Winter is moving in, ahead of the calendar date. This is “business as usual” in Wisconsin. We normally have several extra weeks of winter before the December solstice and way after the March equinox. Winter is beautiful. Although I no longer “play outside” like I did for many decades, I still appreciate the winter landscape. [...]
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So very grateful!
Posted in A Passion for Living, Art Therapy, Arthritis, Avoiding Stress, Back pain, bulging lumbar discs, Choices and priorities, Chronic Illness and Pain, Chronic Pain is an Illness, Creative hobbies, Creative Living, Eagle's Wings, Having Fun!, Invalids are not invalid!, Keep Pushing!, Knitting While Waiting, Lumbar disc fusion, Peace in the Storm, Spinal Stenosis, Staying Active Amid Health Issues, Staying Cool in Health Emergencies, The Purpose of Pain, What the "chronically healthy" people don't understand about chronic illness and pain, When energy is limited . . ., When you think you can't go another step . . ., Writers don't quit when they have pain!, tagged Arthritis, Avoiding Stress, Back pain, bulging lumbar discs, Chronic Illness and Pain, Creative Living, Creative Living with Illness and Pain, Fun and Funky, Having Fun!, Hobbies for compromised bodies, Knitting through pain, Living with Chronic Illness and Pain, Prescription Drugs, The discipline of pain, The joy of making art, Victory in Illness and Pain on November 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Getting on with Life!
Posted in Arthritis, Avoiding Stress, Back pain, Back Surgery, Christian Living, Chronic Illness and Pain, Colon Resection Surgery, Creative hobbies, Creative Living, Eagle's Wings, Facing Surgery?, God's strength in illness and adversity, Heart Surgery, Invalids are not invalid!, Invisible Illness, Keep Pushing!, Knitting While Waiting, Peace in the Storm, Pushing our Limits, Sinus Surgery, Spinal Stenosis, Staying Cool in Health Emergencies, The Purpose of Pain, What the "chronically healthy" people don't understand about chronic illness and pain, tagged Arthritis, Avoiding Stress, Back pain, Back Surgery, Christian Living, Colon Resection Surgery, Creative Living with Illness and Pain, Gracious Living, Having Fun!, Living with Chronic Illness and Pain, Priorities, Victory in Illness and Pain on January 14, 2011 | 4 Comments »
It’s been a long time since I posted something new on this site! In that time, my husband and I have experienced health issues heretofore unimagined by either one of us. These issues are debilitating and ongoing. They will not go away, short of miracles defying God’s natural laws. A few weeks ago, I spent time [...]
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