]

Caregivers Come in All Sizes

“For the Son of Man is going to come in His Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.” Matt. 16:27
Being a HopeKeepers Facilitator I found out quickly that caregivers don’t receive enough praise and thanks for all they do and have to go [...]

Jesus Really Does LOVE You! – Inspirational Story

Every Sunday afternoon, after the morning service at their church, the Pastor and his 11-year-old son would go out into their town and hand out Gospel tracts. This particular Sunday afternoon, as it came time for the Pastor and his son to go to the streets with their tracts, it was very cold outside as [...]

Cancer: 7 Things You Need to Know to Help

By Georgia Shaffer
Sara sat looking totally overwhelmed. At the age of thirty-five, she had learned she had breast cancer. “I feel like I just got hit by a Mack truck,” Sara said.
As a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania and a cancer survivor who, 18 years ago, was given a 2 percent chance to [...]

Do You Have a Teen With a Chronic Illness?

If your teenager lives with a chronic illness HopeLab is a nonprofit organization that you will want to check out and browse their website. It can also be encouraging to share with your teenager about what is going on in the world of science that is specifically geared towards improving the lives of teenagers who [...]

Making the Choice To Be a Work at Home Mom – Part 2 of 3

Yesterday we featured “Making the Choice To Be a Work at Home Mom – Part 1 of 3”
Now we are on to Part 2. We’d also love to hear your feedback in the comments below. We know many of you work from home or are considering it.
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By Jill Hart, reprinted with permission from her book [...]

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