Category Archives: my healthy journey
cold bones of winter
I really need to do an actual blog post with my health update. Okay, it’s a goal for this week. No doubt the weather is not helping, but other things are! Yayyyy. I’m functioning very well most days by late … Continue reading
life changes and rearranges
Each moment of every day living with AI (autoimmune) is like a box of chocolates. You know the rest. It’s those pieces you stick your finger into the bottom, but then neatly put it back into the wrapper because you’d … Continue reading
laughter IS the best medicine
Seriously, I felt little to no pain yesterday, and that is YUGE for me. When you laugh it releases the neurotransmitter dopamine which creates euphoria. An added benefit is that immune system functioning improves and an increased tolerance to pain. … Continue reading
wait for it…
With patience, we try to wait. In lines. In traffic. For our health to improve… Of some of these things we have no control. There have been times during this journey back to wellness that I’ve felt very out of … Continue reading
sleep is not overrated
Quick update for my fellow chronic pain sufferers….it is awesome to report that sleep is now a huge part of my nights! Continue reading
be it journey or quest
This journey, this quest, is not just for me. My goal has always been to share what is working for me on my way back to wellness. First, it is prayer. Why, after all these years, God hasn’t just ‘healed’ … Continue reading
unclog the blog fog
Lately, the idea of blogging, journaling and scribbling notes on my healthy journey has become more like a cool idea than a completed task. Similar to writer’s block I imagine. A combination of brain fog and drain clog…a sort of … Continue reading
what’s in a healing
Is this a question or the beginning of an answer? Hmmm. What exactly IS in a healing? In my life (almost said at my age, ooops) I’ve both witnessed many and experienced several of my own. Whether physical, emotional, mental or … Continue reading
all over the board
Theoretically thinking, a nap sounds amazing. Yeah, no…easier thought than done. Today it seems like I’m the ‘iron’ piece in the Monopoly game, except the ‘wrinkles’ under me are actually on the game board of Life. And it’s not really … Continue reading
the message is in the details
God is still in the prayer answering business. Today I received a miracle, temporary or maybe not…it’s all good! Last week I blogged about that disheartening dental visit in Arkansas where I was told my crown could not be put … Continue reading
treadin' on high 