Tag Archives: fatigue
A Twinge of Envy?
If you are going through a hard time or in a prolonged stressful situation, it’s tempting to look at others and feel you are missing out. On the surface at least, they seem to be sailing through life and have … Continue reading
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What Are You Thinking?
I was once asked “What do you think about most of the time?” I didn’t answer directly because I felt challenged, so went away and thought about it. I am somewhat predisposed to turning things over in my mind, but … Continue reading
The Thirty Nine Steps
My wife is the Guest Blogger this week and writes about living with an illness long term: The Thirty Nine Steps We really welcomed our move to Cornwall. There had been some delay. We headed an ever-growing chain of interested … Continue reading
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Putting Away Childish Ways
As it was school’s half term last week, we had the company of our grandchildren all week. Three delightful little girls, each one quite different and a credit to their parents who sacrificially go to great lengths in bringing them … Continue reading
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Carer or Sharer
This is a personal account of how I have lived with chronic illness for over thirty years and how it has been used to change my life. A husband’s viewpoint. My wife was a real carer. It was part of … Continue reading
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I Believe in Miracles
Some years ago, I had a very humbling experience. My wife suggested I went see a lady in the village whose husband was very ill. When she showed me in, I saw that her husband was barely conscious. She said … Continue reading
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The Pain and the Presence
Having suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome for a number of years has given me a just an inkling of what it could be like for someone who has experienced far greater pain than me. Lying here, Father, I know You … Continue reading
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Acceptance or Resignation
Speaking with someone with chronic fatigue, the other day, made me think. She said she had accepted the illness and this brought peace inside. A fact that I readily agree with. Accepting that we have an illness is absolutely key … Continue reading
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Walking Out Our Healing
I’ve just been reading the New Testament account of Jesus’ encounter at the healing pool – John 5: 6. On the face of it, it does seem that Jesus is being a bit harsh? Here is this sick man lying … Continue reading
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The Seventy-five Percent Rule versus Intimacy
I am enjoying a period where I am stronger and best of all, the fog has lifted. To be clear-handed with unclouded thought processes is deliciously exquisite and I revel in it! It’s like a breath of fresh air. I … Continue reading
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Are You Sitting Too Comfortably?
If someone had said to me over the last few years, I was lethargic and lazy and must pull myself together, I would probably have felt like hitting them. As a good Christian, I would of course restrain myself? Some … Continue reading
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How We Slayed Smaug the Dragon
How my wife and I, despite the restrictions of chronic illness, attempted the 2.3 mile walk through our local country park. A walk that for most people would be an amble, became for us, an expedition of Tolkienesque proportions. It … Continue reading
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Surprised by Angels
I once thought of angels as fluffy beings with wings, like the images portrayed in books, magazines and greeting cards. I was aware of recent reports and biblical angel encounters, but their existence remained theoretical, outside my realm of experience. … Continue reading
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