*DISCLAIMER: In order to cover expenses and further the ministry of Cassidy's Heart, this blog uses affiliate links. To learn more, please read our Terms + Conditions here.* Over the last few weeks, there has been one particular theme that has been resounding throughout my soul. It isn't a glamorous theme and it is often something we do because we are left with no other options...I am talking about "the wait". In our modern day lifestyle, waiting is something that we do not have to do[...]
Over the last 6 years, body image has been something that I struggled with a lot. When I was a Freshman in high school, my life changed forever. I began having episodes where I collapse and am left with temporary paralysis in my arms and legs. These new episodes changed my entire life. The smallest of things became really difficult to do. I missed half my junior and senior years of high school and doctors told my parents to pull me out of school and not let me out of bed more than 45 minu[...]
Can I be really honest for a moment? Over the last two weeks, I have had an anxious heart. In fact, I believe I have even been the poster child for anxiety at one point during the last 14 days. During the last two weeks, I did what seems to naturally happen when anxiety overwhelms our hearts: I fed it. I was laser focused on my problem and frantically trying to find solutions to things that were out of my control. The "what if" scenarios played over and over again in my mind on replay.[...]
The past 7 days have just been one of those weeks. You know the one...the week where you had all these goals planned out and then you fall face first right onto your beautifully laid out calendar. Yeah, my hand is raised super high for this one. Last week, I sat down and wrote out my weekly goals like I normally do. However, when the end of the week rolled around, I realized I had not accomplished any of the goals I had made for myself. What happened to my carefully planned calendar? What[...]
In all honesty, this post was a little hard to write. You see, even though I have only existed for a brief amount of time, I am no stranger to pain. I may not be able relate to the same pain that you have, but I do know what it is like to feel the sting of loneliness. My heart has been broken from toxic relationships. This soul of mine has been broken and shattered as I have struggled through 6 years of a mysterious illness that causes paralysis in my arms and legs. Midnight breakdowns are[...]
I was 14 when my life changed forever When I was in the ninth grade, I began having episodes where I collapse and am left with extreme muscle weakness in my arms and legs. Sometimes these episodes only last 30 minutes. At my worst, this temporary paralysis continued for an entire week. During this week, I would get out of the hospital bed and walk a few steps before collapsing. Because of my new illness, I had to give up cheerleading, band, clubs, and I missed half my Junior and Senior years[...]
