Tag: chronic illness
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R*E*S*P*E*C*T
I have a strong personality. This is an established fact. I can be “bossy”. “opinionated”. “determined”. Super-choleric~melancholy Thank You, PapaGod, for this gift that saved me from my abuse-and-crime-ridden family;and that has also made my adult life so difficult. As a mom. As a wife. As a friend. 💔 Thank You for being every bit […]
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Plan for weakness 💐
I figured it out: Why I miss whole…chunks…of…time regarding planned activities: I just now did it again; and this time I was watching 👀. Background info: Yesterday was a terrible health day: I was at Defcon 5 all day with a migraine. I tried everything and finally won. I was praying alllll day just to […]
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Chronic illness: Do I have self-compassion?
Oh. My. Sparkly. Purple. Toesocks!!! This post from #brainlessblogger: https://wp.me/p7MuDm-6Ik hit me exactly 100% where I am. Who SAYS the internet is only a 🔧 of the devil?! #OVERCOMEEVILWITHGOOD #truth #courage-building #helpful #bethethingiwanttofind
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Comfort-er 💐
INTIMACY – Jesus’ disciples had a very intimate relationship with Him which is why it would have been so hard to think of Him leaving. Jesus knew this, but He also knew that the same level of intimacy would be available through the Helper who was coming. The Holy Spirit is now, God with us. Literally […]
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Early morning chutzpah 🌼🌸💮🏵🌼🌸
Girlfriends asleep Family asleep Hubby asleep Dogs asleep Quiet house Flu-like autoimmune symptoms Already slept off my sleep aid Maxed~out on ibuprofen and Tylenol for today Here I am Jesus: it’s just me and You. I need You; that’s flat. I remember others who are wakeful at 3am: inmate who is stuck with the choices […]
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Chronic illness
🙏I was thinking with God about our difficult lives and all of the suffering that is our lot. (Well, at least from my point of view. Our brothers and sisters who live in 3rd world or war torn countries would be laughing hysterically right now I guess.) 🙏it is so much easier to follow Jesus when […]
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Household work
I don’t have to or get to do those Homely tasks anymore. Which I Found So inescapable. Which I often dreaded. Which I now miss poignantly, anxiously heartbreakingly. 💔 which I took for granted which made up So much of my self Concept from which I found joy and utility and self worth. I tell […]
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It takes heart ❤
Wow. Three days have gone by without me even looking at the Bible. It sneaks up on me…. YouTube sermons are ok and all, but its not the same as getting my own food, you know? —— i avoid being quiet and talking to God because the stuff I am dealing with is yucky..then, when […]
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Internal boundary 🌷
Giving myself eight more minutes to work on this problem. Then it’s going to go in my someoneelsesproblem box or my God box or my later box or all three. 🌷🌻🌷🌻🌷🌻🌷🌻🌷 I am not freaked out I am adequately stable at the moment , not in imminent danger of being suicidal , not inordinately vulnerable to […]