Often my life has not gone as planned. Having a chronic illness dissipated my hopes and dreams. Then when I dared hope again, new health problems crushed me. But once I worked through the grief and anger, I found times of renewal. A greater appreciation for what I had grew, new life rose from the …
I’m in my Pajamas and I’m Broken
By Tamara K. Anderson, September 22, 2020 It’s 2:31 pm and I’m still in my pajamas. Why? Because I feel broken today. I Can’t Do Today There are days when the “to dos,” parenting, chores, and stresses add up to a weight so heavy it literally breaks me. I told my husband last night that …
My Podcast Interview
Tamara K. Anderson interviewed me for her podcast “Stories of Hope in Hard Times.” Come hear how God has helped me cope with seasonal affective disorder, ME/CFS and orthostatic intolerance. Read or listen to “Finding Peace and Hope with Chronic Illness” on Tamara’s website here. You can also listen to it on other podcasting apps and …
Winnie the Pooh and Chinese Too
This is an excerpt from Chapter 15 of my book. The other day, I was stressed out. How could I get up and try again, when so many rejections from others and losses in my life had left me feeling like there was no right way to continue? I picked up a book my husband …
The Artist
On June 13, 1988, I went with my grandparents to a meeting of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers. Artist Al Rounds spoke of his testimony as he demonstrated how he paints. From a demonstration by Al Rounds With quick, sure strokes of the brush, the master artist talks as a painting takes place before …
Count Your Blessings
https://pixabay.com/en/vintage-boy-accordion-music-sing-1418517/ by ArtsyBee
What Matters
“Why did I get this illness?” I asked. When Esther long ago was faced with a choice: Should she endanger her own life to ask the king to save her people? Said Mordecai[i] to her, “and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” “But it’s not fair, …
Music in My Soul
https://pixabay.com/en/rose-red-sheet-music-old-vintage-1437023/ by Kate Cox