Memorial Day weekend is very calm at our house. My husband and I went to church yesterday. They played a song in which the lyrics said, "I dance for my Father. My Father sings over me." That actually stung a little. My natural father was...
Dissociation is exhausting. It takes so much energy. I rest before and after any kind of activity, but it's another level to be at a gathering, a party or a meeting. It is so worth it, though. Pain is exhausting. My body hurts but I don't want...
When I sought relief for pain and fatigue in the 80s, most doctors told me I was stressed out. I couldn't say anything that my primary physician would pursue. I had a number of crazy symptoms that caused my neighbor to become concerned, she called...
Lyme is so overwhelming. It seems like I've been in a bubble full of pain, fatigue, restlessness, and distraction for 18 months. So many days, if I didn't think I was going to die, I wanted to. Last summer was the worst. I had great...
We all have bad days. Overcoming a bad day isn't easy. The kind of day that starts off with missing an alarm, awakening to a kinked neck, stumbling out of bed to find that someone else is in the bathroom...
I think everyone, at one time or another, feels broken. Lymies feel broken almost all the time. Even if we're feeling relatively good, we know the potential for relapse. Child sexual abuse (CSA) survivors and trafficking survivors feel broken too. It takes great, focused effort...
Some people call it, "paying it forward". Others are legitimately paying restitution, literally giving back what was stolen. Still, some have an internal desire to do good and share.I have been spending a lot of time with the Scriptures because I'm studying for a project....
It's been a rough road. After more than a year of seeing my doctor, at least, every four weeks I am not much better. Actually, last month seems to have been a reversal. I'm not under pressure from outside sources. The pressure to get well...
I tend to be analytical. The simplest things can have me in deep thought. I've always loved the idea of Twitter because of the related text in the Bible. What can we be learning from Twitter?English Standard Version Even in your thoughts, do not curse the...
I've been working on my brain for a while, specifically rewiring to overcome spastic movements and intrusive thoughts caused by an exacerbation of Lyme Disease and past trauma from child sexual abuse and sex trafficking. Building neurons on purpose. Building Neurons Trauma and trespasses cause similar toxic...