Parenting

Raising a child with chronic illness – a blessing in disguise. Parenting a child with chronic illness requires more strength, resolve, perseverance and courage than we likely ever dreamed possible, yet it also blesses us with the gifts of compassion, perspective, presence, and profound love as we are daily drawn closer to Christ. • Chronic Joy® #ChronicJoy #MentalIllness #ChronicIllness #Parenting
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What It's Like to Be a Mother of a Chronically Ill Child
Being a mother of a chronically ill child means I am seeing a side of life that I barely knew existed. This is real. This isn't going away. #ChronicJoy
May God shower His blessings on all mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, mother’s in law, and mother-like figures in the world. May He give grace and strength for all your days. #ChronicJoy
Parenting is hard work and parenting children with chronic illness, mental illness, chronic pain, or disability adds unique and sometimes difficult challenges. But what we do every day matters, for it is eternally significant. #ChronicJoy
Just as God breathed life into us (Genesis 2:7), He breathed it into His Word (2 Timothy 3:16). The ancient rhythm of breathing that began in the Garden of Eden is repeated at least a dozen times a minute every day of our lives. #ChronicJoy
Comfort for Hurting Moms
Our God sees, hears, and keeps his promises. He is the great I AM, offering great comfort to hurting moms. How can this be? #ChronicJoy #AudioBlog💿
Day to Day Praying for Our Children
The Lord helped my husband Scott and me to grow in prayer for our children in the day-to-day, and he’s also shown great mercy. #ChronicJoy #AudioBlog💿
To the Mom with Chronic Illness
Being a mom with chronic illness is challenging: give yourself grace, ask for help, be honest with your family and lean into Jesus. #ChronicJoy #AudioBlog💿
A tool designed to help us identify and communicate our emotions. #ChronicJoy #FreePrintable
Praying for Our Children at Diagnosis: Part 1
One child’s diagnosis was too much for me to process, let alone three children’s. God has graciously guided us in praying for our children. #ChronicJoy #AudioBlog💿
Jesus and the Children: A Mother's Remembrance
What a joy to this mother’s heart to see how much Jesus loved the children! What a lesson to us as parents to love our children, never to push them aside. #ChronicJoy #AudioBlog💿
Chronic Parenting: Modeling Godly Character
As we raise our children to be men and women of godly character, let us praise God for giving us all we need to achieve His will, no matter our limitations. #ChronicJoy #AudioBlog💿
If You Ever Need to Talk: Finding Comfort and Empathy
If You Ever Need to Talk: Finding Comfort and Empathy by Natalie Ogbourne • “I’ve been at this a few years so I have a lot of experience finding my way around the medical system. If you ever need to talk...” And I was grateful. #ChronicJoy #AudioBlog 💿 #parenting
For a Mother's Soul • Scriptures to Encourage Your Heart
💐 For a Mother's Soul • Scriptures to Encourage Your Heart by Erin Burkhardt • May these Bible verses be balm for a mother's soul and be words of truth that will lift you up as you continue in your parenting journey. 💐 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙈𝙤𝙢. #ChronicJoy #AudioBlog 💿
Supercharged Superhero • The Story Behind The Story
Supercharged Superhero • The Story Behind The Story by Gemma Everson • We needed a new narrative and that’s when I had the idea for Supercharged Superhero. It is about change, grief, acceptance and...love in all. #ChronicJoy #AudioBlog 💿
The Uglies of Chronic Illness
The "Uglies" of Chronic Illness • Heidi Peterson • Chronic Joy #ChronicJoy #Grief #Hope #Parenting