“I Thought I Was The Only One” Printable To Share

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Have you ever heard someone share about their illness experience, whether in person or online, and you responded, "What? You too? I thought I was the only one!" How significant a difference it can make in our perspective and even our ability to cope when we know someone else understands some aspect of what we our feeling--especially when we thought what we felt was a bit unusual. Well, C.S. Lewis said many years ago, "Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What? You too? I thought I was the only one!'" How many people could you share this with, who you consider one of those friends? This free printable is 300 dpi resolution (which means it will look good, not all blurry, when you print it out.) It is … [Read more...]

Disappointment Can Be ‘His Appointment” Printable to Share

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Disappointment when you have a chronic illness is part of the journey. Learning to cope with it, when to have a good cry, and when to just sigh and move on, are all part of the process. Who among us have not felt disappointment as we have missed out on an important event, had to stay home while our loved ones participated in something we wanted to share? Maybe you have felt significant grief of disappointment as you had to give up a dream--like having a career, or even a child. Does God really have it all in control? He says yes! The Word tells us, ”A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9) That should assure us--God directs our steps! But instead it can leave us with a big lump of … [Read more...]