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Q&A: What Do I Do About My Friend Who Keeps Bringing Me Down?

May 19, 2011 By 2 Comments
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I have a friend who I've known for years.  We used to go out partying before my diagnosis, but now I've really become grounded in my faith, because God is the only thing that has gotten me through. She keeps saying she "knows the real me" and I cannot possibly be satisfied with this life I have now.  Whenever I share something I've learned while living with illness or about anything good in my life, she has something negative to say about how much I am missing out on in life because of my illness. I care about her, but I just don't know if I can continue to be around her right now if she keeps this up. - Kelly Hi, Kelly, Do you know someone who is the same now as they were 30 or even 40 years ago? They love to complain and stir up … [Read more...]

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Movie Review: Soul Surfer Shows Courage. . . Through God Who Strengthens!

April 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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By Lisa Copen My 8-year-old son said it was going to be a boring movie. Afterward, he said it was boring. But during the film he was on the edge of his seat. After we came home, he went outside with his skateboard, and when he came in he wanted to watch videos on Bethany Hamilton's web site. The next morning, he took a break from video games to listen to every word Bethany said on the Today Show. "Soul Surfer" is easy to label an inspiring movie. Who wouldn't? A 13-year-old girl is out on her surfboard when a 14-foot tiger shark takes her arm and then leaves the scene. The rest of the movie we see how Bethany deals with the day-to-day challenges of living with one arm (who knew cutting a tomato could be so difficult?); learning to … [Read more...]

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Soul Surfer The Movie Releases 4/8; The Biography of Bethany Hamilton

March 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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SOUL SURFER is the inspiring true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again. Based on the Bethany Hamilton bio, the Soul Surfer movie has already inspired millions of people worldwide through the love of her family, her sheer determination, and her unwavering faith in Jesus Christ. The biography of Bethany Hamilton is pretty amazing: Soul Surfer casting is an all-star team, including AnnaSophia Robb and Helen Hunt, with Carrie Underwood in her film debut, and Dennis Quaid. The Soul Surfer movie release date is April 8th. You can find out more details at the Soul Surfer IMBD web site, or www.bethanyhamilton.com , or read the biography of … [Read more...]

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Teen Starts “Wear iT Wednesday” to Spread Faith Message

May 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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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...]

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Resource Guide of 40 Pages for Young Adults

January 8, 2010 By 2 Comments
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This web site, "Breakout" leads you to online reading material called “Breakout” The Complete Lifestyle Guide for Young People with Arthritis. What a wonderful website with an uplifting & positive message! You can sit in the comfort of your own home & read forty pages of useful information, without having to worry about going to a bookstore & spending time, energy, & money. It discusses a number of issues & challenges particular to young people with arthritis. Some of these include how to express your feelings, surviving school & university, leaning on your support system & many more. It’s an easy read that is interesting, interactive & unique in the fact that it is able to go much deeper than what is seen on the … [Read more...]

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What I’d Like to Tell My Pastor About Living with Illness

October 28, 2009 By 7 Comments
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Living with chronic illness is lonely. Everyone around us seems to be enjoying health, happiness & the ability to pursue their dreams. But we are lonely, scared, & disappointed. We are living with an illness that we have not been able to pray away, cry away, or confess away & so we turn to our church for guidance & acceptance. But churches are made up of people—all of us imperfect. We asked our readers, What would you like your pastor to know about living with a chronic illness & your need to serve others, or be ministered to, within the body? Here are some of your heart-felt replies. (Please add your comments below to add your own 2-cents about what you'd like your pastor to know.) I know I am young & you may not believe I am … [Read more...]

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