Thank you, Oksana, for sharing more of your story with us! (Click here to read Part 1.) What did God teach you in your valley of chronic illness? That time was very hard for me. I call it my wandering in the wilderness, because I truly loved God, and I truly wanted to serve Him, […]
Thank you, Oksana, for sharing your story with us! (Oksana shared her beautiful story in a phone interview, and we didn’t want to leave anything out. We’ve broken this interview into three parts so you can be encouraged by ALL of Oksana’s story without being overwhelmed by long blog posts.) Tell us about yourself! My […]
Thank you, Katerina, for sharing your story with us! Tell us about yourself! Hi, I’m Katerina, and I live in Southern California. For the past few years, I have been a college student attending local community colleges. Currently, I’m getting ready to transfer to Hope International University in the fall, majoring in psychology, for God-willing […]
Thank you, Danielle, for sharing your story with us! Tell us about yourself! Hello, my name is Danielle, and I live in Flemington, New Jersey. I am currently a college student at Bob Jones University studying to be an Early Childhood teacher. While I don’t have a health condition, I do have a hand injury […]
Thank you, Alyssa, for sharing your story with us! Tell us about yourself! I live in Wisconsin. When I have the energy, I love getting outside. I really enjoy camping, hiking, and rock climbing. Most of these hobbies have been put on hold while I have been healing, so I now find joy in cooking […]
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, […]
Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?” So Satan answered the LORD and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing? Have You not made a hedge around him, around […]
In Part 1, I shared what God has been teaching me about embracing my health limitations and living my life to the fullest. Part 2 continued the theme with a challenge to, like God, value the journey just as much as–if not more than–the destination. Both parts mentioned letting go of the map we’ve designed […]
What does it mean when the same theme shows up from unrelated sources in unrelated ways several times in less than a week? It means God’s trying to teach you something. This happened to me just a couple of weeks ago. Let me count for you the ways God brought a theme to my attention: […]
The Valley