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Fight Thoughts Of Suicide With A Random Act of Kindness

May 30, 2012 By 5 Comments
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Feeling suicidal or blue can be normal when you live with chronic illness. One way to fight them each day is by doing a random act of kindness. By Lisa Copen, this is a reprint from http://thinkingaboutsuicide.com where Lisa is a contributor. The web site is a good place to turn during those rough days to help you remember that God cares about you and is here beside you even when you don't feel like it. Experiencing that rock-bottom depression and pain--both physical and emotional--can quickly convince you that there is nothing worth getting out of bed for one more morning. You may even be wondering if you should keep fighting those thoughts of suicide, or if it is finally time to just give in. Perhaps you are tired of fighting and … [Read more...]

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10 Icebreaker Tips to Avoid Your Illness Support Group Becoming Depressing

February 3, 2012 By 2 Comments
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Is your support group getting a bit depressing? If so, it is time for some icebreaker ideas to bring the joy back (before it's too late!) If you live with a chronic illness or chronic pain, the odds are that you have at least tried a support group once since your diagnosis. Did the situation go something like this? You felt awful the entire day but you decided to get in the car and go to the support group anyway. You thought it would be good for you. It took forever to find the building at the hospital and then you ended up parking what seemed like a mile from the suite number. You found a chair that smelled like old sweat and smoke and hoped somehow you would find some encouragement. But an hour later you're ready to make dash for … [Read more...]

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Latte With Lisa – Can Fear Spur on Anger?

January 24, 2011 By 3 Comments
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Hi, friends, Join me in this 5-minute clip below to hear what is new here at Rest Ministries, where I can use your prayers, and see what I've been struggling with lately as my body doesn't "do" as I think it should! If you are receiving this via email and do not see a video below, click on the title of this "blog post" to take you to the video clip. You can also watch it on our YouTube Channel. Related articles When Family and Friends Are Not Around to Help You When You Are Ill (chronicillnesspaindevotionals.wordpress.com) God Doesn't Need You to Set New Year's Resolutions (chronicillnesspaindevotionals.wordpress.com) … [Read more...]

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Are You Always Forgetting Numbers You Need?

May 23, 2010 By 1 Comment

We all have a million different numbers that we are supposed to be able to remember off the top of our head. Our phone number, our cell number, our family's cell numbers, our PIN numbers, bank numbers. Not long ago I was supposed to put my phone number into the grocery store's machine for my discount & I drew a blank. And the blank didn't fade away. I literally dug out my check book & with a red face, glanced to see what is was. Well, here is a web site that may be of a little bit of help. myPhonr is really easy to use. You just enter in your phone number --or whatever number you are needing to be able to memorize a bit easier, & see if it has any English words in it. You may be able to dial the "word" rather than the numbers. The … [Read more...]

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

May 20, 2010 By 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...]

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Anesthesiology Patient Resources – Make Sure You Wake Up!

May 4, 2010 By 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...]

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Don Piper Ministries Has “Hope Summit” in Texas in May

April 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

We love HOPE around here at Rest Ministries & we also love Don Piper, so we wanted to pass along this information in case you live in the Pasadena, Texas area. Don Piper Ministries is holding it's first ever "Hope Summit," May 21-22, 2010 at First Baptist Church Pasadena, Texas. Many have asked if there would ever be an event held where they could come, bring family & friends, & hear Don's messages of hope & healing in person. Don & Eva Piper, Nash 3, Anita Onarecker Wood, Pray Guillory & Nicole Flenniken! You'll receive tremendous encouragement for eternity & for this present life. Register or find additional information at the web site. … [Read more...]

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HopeNotes Newsletter #87

April 23, 2010 By 14 Comments

Hi, friends, First of all, thank you for all the kind little notes you have sent me over the last few months when I zip off postcards or ezines that say, "more coming soon--life is chaotic now." Your emails always encourage me so much & I appreciate that you never say, "Come on, girl, & get your act together!" Your grace is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G & I am honored to be on the receiving end of it. It's been one of those weeks where it's quiet around my house & yet different things I've been involved in have come together. I feel like I have a million things buzzing through my brain & before I can get them done or down on paper, my brain just wants to shut off. I w&er through the house unmotivated. I sit down & then--literally--can't get up … [Read more...]

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Prayers for Don Piper

April 22, 2010 By 1 Comment

Don Piper, author of 90 Minutes in Heaven, recently had the following posted in his ministry's newsletter & we wanted to pass it on for prayers on his behalf. If you have read the books he's written, you know that he still lives daily with tremendous physical pain. Don has been diagnosed with a cyst on one of his vocal chords. Don is scheduled to undergo surgery to remove the cyst by prominent Houston voice surgeon Dr Richard Stasney on April 29, 2010. Following the surgery Don will undergo therapy & be unable to speak for a brief period of time, but should be able to resume a normal schedule in days. We thank your for your prayerful concern & will keep you undated as events unfold. As of this time, no scheduled events have been canceled … [Read more...]

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Where Do You Find Rest Ministries on Google?

April 17, 2010 By 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...]

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We’re Giving Away 3 Copies of Our New Small Groups Book!

April 15, 2010 By 13 Comments

We're giving away 3 copies of this new book by Lisa Copen! If you are even thinking about starting an illness support group, you won't want to miss this book. It's packed full of 320-pages of all the answers RM Director Lisa has given group leaders in emails for over 10 years. It also includes a chapters on Suffering, Healing, & How Churches Can Make a Difference. Here are some of the other things you will find in this new book! What a chronic illness is & does it matter if it's invisible A brief history of illness ministry in the medical community Benefits of small group ministry for the individual & the church How to lead when you are ill Steps to formulate the purpose of your small group, the logistics, … [Read more...]

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Send a Soldier a Bible

March 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Have you ever considered how precious something like a Bible could be to someone who risks his or her life every day? When is the last time you gave a gift that you knew could change a person's life? Requests for Rapid Deployment Kits, which contain a New Testament with Psalms & Proverbs, a daily devotional, and an evangelistic booklet all packaged in a waterproof bag, are requested for 15-20,000 soldiers each month through Campus Crusade for Christ's Military Ministry. Find out more info on what & where to send it. Their web site states: A grateful mom of an Air Force recruit recently shared: You have no idea how blessed [our son] was in receiving the [Rapid Deployment Kit] . . . You all provided him with exactly what he … [Read more...]

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