Silly Stuff Archives - Rest Ministries - Chronic Illness and Pain Support

Our Favorite Comfy Cozy Secrets When Chronically Ill

November 14, 2011 By admin 17 Comments

So the rain or snow is falling, the cold evenings abound. Winter. It is here. And when we are chronically ill we may not be able to run out for evening get togethers with friends. We may not even be able to turn up the heater as much as we'd like since we are watching our budget. How do you create some sense of coziness in your life? Here are a few of our best tips. Browse some blogs of your interests you rarely indulge Whatever your interest is, there are multiple blogs about it. The other night I spent over an hour visiting blogs for vintage kitchen decorating. I've shared how I treasure my grandmother's kitchen table in a blog and have decorated with antiques I have collected over the years. (I don't really like to cook or clean, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Founder's Blog, Links, Person w/ Illness, Silly Stuff, What's New?

Make Your Own Artwork for Pennies

June 5, 2010 By admin 1 Comment

When you live with a chronic illness your house can get so dreary. We are often there--at home--looking at the same old knick knacks day after day, watching those dust bunnies grow into adulthood (oh, I'm sorry, maybe that is just at my house!) Well, either way, summer is just around the corner & maybe you are looking around wondering how you could cheer the place up. Or maybe you have kids that are out of school & they are bored & need a project. Here is a cool little tool we found! You can create a poster with the printer you have, even though your printer will only take regular sized 8 1/2 x 11 pieces of paper. Posterazor has a great video that shows how to download this free software & then how to upload your print. I can see … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hobbies-Crafts, Links, Our Best Tips, Parenting, Person w/ Illness, Save $, Silly Stuff, What's New? Tagged With: Arts, blindness, cronically ill, Free, light of world, Lymph node, Mark 1, Matthew, Printer, Salt and Light, searching for healing touch of jesus, seeing in the dark, what can we see in the dark, working with blind children

Breakfast on Your Body –Without the Calories

June 3, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

So this woman I know, who shall remain nameless to keep her dignity (hi, mom!) has always sworn on her mother's advice to wrap raw bacon around a toe that is starting to get an ingrown toe nail. Evidently the fat of the bacon will pull out the infection. I have to admit, I've seen it work. . . But for those of us with not-so-hot immune systems, I wouldn't recommend putting a piece of bacon on your toe. (Nor leaving it in your sock, where your dog can pull it out & eat it & have to go to the vet &. . . well, that's a whole other story). But look what we found as a humorous alternative? Bacon & egg b&ages! Yeah, we know this post likely won't help you grow in great depths spiritually, but we hope it brings a smile to your face. We can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Joy, Links, Parent of Ill or Disabled Child, Person w/ Illness, Silly Stuff, What's New? Tagged With: Alternative medicine, Arts, chronic illness tips, Do it yourself, Healing, Hiking, Literature, Marker pen, Paper, Peter, Picture frame, Pinterest, prescriptions, Walmart, www.pfccreations.com

What Does Your Name in Japanese Mean?

May 29, 2010 By admin 2 Comments

Have you ever wondered what your name in Japanese means? No? Then perhaps you really are getting enough sleep. Some of us here at Rest Ministries deal with a lot of insomnia and these online generators that tell us things like what your name in Japanese means are just too fun to pass up. Just put in your first name and see what it translates to in Japanese. I put in my son's name and get this. . . his name means: Compassionate > Genius > Wild ... yep! That sounds just about exactly how I would describe him. I put in other family's names and got a laugh when my dad's name meant "Old Will Work." I wonder if I could make that into a Father's Day card? Hmmm. Amuse yourself during one of those moments of insomnia with Your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Links, Silly Stuff, What's New? Tagged With: Family, Home, letter to healthy friends, letter to those with loved ones who have a chronic illness, Parenting, People, self-care, Television

Can Your Or Your Kids Set a New Record? Fun Summer Project

May 20, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Summer is coming soon & if you are a mom or dad with a chronic illness you may be wondering how you are going to fill in some of that spare time your children have. Here is one web site that get the kids, even if they are only 6 or 7 years old, to start thinking about what they could do to set a record. The Universal Record Database is touted as "the definitive site for human achievement." While I don't think seeing how many spoons you can knock off the counter with your nose in 20 seconds can be defined as a human achievement. . . who am I to judge? The fun thing about this site is that you can do almost anything, video tape it, & stick it up as a new record. One gal decided to see how many plastic spoons she could hold in 1 h& (45). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Links, Our Best Tips, Parenting, Person w/ Illness, Silly Stuff, What's New? Tagged With: Book of Revelation, Campsite, Child, Chronic, Chronic Illness, Conditions and Diseases, Corregidor Island, Disability, Disabled, event, Health, invisible illness awareness, Isaac, Kitten, Limousine, Lynn Jones, Milk, moms with illness, power of words, Rescues and Shelters, Website, you are not alone, Zion

Anesthesiology Patient Resources – Make Sure You Wake Up!

May 4, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOrjcLJ2IE0&feature=player_embedded The video above is a funny slip about anesthesiology but anesthesiology can also be a very serious matter. The American Society of Anesthesiologists has a wide variety of patient information on their web site. Some of these include: Anesthesiologists Role in the Operating Room Tracking & Improving Patient Safety During Anesthesia How Safe is Anesthesia? What are the Risks? Anesthesia & Me © Checklist Anesthesia & You Anesthesia for Ambulatory Surgery Be Smoke-Free for Surgery Know Your Anesthesiologist They also have many of the same resources in Spanish … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Caregiver, Health News, Links, Person w/ Illness, Silly Stuff, Videos, What's New? Tagged With: Bathsheba, Book of Proverbs, Global Positioning System, Health, Medical Specialties, Medicine, Uriah the Hittite, Website

Living with Chronic Pain Isn’t Fun . . . But it Can Be Funny!

