My Fears

by | Sep 24, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

  “There is no fear in love dread does not exist but full-grown complete perfect love turns fear out of doors and expels every trace of error! For fear brings with it the thought of punishment and so he who is afraid has not reached the full maturity of love is...

Life In Transition

by | Sep 23, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

“Life in Transition” offers the reader a chance to dive deeper into their soul.  To dig, to prod, to ruminate on how they want their lives to be. The journal exercises and the spiritual exercises open up the heart to a new perspective, a new way of healing the pain of...

An Unimaginable Act

by | Sep 22, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

I wanted to read “An Unimaginable Act”. This book was a challenge for me to read, not because the writing was bad or that I thought Erin was full of lies, but because it resonated with the hurt little girl inside of me that was sexually abused when I was young. Though...

Life Reconnected

by | Sep 20, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

  “Life Reconnected” is a book about finding one’s self after suffering a loss. I know that after friend/partner in life passed away in 2004 and then I started getting sick in 2008 loss was inevitable. I lived in denial and found anyway to mask and make the pain...

The Path

by | Sep 19, 2013 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey, Weight

I have been reading my daily devotional “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young and this particular phrase she writes hit me hard. “Though I may lead you along paths that feel alien to you, trust that I know what I am doing. If you follow Me wholeheartedly, you will discover...

Ginger For Inflammation

by | Sep 18, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

“Change is inevitable. It is sure to happen. You haven’t done anything wrong or bad or stupid. If something isn’t working in your life it is simply because you haven’t got the tools or techniques to access all that you really need to put it right.”  Penny C. McClean I...

Becoming Myself

by | Sep 17, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

I came across the book “Becoming Myself” by Stasi Eldredge last week while participating in the Invisible Illness Week by Rest Ministries. Of course, I downloaded the free copy and I read it while I have been sitting with my foot up healing from the gout that is...

Breaking Out!

by | Sep 14, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

  “Break Out” was my first Joel Osteen read. I was deeply disappointed. Reading through “Break Out” I felt like he was repeating himself over and over again and it was becoming redundant and boring. Many of the repeats could have been just written in the first...

I Choose To Communicate

by | Sep 12, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

Today was one of those days that I showed my grumpiness, the dark side of being an ill person. I woke up this morning with my ankle hurting badly and only have 3 prednisone tablets left and not sure when the pharmacy will be shipping out my next prescription. I will...

I Choose Joy

by | Sep 11, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

Finding joy with illness I believe is crucial for anyone with a chronic illness. It is so easy to be miserable and say there is no joy in my life. I have learned the smalls things bring me joy. What brings me joy? ·       Sitting in my apartment lobby, media room, or...

I Choose To Live

by | Sep 9, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

Invisible Illness Week is upon us. This year’s theme is I choose. I spent a long time thinking about the things that I choose on a daily basis. When I think about it I realize I make a lot of choices that those who are not in my shoes might not make. One thing I have...

Assertiveness

by | Sep 5, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

  While reading “Assertiveness For Earth Angels” by Doreen Virtue I kept thinking to myself I needed this book 9 years ago. Knowing the red flags that creep up when meeting others would have helped me to say no more often and think of myself. I have always been...

Sick and Tired

by | Sep 5, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

  Invisible Illness week starts next Monday the 9th and they showed case this book and so I downloaded it. It only took me 4 days to read this spectacular book. I love reading Rae hopes and encouragement from her journey. I love the fact that she admits to having...

Food Triggers

by | Sep 4, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

  Many books on living a healthy life have been finding their way to me. Before “Dr. A’s Habits of Health” was loaned to me by my fabulous neighbor. I found “Food Triggers” by Rhona Epstein on the Netgallery website that I belong to. I truly enjoyed reading...

Back To The Basics Week 1

by | Sep 2, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey, Weight

    I joined another challenge; I sort of gave up on the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans. It was too hard for me to keep my body moving with the exercises along with my leg swellings and such. I have come to the conclusion that I must do the old lady...

The Serenity Solution

by | Aug 31, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

    I started studying psychology in college, but since my illness required me to go into surgery every month it seemed I was not able to maintain school and my studies, so I had to quit. I love finding books such as “The Serenity Solution” that takes my...

30 Things!

by | Aug 28, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

Invisible Illness Week starts on September 9th and here is a wonderful meme that they are having participants do. Here are my answers: 30 Things About My Invisible Illness: The illness I live with is: GPA (Wegener’s), and RA and auto-immune. 2. I was diagnosed with it...

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