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From 2007 to 2010, I suffered accidental Toxic Injury (also called Multiple Chemical Sensitivity or Environmental Illness). But, the forced time in bed has given me time to write. It has been such a blessing to work on my children's books and stories!-
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Category Archives: God’s Grace/Encouragement
2015
How was 2015? What were highlights and struggles of your year? Feel free to comment below or email me! Here’s mine: Jan 2015–Friends take off for the east coast, and we begin housesitting. Our kids love taking care of the … Continue reading
Why is there Evil in the World?
Because God controls the universe, but He has chosen not to control people. So people have chosen bad things, and we hurt each other. Even illnesses—how many cancers, injuries, illnesses like Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, etc. are caused by human error … Continue reading
Guest Post—Encouragement & Dismissal, by Martha McLaughlin
I LOVE this post from a while back, which is why I asked Martha if I could post it here. 🙂 You can visit Martha and read more of her writing at http://sharingair.blogspot.com/ Here’s my friend Martha’s post: Encouragement … Continue reading
The Best Thing about Chronic Illness
Can good come from chronic illness? Frequently we with chronic illness are beaten down by pain, run down with fatigue, and overwhelmed trying to navigate life. Our road is difficult, fraught with tough decisions and grief. Often our dreams for … Continue reading
Lazy vs. Conservation of Energy
Many people with chronic illness face limited energy. There is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), which can “stand alone.” (Doctors have a number of ideas of what may cause it.) And there can be severe energy problems with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity … Continue reading
3 Reasons to Surrender to God No Matter What
God is perfect and perfectly loving. How can I say that despite everything God has allowed in my life (see Welcome post, Homeless posts, etc.), one might ask? Because I don’t have to understand God. “Abraham believed God, and it was credited … Continue reading
What God Creates, What Humanity Creates, and Why do we Like Art so Much?
God: stars roses diamonds exquisite frost sunsets pine trees loving dogs cuddly cats beautiful horses cocoa beans coffee beans marital fun oceans mountains garlic rainbows Humanity: hate evil persecution excruciating pain destruction despair sorrow criticism impatience unkindness selfishness utter nastiness … Continue reading
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Facing the Giants Movie Review
Yeah, yeah, I know it’s an old movie. But maybe there are some who haven’t seen it. (Spoiler alert, by the way. You might want to watch the movie before reading my post starting after the grades.) And today I’d … Continue reading
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Lessons from Cutthroat Kitchen
Lessons from Cutthroat Kitchen It’s a really fun show, IMHO (Food Network TV show). Alton Brown gives contestants a chance to throw all kinds of crazy constraints or difficulties on fellow chefs. I really enjoy the show (although sometimes I … Continue reading
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Where is God?
(Don’t read this post if you don’t want honesty.) When you go through a lot of bad things, you wonder when it will stop. In the movie The Princess Bride, there is a scene where the princess says sadly about … Continue reading
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