Devotion: Hug Something!

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“The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.” (Deuteronomy 33:27) During a time recently where everything in my life looked pretty bleak – I was reminded of something someone did for me many years ago. This lady had been treating me regularly for some time and one day when I arrived in the waiting room for my appointment, there was a huge teddy bear sitting in one of the chairs. She was aware that at that time, I was not only in severe physical pain; I was also distraught from a bad reaction to some medication and feeling let down by some poor care from a medical professional. I was really in a bad way – both physically and emotionally. She came out to the waiting room to meet me and pointed … [Read more...]

13 Gift Ideas for a Chronically Ill Gal

We women like to shop & there’s nothing better than seeing the face of a friend light up when we offer up our thoughtfulness & creativity wrapped in a box with home-made, h&-stamped paper bag wrapping paper, all tied up with a raffia ribbon & dried orange slices. Say what? If you’re like me—since it’s the thought that counts—you basically try to stuff the gift into a dollar-store gift bag, rip the wrinkled tag off, & wrap a strip of shipping tape on the h&le so it doesn’t burst. But I used to be the girl that did rafia with home-made dried orange slices. Either way, shopping for a chronically ill friend can be both fun & intimidating. We want to give her something she’ll like (she can’t get enough of that American … [Read more...]