Book Giveaways This Week

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Oh, Don't ya love spring? The humming birds arrive, the flowers bloom,  the clutter starts to appear when the sun comes out. Wait a minute. I am talking about myself here. I have been trying to declutter for months. .  but I am finally hitting my home office here at Rest Ministries. I want space, open spots on my desk that don't have a pile. But I have so much good stuff! And some of those goodies are books. Most of these are books I have been given by the authors, the publishers, etc. and I just cannot keep them all. They are "like new" (I have read everything on my Kindle since 2008--much easier on my rheumatoid arthritis hands).  So these little books are gems that I have barely broken the cover on. Each day I will post the … [Read more...]

Amazon Drops Price For Daily Strength of Rest Ministries Devotions

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Good news! Amazon has recently dropped the price for Rest Ministries Daily Devotionals on the Kindle. Amazon originally set the price at $1.99, but has since dropped it to just $.99. Rest Ministries receives 30% from each sale, and we do not have any control over the price setting. Over 30 people get the chronic illness devotionals on their Kindle each day, making it convenient to read anytime and anywhere, such as when stuck in those waiting rooms at doctor's office or for both short and long hospital stays. Thank you for supporting Rest Ministries in every way you do, including passing on the daily strength of our devotions. Many of you forward them to friends, post links to them on Facebook or other social networks, and tell … [Read more...]

Thinking About Suicide Website Offers Hope Through Depression

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I recently have had the honor of joining a group of Christian women who are writing for a blog ThinkingAboutSuidicide.com. Started by Christian author and speaker, Linda Evans Shepherd, this blog features a daily post on topics related to people who may be thinking about suicide. It is for anyone, those who have recently lost a job, a loved one, health, whatever and offers hope through depression. I recently wrote about this new blog on 3/30/12, New Thinking About Suicide Blog Offers Eternal Hope. Some of you, however, missed this post and then wondered why I was "liking" a page on Facebook that is called "Thinking About Suicide". Don't worry! I am just supporting the efforts to help spread the word. Below is a short video message to … [Read more...]

Easter Services Via WebCam

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  Happy Easter! He has risen! He has risen indeed! If you are unable to get to church this morning we invite you to come to Lisa's church via webcam. Go to Maranatha Chapel. It is a Calvary Chapel church with Pastor Ray Bentley, in Rancho Bernardo (San Diego), CA. Services will be broadcast at 8:30 and 10:30 AM Pacific time and if you miss it, it will be archived on the website later in the day. … [Read more...]

New Thinking About Suicide Blog Offers Eternal Hope

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A few months ago a friend of mine, Linda Evans Shepherd, announced to our group of Christian women writers that she was starting a blog specifically to reach out to those who were considering suicide. I have to say that anything Linda touches is done well and with complete passion and heart behind it. Her most recent web site, Finding God Daily, has a wonderful collection of articles about all the places we can find God! But would I be able to make a commitment to write an article or two a month about suicide? What do I know that may encourage someone else? And I just have a Bachelor's degree in Sociology, while many of the writers are professional counselors. But then I got an email from someone at Rest Ministries pouring her heart … [Read more...]

Video Message From Lisa, Founder of Rest Ministries

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After months of technical difficulties I have my webcam back up and working and wanted to say hello and offer a bit of encouragement after these longs months of winter. Lisa Related articles From Lisa - Resting in the New Year(chronicillnesspaindevotionals.wordpress.com) … [Read more...]

Do You Write? Blog? We Are Starting a Link Party!

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[ Short-Cut Link: Submit Your Article on "Reflections of Living With Chronic Illness" here ] What is a link party? A link party is sort of like a "blog carnival" if you are familiar with that term. If not, that is okay. Here is what a link party consists of. There is a host for any Link Party. In this case, Rest Ministries is your host. Greetings to everyone! Anyone can write and submit their blog to us at Rest Ministries. If approved (this means, it falls within our beliefs and content guidelines) than we will approve it and you will get a link here at Rest Ministries web site so other people can read it. We rank pretty well in the search engines, especially Google, so a link from us can also help your own blog site increase in the … [Read more...]

Devotionals This Week at Rest Ministries

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Hi, Friends, Just a note to let you know we are posting some of our favorite devotionals this week as "reruns." My apologies for not having devotions this weekend. I got the flu bug and have been in bed a few days. We always enjoy reading your comments, so thank you for adding your 2-cents on the web pages and sharing them on your Facebook pages. Lisa … [Read more...]

Prayer Request for Rest Ministries Assistant, Kara

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Hi, friends, Many of you have been blessed when you have called Rest Ministries to speak to my volunteer assistant, Kara. Her sweet southern voice and compassion is a comfort to us all, and she keeps the ministry running smoothly and me (relatively) sane. A couple of weeks ago she let me know she'd been diagnosed with breast cancer and last week she had a lumpectomy. I briefly posted on Facebook this week as she was in surgery, but I asked her permission to share it publicly and she said it would be fine (and prayers appreciated). Wednesday following surgery Kara posted the following: I'm already home from the hospital after the lumpectomy and lymph node sampling and praise the Lord that's all for now, depending on what the lymph … [Read more...]

From Lisa – Resting in the New Year

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It is the second week in January. According to the world, it is time to "get busy." But I feel like molasses is a world of energy drinks. I still have much I want to give, but it is not bubbling just below the surface like it usually does. Despite all the hype about doing, I am just concentrating on being. Well, the word "concentrating" is over-stating the reality. Honestly, I am just wandering around, resting in not having a to-do list of items that "must be done today or else," and yet, still feeling like I am wasting time by just resting. There is a long list of things I should be doing for this ministry. I feel my presence has not been what protocol dictates. Yet, I don't like to fake it. I want to be real with you. I want to be … [Read more...]

If You Have a Web Site, Add the Rest Ministries Button!

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A few people have been asking us, "Where is your button I can stick on my site?" We have one here with the code to copy to add to your own web site or blog below. Thank you for helping us continue to spread the word about our ministry. Just copy the text in the "text box" below and then paste this into your site or "widget area" as a text widget. Now you are good to go! FOR YOUR SITE: <center><a href="http://www.restministries.com/" mce_href="http://www.restministries.com/"><img alt="rest ministries chronic illness support" src="http://restministries.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/BUTTON-RM.gif" mce_src="http://restministries.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/BUTTON-RM.gif" title="rest ministries chronic illness … [Read more...]

Robe Winner Shares Her “Cozy” Tip

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Last week we had an article, "Our Favorite Comfy Cozy Secrets When Chronically Ill" and we promised to give away a pink fleece robe to someone who had the most creative cozy tip. You all had some fabulous idea for coziness and it was hard to choose just one winner! We chose Teresa who shared about putting her children's artwork around the house from when they were young. She shares, "I know someday we won’t always get to be together on Christmas Day, or even decorating day, but I still have the memories and the actual artwork and ornaments to bring my children back home to me, whether in body or spirit. It’s the greatest gift ever besides the birth of Jesus!" We know not everyone has kids--and if you do, you may have long ago lost … [Read more...]

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