Chronic Joy®

Accessible Hope for Everyone!

Compassionately serving you with a wealth of accessible, easy-to-use, faith-based educational resources and publications for all those affected by chronic illness, mental illness, chronic pain, and disability. Hope starts here—you’re an indispensable, irreplaceable piece of the puzzle!

Living with chronic illness

CHRONIC ILLNESS

As we journey through diagnoses and treatment plans, loss and isolation, sadness and grief, we can also discover the gifts of laughter, joy, and hope along the way. [Chronic PainShame in Illness]

CHRONIC ILLNESS

Caregivers Walk Their Unique Path through Illness and Pain.

CAREGIVERS

A caregiver’s role can be rewarding and exhausting, difficult and joy-filled, meaningful and frustrating, isolating and inspiring—discovering God’s joy as you care for your loved ones.

CAREGIVING

With God, mental illness has no stigma.

MENTAL ILLNESS

Stigma, isolation, loneliness, and shame often follow a diagnosis of mental illness. With God, mental illness has no stigma. You are His precious child, deeply loved and fully accepted. [AnxietyDepression]

MENTAL ILLNESS

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Marriage with chronic illness

MARRIAGE

Navigating marriage with chronic illness can be dark and lonely. It can also be an opportunity to learn patience, forgiveness, tenderness, humility, and sacrifice—gifts to savor and celebrate.

MARRIAGE

Is chronic illness a member of your family?

PARENTING

When chronic illness and pain are part of the family, we need more strength, resolve, perseverance, and courage than we ever imagined as we learn to live and parent five minutes at a time. [ChildrenTeens]

PARENTING

Suicide Prevention

SUICIDE PREVENTION

Hold Onto Possibility Everyday • Are you thinking about ending your life? Reach out for support. Are you concerned about a friend or loved one ending their life? Ask. Listen. Love. Pray[Trauma Soul Care]

SUICIDE PREVENTION

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Biblical help for those with OCD.
When OCD Steals Your Peace

When OCD Steals Your Peace

A terrifying postpartum OCD episode left me questioning my thoughts, my identity, and my ability to care for my newborn. Yet God met me in the midst of fear with His truth, peace, and protection. Discover how scripture became my anchor and why intrusive thoughts do not define who you are.

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