Do you ever wish you could do more? I know I do. Specifically in ministry — reaching out to people, helping in church, mentoring, teaching, cooking, giving rides, and the list goes on. I wish I could do everything for everyone, but I’m limited, and on my bad days I find I can barely do […]
Thank you, Bethany, for sharing your story with us! Tell us about yourself! Hello! My name is Bethany Lacock. I’ve been married about 10 months and my husband, TJ, and I live in Watertown, WI. TJ is a dorm supervisor at Maranatha Baptist University. I am currently a nanny in a little town about 10 […]
We’re so excited to start a new series! Between other, more devotional-type posts, we’ll be sharing the personal testimonies of women who are (or have been) in the valley of chronic illness. We hope their stories and words of encouragement can be a blessing to you! Launching this series for us is Lorraine. Thank you, […]
I recently read Genesis 18 in my devotions: Then [the Lord and His messengers] said to [Abraham], “Where is Sarah your wife?” So he said, “Here, in the tent.” And He said, “I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son.” (Sarah was […]
We’ve just read four beautiful, true love stories shared by women with chronic illness. While each post has included words of advice for those who are still single, Emily and I would like to conclude this series with some encouragement specifically for those of us who don’t have a Special Someone at the moment. (I […]
Thank you, Emily, for sharing your story of true love in chronic illness with us! Emily lives in Colorado, where she works as a marketing coordinator by day and a cakepop baker by night. She and Andrew will make their together home not far from her current home after they marry in May. (If you’d […]
Thank you, Kristen, for sharing your story of true love in chronic illness with us! Kristen and her husband, Tim, live in North Carolina, where Tim is studying at Bob Jones University. Kristen and Tim both answered our questions in the following video. If you’d like to read as well as listen, we’ve provided a […]
Thank you, Kristi, for sharing your story of true love in chronic illness with us! Kristi and her husband, JJ, live with their two boys in southern Maine. JJ owns a property management business and Kristi, when not running after her kiddos, blogs about home in Maine. (For more of her chronic illness journey, read […]
We’re so thankful to Genna for sharing her story with us, and now with you as well! Each post in this series will include the questions we asked and each woman’s first-person answers. We hope these stories of true love in chronic illness–full of the real, the difficult, the beautiful, and ultimately the Gospel–can be […]
What is love? When you hear the word love, what comes to your mind? Do you think of romance, chocolate, roses, or something else? My fiancé, friends, and family joke around with me that I love “love.” What can I say, I’m a hopeful romantic at heart! But it wasn’t until I started dating my […]
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