A couple times a year Jared and I road trip to Pennsylvania to see his family, and like many with chronic illnesses, I struggle with lengthy car rides. Over the past 7 years, I have figured out what tools make the travel itself more manageable for my body. Today, I want to share my must … Continue reading 5 Must Haves when Traveling with a Chronic Illness
I cannot believe we are in the final month of quarter 3, but here we are! Let’s finish out our last tending list in Q3 strong! (Don’t know what Tending Lists or Powersheets are? Start Here!) Before we move onto September, I want to share a few moments from August: #1: Celebrated Wednesday Wins with … Continue reading September Tending List
On June 1st, I turned 25 and also celebrated the 2 year anniversary of the Chronically Cultivating Podcast! Over the past 6 months, I’ve been thinking about a lot leading up to turning 25, because a few years ago, I almost didn't make it out of the hospital. I didn't know that I was going … Continue reading 25
Happy New Year Friends! I am so excited to share some of my 2021 Powersheets Prep Work along with my goals with you today! (want to watch my 2021 Prep Work walkthrough rather than read? click the link below; to read scroll past it) https://youtu.be/GOcuYkuN9ho (Don’t know what Powersheets are? Start Here!) Before we dive in … Continue reading 2021, Let’s Goal!
A lot led up to you and me meeting here today. Living the chronic illness life is hard and I think it's safe to say that we all struggle to feel/experience joy. Joy was an emotion for so long that I lacked and even envied because I misunderstood it. Nowadays I talk a lot about … Continue reading The Joy of the Lord is my Strength
3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.James 1:3-4 NLT We are halfway through 2020- I feel like we should be ringing cowbells to celebrate that we have made … Continue reading Summer Refresh
2020 has thrown a lot at all of us this year. These past two months (May and June) have been especially rough on my body. My goals, plans, hopes, ministry, and life feels like it is in the wrong hands, EDS's hands. Now I know that God is always in control (I wouldn't be typing … Continue reading Focus on the Sunshine: June TL + Life Update
When you live with chronic illness, and particularly conditions that are rare, rarely heard of, or largely misunderstood, it can be challenging to find the right team of doctors. Often times the top-rated specialists require traveling out of state to receive the best care possible. This is certainly the case for me. My name is … Continue reading 5 Tips for Traveling for Out-of-State Surgery
Happy New Year!!! If you were here with me, or listened to the first part of the "here we goal again" episode on the Chronically Cultivating podcast, you would know that I am ringing my cowbell in excitement! The end of 2019 did not go the way I planned. The last two weeks are completely … Continue reading I finished late and so can you: my 2020 goals
2019 has held some of the greatest accounts of God’s faithfulness, yet alongside His greatness, this year has challenged me in so many ways spiritually, emotionally and mentally. Amidst these triumphs and uncertainties so much has happened and I wanted to sit down and recap it all with you. Before we jump into all that … Continue reading 2019 a Year to Review
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