Category: chronic pain

When Trusting God with Your Heart Gets Very Real

chronic pain, faith

A couple of weeks ago something strange happened. Four mornings in a row I woke up at 4am with my heart pounding and my chest all tight and uncomfortable. “What. Weird. Why can’t I go back to sleep?” I thought, as I stared at the clock. 4am. That’s a time I usually only see if we make foolish airplane travel plans. April does not do early. Pound.Pound.Pound.Pound.Pound. Well, I can’t possibly go to sleep like this! I felt more like […]

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Update on my Pain Battle: Things are getting better!

Bible, chronic pain, faith, family, ventricular tachycardia

      Today I went to my very first cardiology appointment ever. It was both helpful and confusing at the same time. My cardiologist thinks all of my pain and heart issues are probably related. Structurally, my heart looks superb, but the beat and the blood pressure are too high. She thinks this may be autoimmune in nature. And then she said two things I would rather have not heard. Don’t worry, it’s actually kind of funny: “No exercise […]

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Learning to Suffer Well, or at Least Find the Balance

attitude, chronic pain, faith

Learning how to suffer well looks like the theme of my life lately.  Have you ever been through something hard that you knew could not be walked around? Life is a muddy puddle for me right now, but there’s no way around it. It must be walked through. Do you know what I mean? We all have our things that we go through. My chosen theme for 2016 was to fix my SI/hip/back/leg pain. That’s the goal. Instead, 2016 has […]

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“My flesh also will rest in hope.” Psalm 16:9

Bible verses, blessings, chronic pain, ventricular tachycardia

This morning I struggled with my precious but incredibly clingy two-year-old. The problems of life that I cannot get off my mind swirled around in my brain. I found comfort in these promises from God’s Word. “Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust.”   Psalm 16:1 “My flesh also will rest in hope. For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. You will show me […]

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My Chronic Pain Battle Part III: The Cat Came Back the Very Next Day

chronic pain, psoriasis, stress

My Battle with Chronic Pain Part III: The Pain Returns It reminds me of that song: “The cat came back the very next day; it just couldn’t stay away.” Life was going well, and I was on cloud NINE, being finished with my very first year of home schooling! Wahoo! Summer! I made big plans. But why wouldn’t I? I was young and healthy. I should be able to handle a cross-country flight and a few short road trips. Right? […]

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My Battle With Chronic Pain Part II: Tendonitis, Sacroiliac Pain, Muscle Strain, Whatever

chiropractic, chronic pain, fitness

To read Part I Click here. Again, this is a chronic pain post: feel free to skip this one if it’s not your cup of tea. I promise to not always blog about hip pain y’all… Now onto Part II of the saga. So where did we leave off? Oh, yes. I was lying on my bed, probably on a hot pad, staring at the ceiling, praying, and crying. I prayed for help. It came. God has always been so […]

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My Chronic Pain Battle: Fake Sciatica, Tendonitis, Muscle Strain, Whatever

back pain, chronic pain, prayer

Note: Chronic pain blogs are mostly only interesting to other people with chronic pain. We eat this stuff up. Soooooo, friends, do not feel like you have to sit through this one.  Ha! Or feel free to scan and read only the one line paragraphs. I do that a lot too. My Chronic Pain Battle: Fake Sciatica, Tendonitis, Bursitis, Muscle Strain, Whatever it is! The first time I developed “sciatica”, whether it ever actually was sciatica or not, I have […]

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