May 2, 2010 By admin 3 Comments

I was walking through a store yesterday & overheard two women who were clerks at the gift shop speaking. The conversation went something like this: "She was recently diagnosed with MS, but she is doing really well. She has a really great attitude." "Well, she must be in remission then if she has a good attitude." "No, I don't think she's in remission. She has just decided to take whatever life throws at her & try to have best attitude possible." "Well, most people go into remission when they have MS. It probably can't be that bad." It took everything in me to walk by & not jump in & share exactly what I thought of the one woman's perception of chronic illness. One of the more difficult parts of illness is learning to live with chronic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Founder's Blog, Friend Has Illness, Joy, Person w/ Illness, Silly Stuff, Tools, Videos, What's New? Tagged With: Christian, christians and depression, Chronic, Chronic Illness, Chronic pain, Conditions and Diseases, Depression, depression and illness, disabilities, diseases, God, hardships, Health, health conditions, hopekeepers, invisible illness, invisible illness week conference, invisibleillnessweek, laugh, money saving tips, online sermon, Pain, Pope, redeemer fellowship, Research, Rest Ministries, sufferers, symptoms, what is joy

Teen Starts “Wear iT Wednesday” to Spread Faith Message

May 2, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

We thought this was a cool idea & it's always encouraging to see youth doing something for Christ. Although this isn't specific to illness, we thought you may want to pass it along to your own kids, gr&kids, youth pastors, etc. Maybe we should start a day where we wear a button or something to create more invisible illness awareness & where our true hope comes from too? _______________________________________ “Wear iT Wednesday™” is a grass roots movement which empowers Christian youth to show the joy of their faith as one community. Wear iT Wednesday™ is the idea of college senior, Chelsea Eubank. Chelsea’s vision is to register over 1,000,000 youth on www.wearitwednesday.com to gain their commitment to wear their favorite … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, Grandparents, Links, Parenting, Silly Stuff, Teen w/ Illness, What's New? Tagged With: Christianity, Friday, Infusion, pics of bethany hamilton, Religion and Spirituality, Shopping, United States, Youth

Ever Feel Like Your Body is a Crime Scene?

May 1, 2010 By admin 2 Comments

Ever get sick of being poked or having to take your medications via a needle? When I was in the hospital for a week I was given shots every few hours & my stomach looked like a crime scene. Boy do I wish I'd had these fun little b&ages. I could have stuck a couple of these "Crime Scene: Do Not Enter" b&ages on the biggest bruises & it would have given all of the nurses a good giggle. In Genesis 21:6 it says, 'Sarah said, "God has brought me laughter, & everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.'" Go ahead & be a bit silly. Let God bring you some laughter & while you are laughing, spread it around! Do you have a favorite item like this you want to share with us? Let us know or comment below. We want to spread the laughter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friend Has Illness, Joy, Links, Parent of Ill or Disabled Child, Person w/ Illness, Silly Stuff, What's New? Tagged With: AppalachianTrail, Caregiver, chronic illness tips, Computer-aided design, funny, guide to organizing your medicine, Hospital, how to organize your medication, Joy, make a pill box out of bead holder organizer, Mount Katahdin, nurses, organize, Pope, prescriptions, Research, Romans, Springer Mountain, United States

Kettle Corn without the Calories

April 24, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

It's Saturday. . . are you craving a DVD & some popcorn? Well, if you love kettle corn but cannot eat the sugar or calories of that flavorful coating, you may want to try one of my favorite new treats! Kernel Seasons now has a kettle corn flavor. At just 5 calories & one sugar gram per 1/4 of a teaspoon (which nicely coats a bowl of popcorn), you can treat those cravings-- without the calories! It's not sticky, but it's a light seasoning that does have that kettle corn flavor. So far, we've only located this flavor at our local Blockbuster video store. It is a .9 ounce bottle & is just $.99. Other flavors have spotted at places like Target & the grocery store, including butter & nacho cheese. Any flavor can also be ordered at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cooking, Our Best Tips, Silly Stuff, What's New? Tagged With: Food, Grocery store, husband is chronically ill, kids in hospital, sick kids, spouse is ill, Sugar, when caregiver becomes ill

Help Us Design This Bag!

April 22, 2010 By admin 15 Comments

We love this cute striped bag for summer time! Details about it are below. It's perfect to throw a towel in, extra clothes, snacks, books, whatever! It will retail in our bookstore this summer for just $15 & we need your help! What do you want to see on it? If we pick your idea you will win one! Do you want something fun like a palm tree? Do you want it to say something like our other bag that says "Don't Postpone Joy"? Do you LIKE the bag? If so, be sure to click "LIKE" below (the box with red dots outlining it.) Post your ideas below & if you have a particular image in high resolution you think we should consider let us know & we'll tell you how to send it to us. This 100% heavyweight 10 oz cotton canvas striped blue tote … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Joy, Silly Stuff, What's New? Tagged With: aprils fools day pranks, Business, hearing god speak, how do you uhear god's voice? finding peace in illness, listening for god's voice, making myself rest when in pain, Shopping, Silence

Where Do You Find Rest Ministries on Google?

April 17, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

This is a fun little tool that we found & tried out! What do you find when you search Google for "Christian Illness Ministry" or "Illness Devotionals" or "Invisible Illness"? Rest Ministries! Since I've done the Rest Ministries web site when we began in 1997 it was a fun way to see that all that internet marketing really did make a difference! People can find us! If you rank high on Google with your own blog or web site, you may want to try it out & make your own video. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7oREwCTBRg … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Silly Stuff, Videos, What's New? Tagged With: Business, Google, Marketing, Search, Search Engines, Tools, Web search engine, Website