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July 20, 2017

The Day I Realized It Was Okay To Need Some Help

There are certain parts of my heart that are hard to share. And my illness is one of them. I have no problem talking to others about all of the wonderful things God is doing. It brings me so much joy to share all the ways He has moved. I have no problem sharing that I have this weakness. Talking about it from a surface level is easy. But it is hard for me to share the things I struggle with on the inside as a result of my illness. When I was 14, I began having episodes where I collapse and am l[...]

Faith, Health, Relationships

June 28, 2017

You Cannot Heal Your Broken Heart

I read the phrase "you cannot heal your broken heart", and I cringe just a little bit. I find myself ready to argue and put up a good defense. Honestly, it was even hard to type it out. You see, I'm not a fan of the word "impossible". I quite enjoy doing things others say I would never be able to do. And when it came to facing some of the brokenness in my heart, it was no different. After struggling through a mysterious illness for so long, I began to believe that I was no longer worthy of love[...]

Chronic Illness, Faith, Health

April 17, 2017

3 Lies I Believed About My Body

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[...]

Faith, Health, Mental Health

April 3, 2017

7 Verses For Your Anxious Heart

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.[...]

Faith, Health

March 11, 2017

3 Things To Remember When You Feel Defeated

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[...]

6 Things I Learned In 6 Years Of Illness

Chronic Illness, Faith, Health

January 17, 2017

6 Things I Learned in 6 Years of Illness

On January 5, 2011 my life changed forever when I began having episodes where I collapse and then have temporary paralysis in my arms and legs. Sometimes, episodes last a few minutes. At my worst, I had this ongoing muscle weakness for seven days. I would get up and walk a few steps before collapsing. In these last 2,197 days, I have seen multiple doctors, a multitude of specialists and have collected a thick binder of test results. There are no answers to this mystery, only a couple shots in[...]