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August 15, 2011 by Lisa, RM Director 2 Comments

My Grandmother’s Table

My Grandmother’s Table

1954. My mother's mother got a new table. My mother was in third grade. Each day she came home from school and sat at it and had popcorn and grape juice. Now it sits in my home. My grandmother has been in heaven for over a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Attitude, Founder's Blog, This is Me, What's New? Tagged With: Family, God, Mother, Parenting, Rest Ministries, San Diego

May 6, 2011 by Lisa, RM Director 1 Comment

I’m a Good Mom Because… Lisa’s (Very Edited) Quote In Parenting Magazine

I’m a Good Mom Because… Lisa’s (Very Edited) Quote In Parenting Magazine

My mom had flown down from Oregon to help me when I had a major spinal flare in March.  Among the chaos, I received the email, "We received your submission to Parenting: The School Years magazine and would like to use it, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Founder's Blog, Parent of Ill or Disabled Child, Parenting, What's New? Tagged With: Family, lisa copen, Mother, Parenting, Rheumatoid arthritis

February 9, 2011 by Lisa, RM Director 2 Comments

Devotion: Daily Re-Learning The Surrender of Our Illness to God, Wheelchairs Included

Devotion: Daily Re-Learning The Surrender of Our Illness to God, Wheelchairs Included

"For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well." (Psalm 139:13-14) When I was young I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Devotionals, What's New? Tagged With: Christian encouragement, Chronic pain, daily devotion for women, daily scripture readings and meditations, Disability, encouraging scriptures, Family, finding bible scriptures, finding peace through trials scripture, free daily bread devotionals, free daily devotion, God, Health, illness ministry, inspirational bible scriptures, inspirational poems and scriptures, inspirational stories, invisible illness, meditation, more daily devotionals via email, our daily bread devotion book, Psalms, Rest Ministries, short inspirational devotionals

January 24, 2011 by Lisa, RM Director 2 Comments

How Can I Get Kids Out The Door To School When I Can Barely Move?

How Can I Get Kids Out The Door To School When I Can Barely Move?

My husband used to take care of the kids in the mornings because I have a hard time with mornings. But he works the third shift now and I now have two children in school. I have to wake up at 6:30 after little or no sleep and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Founder's Blog, Help! Q/A, Parent of Ill or Disabled Child, Parenting, What's New? Tagged With: Child, Family, Health, Parent

May 31, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director Leave a Comment

Not the Brady Bunch – How to Live With a Bipolar Mom

Not the Brady Bunch – How to Live With a Bipolar Mom

By Libby East When I was little my family would watch reruns of the Brady Bunch and I would think "gee I wish I could have a family like that". It was so nice to think that a family's biggest problems could be whether … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Fear, Mental Illness, Parenting, What's New? Tagged With: Child, Christian, Family, God, Health, Mental Health, Parenting, Television

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