by Callie | Jul 7, 2017 | chronic disease, chronic illness, creative, creativity, CSF Leak, diagnosis, discouragement, encouragement, hope, suicidal thoughts, suicide
As I was scrolling through Facebook yesterday, I was caught by a post someone had left on my husband’s cousin’s page. It was the most beautifully crafted support of a friend. In it, the author, Farzeen, discussed the injury my “cousin-in-law”...
by Callie | Jul 3, 2017 | beautiful, chronic disease, chronic illness, creative, creativity, diagnosis, discouragement, encouragement, hope, Uncategorized
Friends. How are you doing? Let’s talk… Since I wrote my last post on discouragement, it seems I have let loose a little jackass in my brain who is running around, wreaking havoc on all hopes and aspirations. He’s finding every neural passageway identified...
by Callie | Jun 27, 2017 | chronic disease, chronic illness, creative, creativity, diagnosis, discouragement, encouragement, hope, suicidal thoughts, suicide
Do you ever have something inside that wants to be heard, but you can’t quite pinpoint exactly what it is that it wants to say? I have written an entire manuscript on my tumultuous affair with chronic disease and yet writing a single blog post sometimes...
by Callie | May 6, 2017 | beautiful, chronic disease, chronic illness, creative, creativity, diagnosis, discouragement, encouragement, hope, parenting, weird
Tallulah is our four-year-old and if any of my children are going to use their hands to create, it will be her. I still draw stick figures, so, when she draws an eye with a pupil, iris, outer lid and eyelashes, I choke on my soup. It’s amazing! This tiny little...
by Callie | May 2, 2017 | chronic disease, chronic illness, creative, creativity, diagnosis, encouragement, hope, jumping, suicidal thoughts, suicide
I am going to tell you why you should avoid the suicide, something none of your friends know you have thought about, but first I must completely humble myself today and share what I found in the filth of my sink. I’m not sure if any of the rest of you have an issue...
by Callie | Apr 18, 2017 | beautiful, chronic disease, chronic illness, creative, creativity, diagnosis, discouragement, encouragement, hope
Much to my children’s chagrin, we have been taking countless walks lately. Yesterday, we stepped outside our garage and were greeted by a host of tulips finally opening their orange, yellow, and red blooms. They all opened in one day. The day before everything was...
