Day 9: Glean and Listen Part 1

As I have been walking along this pathway of Chronic Illness, there are a few websites that have been helpful to me in gleaning information. So, on this Autumn Sunday during the #Write31Days Challenge, I am sharing some of those links with you. Today's post is shorter because I am on my way to meet my … Continue reading Day 9: Glean and Listen Part 1 →

Day 8: Listen for the Left Behind Ones

I had planned to share the thoughts of this post with you on a Sunday later this month, but as seems to be happening quite a lot with me, God changed the schedule on me. (Schedule? What schedule?) And as I listened to His whisper in my heart, I knew that He wanted me to hear … Continue reading Day 8: Listen for the Left Behind Ones →

Day 7: Listen for Answers to the Doubt

Once again, I had a vision shaped in my mind for what this next post might be about. You see, I had chosen this verse, and worked on its accompanying graphic early on in this #Write31Days Challenge. And I had let my mind drift . . . Maybe this verse means that you will answer … Continue reading Day 7: Listen for Answers to the Doubt →

Day 6: The Foundation for Listening

Where do you go for advice?Where do you look for answers when the way ahead is unclear?There is a foundation for all of our wondering, a source for words when our hearts are empty, and a fullness for days drained of all life.Image Copyright Carla Hanson, 2016God has placed in our hands a treasure of … Continue reading Day 6: The Foundation for Listening →

Day 5: Listen for the Captive

I have always loved a good story.And biographies have been some of my favorites: Amy Carmichael, Corrie ten Boom, C.S. Lewis, and Elisabeth Elliot have been some of my best re-reads.How about you? Do you have a favorite storyteller? But what happens when the Media tells us their stories so often that we forget that real … Continue reading Day 5: Listen for the Captive →

Day 4: Peace in the Listening

Life interrupted.I had my plans, and set out the Scriptures, but the Doctor called,and my peace was shattered. I knew this Writing Challenge would be an ADVENTURE, and I knew that God had something He wanted to say to me in this process.But I, of course, had my journey plotted out with my sugarplum fairy … Continue reading Day 4: Peace in the Listening →

Day 3: I Will Stand At My Watch

Have you ever noticed that sometimes the very thing that is causing you so much trouble is the very thing that is meant to be a blessing?Maybe that blessing is meant to be shared with another.But how can we share unless we listen to seeWHO is the one God has in mind for the sharing?All … Continue reading Day 3: I Will Stand At My Watch →

Day 2: The Place of Listening

Where can I go to find a place to Listen?Where can I find the noise is stilled andmy heart is ready to hear? Only in quietness and trust. Isaiah 30:15 "This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength"It seems that … Continue reading Day 2: The Place of Listening →

Day 1: Listen to what God is Saying

October 2016, the #Write31Days Challenge (Scroll to the bottom of this post to find an index for entire #31 Days Series) Two years ago, September 2014, I should have seen the signs marking what was coming . . . I thought those weird pains and funny little swellings were just part of getting … Continue reading Day 1: Listen to what God is Saying →

#ThisIsChronicIllness

"Invisible Illness Awareness Week" this year is September 26 - October 2, 2016Invisible Illness Awareness is a movement that was started over 10 years ago to encourage us to look around and see with new eyes the way that chronic illness is affecting so many people now-a-days. According to the US Centers for Disease Control … Continue reading #ThisIsChronicIllness →