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Chronic Pain and Lukewarm Faith, by Heather Hart

After almost a year of severe, chronic migraines, I am happy to announce that I am finally feeling better. I’m not 100% yet, but I have had several pain-free days for the first time in ten months. I am over-the-moon excited and thankful for the relief. But as much as I clung to God over the past year, I’m sad to say that my faith still suffered. For months I was unable to read my Bible (or anything else for…

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How To Have ME Successfully

I came across this fantastic list of guidelines for how to live successfully with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and just had to share it. It’s so refreshing to ​read a light-hearted account of life with this ​horrible illness. I’ll be sharing this humorous look at life with M.E. below as well as explain the realities of each point in more detail to help with raising awareness. There’s also an image you can share on social media.  So here they are, ​The 11…

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Coal Tits First visitors at Bird Feeder, Breakfast With Birds, ChronicallyHopeful

Coal Tits – Our First Brave Visitors At The Bird Feeder

After moving to our new house last week, we hung our first bird feeder out on Monday and waited (im)patiently for the birds to come eat, but they didn’t. No birds to be seen at all. We were disappointed, but I knew that they would come – they just had to discover the spread first.After days of silence and stillness in the garden, on Wednesday morning a brave little birdie came hopping along the fence to inspect the spread. He…

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Breakfast With Birds: Enjoying Nature From Indoors

Welcome to our garden! We have just moved into a lovely new house and this one has a garden! I am beyond excited about being able to see the gorgeous views of nature from different windows around the house. I have always enjoyed bird-watching and nature walks, so this is an incredible joy for me. We hope to learn more about the inhabitants of our garden, and do our part to support them and protect them year round. I will…

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The SIPB Summer Blog Tag: My Summertime Favourites

One of my favourite things about the blogging community are the seasonal tagging events. These blog tags are like a game of “20 Questions” and “Tag – You’re It!” rolled into one. You generally answer a bunch of themed questions or write a post based on a theme or prompt and then tag a few people to take part. It’s a wonderful way to get to know each other better and a fun escape from the usual topics we write…

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Tracy wearing glasses, smiling at the camera. Title reads Faith Through Degenerative disc and joint disease, Interview with Tracy Cooper, by Chronically Hopeful

Tracy Cooper on Faith Through Illness: Degenerative Disc And Joint Disease

Welcome to another guest interview in our Faith Through Illness series. In each interview we will meet a new warrior who’ll share their faith journey with us. How does chronic illness affect their faith and how does their faith affect their condition? This week I have the honour of sharing Tracy Cooper’s story. Tracy has a beautiful blog where she writes about faith, family and life as she deals with chronic pain. She is also a freelance writer and speaker…

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Gina wearing a yellow jumper, smiling. Title reads Eat To Heal IBS, interview with Gina Caro, by Chronically Hopeful

Eating To Heal IBS, Interview With Gina Caro

Since falling ill with severe chronic illness, I have discovered that there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to managing chronic conditions, especially in regards to healing through diet. We each have to commit to trying anything we can and letting our bodies show us what works and what doesn’t. Welcome to my first guest post in this new interview series, Eat To Heal, where we will explore the effects of diet on chronic illness. We will meet various people…

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My Summer Survival Kit & Top Tips To Beat The Heat. Spoonie Gift Guide, Part 4

Summer can be a really difficult time for people with chronic illness. Regulating body temperature is a common problem. Add in a rare summer heat wave and you have a recipe for horrific flares including utter exhaustion, weakness, headaches and so much discomfort and sweating! If you have a chronically ill friend you’d like to bless or help out this summer, I am sure they would be so very grateful. I’m really excited to share these great items I’ve been…

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How To Get More Links On Instagram Without Using Linktree

If you are a blogger with an Instagram account, you will be very aware of the frustrating limit they have placed on us by allowing only one live link in our profiles. Because of the lack of live links on Instagram, many people are concerned about the removal of their Linktree functionality this week and are looking for alternatives to Linktree.  I love Instagram, it is probably my favourite social media platform, but I must admit that the one-link-only rule…

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My 2018 WEGO Health Award Nomination – Best In Show: Blog

I am so excited to share this news with you! I have been nominated for the 2018 WEGO Health Award in the Best In Show: Blog category! I first heard about WEGO Health Awards last year when one of the lovely warriors I follow on Instagram was nominated for her advocacy efforts. I later joined them on Twitter for a few of their live chats too. I thought it was a great idea to give recognition to these chronic illness…

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