A guest post by Nicole Kauffman She Chose HOpe - Introductions This week's story for our She Chose Hope series comes from a blogger, mother, and chronic illness warrior named Nicole. I felt so encouraged as I read through her story because I feel like it resonated and related so much with a central issue that we all face; where do I find my worth? Especially when chronic illness, sickness, or disability come on the scene, we can find ourselves wrestling with this question as we find o[...]
Last week, we talked about 3 lies you may believe if you are sick and single. Not only did we identify these lies, but we looked at what Scripture says about these lies. Today, we are going to do part 2 of our Sick and Single series: Fully Known and Fully Loved...Even When You're Sick and Single. I sorta went back and forth with this title. If you are sick and single, neither of these make you less worthy of love. Nor do they make you less of a human being. No one would ever be settling were th[...]
Today we are beginning a two part series called: Sick and Single. Read Part 2: Fully Known & Fully Loved; Even When I'm Sick & Single And can I share a little confession with you? I love love. I'm one of those people that enjoys the cheesy Hallmark movies that are so predictable and corny. I get little butterflies watching others love stories unfold. I love seeing people get married or celebrate their person. The idea of loving another person and committing onesself to another pe[...]
If you missed it, in this post, I gave the inside scoop and latest updates from my life in the past year. One of the biggest changes and transitions was that I became a wheelchair user. I am not bound to my wheelchair and do still walk sometimes if the outing is short or I am feeling well. A person that needs a wheelchair but can also still walk is called being an ambulatory wheelchair user. For the most part, I have been using it at the recommendation of my doctor whenever I go out in order[...]
For the last two years, I have prayed for a word to focus on through the new year. And like I have done for the past two years, at the end of 2020 I began praying for a word to define 2021. At the end of arguably one of the hardest years in modern history and also on a personal level, I sat down to pray through my quiet time. In that moment with the Lord, He impressed on my heart my word for 2021...dream. My heart was suddenly filled with conviction as tears welled up in my eyes. I knew[...]
It has been so long since I have been able to blog full-time, but I am so excited to announce that I am jumping back in! But before I talk about all the exciting changes to come on the blog and what you can expect from me moving forward, let me first catch you up on a few things. If you have been following my journey, you know that for a long time, I had mysterious episodes where I collapse and have temporary paralysis in my arms and legs followed by seizures. In this post from 201[...]