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!
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 Pain • Shame in Illness]
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.
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. [Anxiety • Depression]
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]
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Infusions of Hope
Five Minutes at a Time • A Letter To The Mamas
To the mama balancing hospital rooms, medications, broken sleep, and a breaking heart—you are not alone. Whether your child faces chronic illness, pain, or trauma, this is your reminder: you can survive, one breath and one prayer at a time. Five minutes at a time, God gives us enough strength for the next step.
Trust and Lament: Finding God in Sorrow and Worship
We often hide our pain behind smiles, yet God invites us to bring our sorrow honestly before Him. Lament is not the absence of faith—it is the language of trust. When we dare to voice our grief in worship, we discover healing, authenticity, and a deeper closeness to God.
Unwelcome Grief (At Least That’s How Others Feel About Mine)
Experience opened my eyes to the subtle ways that grief is often minimized, dismissed, ignored, or avoided by others (and by me). Grief makes others uncomfortable and is not welcome in our culture.
