Poem – You Are Blessed…

Author unknown
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 [...]

What Has Chronic Illness Taught You? Here Are a Few Things I’ve Learned

Duncan Cross of the Patients For a Moment Blog Carnival recently asked us to answer this question “What have you learned about yourself, your illness, and other sick people?”
Well… this could be not only an entire book, but a volume of books. So where does one start?
Rather than going deeper with this question I’m going [...]

“In the Garden” Video of Classic Hymn

I love the hymns from years past. As a child growing up in a church that sang hymns from a hymnal and not the “cool” upbeat songs, I thought our little church was behind the times. Now I have an appreciation for the beauty in the simple words. One of my favorite CDs is Alan [...]

The Hero

By Rhonda Clark
Her days are filled with poking and prodding. Doctors and nurses keep a watchful eye over our little darling as they adjust and administer medications. Every moment her tiny heart beats is one more moment we have with her.
My days are filled with learning hospital jargon as I sit in the brightly painted [...]

Mom, I Remember You

By Richard L. Provencher
Letting us dunk our cookies in our glasses of milk at the kitchen table, even though we made a mess spilling milk and dropping cookie crumbs.
Laughing as you watched us take apart our Oreo cookies, then slowly licking each side making sure we collected all the inside sweetness.
Letting us help bake cookies, [...]

Take my Son, Touching Story to Read and Share

Every so often we get one of those emails that people are forwarding around that have a really neat message. In light of Easter approaching and thinking of the gift God gave us in His son, I thought this a touching story to pass along to you. I do not know the author of this [...]

What Do You Do When Illness Forces You To Rest

I received this email awhile back and thought Helga’s thoughts well-spoken.
Whatever might have happened, not every thing is bad news. Jesus is on your side. You may be forced to spend a lot of time on your own, but utilize that time. I find it enables me to get a lot into the Word, and [...]

Quotaton – All Pain Has Meaning

It is easy to feel like every day we are in too much pain to do what we want or need to do is a waste. We loved this quote that reminds us that when God allows the pain into our life, He never wastes it!
“One thing we may be sure of, however: For the [...]

Remembering That God Remembers

March and April are wonderful months. St. Patrick’s Day and Easter bring cheerful images of pastel colors and sunshine. The bright, Kelly green, Irish shamrock is not just about leprechauns and good luck. The shamrock represents God in three persons – the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Even the “lion and [...]

What’s a Man With an Illness do as a New Empty Nester?

I am the father of a 22-year-old son who recently moved out of the house. My wife works at a local craft store full time, but I have been unable to work the last few years due to a degenerative chronic illness. Usually it seems the women grieve an “empty nest” more than the men, [...]

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