• Health - Mental Health

    Healing Beyond the Surface

    August 14, 2025 - By 

    Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links for which I may earn a small commission if you click on them and make a purchase. Healing Beyond the Surface: Why Proper Chronic Wound Care Matters Guest post by: Dr. Alvin May, Author of Heal Your Wound Chronic wounds are more than just a medical issue; they can be a daily challenge that can impact every part of a person’s life. From physical discomfort to emotional stress, these wounds often linger for weeks or months, especially when tied to conditions like diabetes, poor circulation, or limited mobility. But here is the good news:…

  • Five Minute Friday - Mental Health

    Through it all

    June 1, 2024 - By 

    Together We Will Get Through It All! I am linking up at Five Minute Friday. During a five minute Friday, we are given a word prompt to write for 5 minutes. Learn more about the link-up and how it works here.  This week’s Five Minute Friday Writing Prompt is: Through Through it all! So many people  Smiling Through The Pain, saying, “I’m fine,” when they feel far from it. Feeling like a bird trying to swim through the thick muck. Going through the motions but gaining so little ground.  Like in “The Little Engine that Could,” say “I think I…

  • Depression - Mental Health - Parenting

    Childrens Mental Health

    May 3, 2024 - By 

    Nurturing the Hidden Wounds: Understanding and Addressing Children’s Mental Health [lwptoc] Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you.                   Let Not The Children Suffer Jesus Blesses The Children …. The Bible verse that says “Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven” Matthew 19:14 (KJV) The first thing that comes to mind when I hear the word “suffer”  is there seems to be…

  • Mental Health

    Mental Health Awareness

    May 2, 2024 - By 

    Mental Health Awareness Month I hope to change the stigma surrounding… Mental Illness We need to spread awareness and make people realize it is OK to ask and accept help. I have a long-standing battle with mental health. In the last several years. At least 3/4 of my life. In addition to Major Depressive disorder, I struggle with Chronic Pain .It is a struggle to find balance and not let the chronic pain make my depression worse. My “Journey” started with symptoms showing up in my preteen/teen years. Treatment was not sought for years. I have quite a history with…

  • Linkups - Mental Health

    Random Ramblings on the Letter X

    April 27, 2024 - By 

    This post is part of the April 2024 A-Z Blogging Challenge. Random Ramblings on the Letter X Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. The letter X is notorious for being one of the least used letters. in fields like mathematics it often represents an unknown variable. In everyday language, X often stands as a symbol for the unknown or as a mark to signify a spot, like on a treasure map. It’s also the symbol for a kiss in written correspondence, adding a touch…

  • Health

    G= Listen To Your Gut

    April 7, 2024 - By 

      This post is part of the April 2024 A-Z Blogging Challenge. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you.                                 G= Listen To Your Gut Every year I make goals to lose weight or do this or that. This year my biggest goal is to improve my health. With autoimmune diseases stacking up on top of my weight struggle it is time to walk the walk.  I need…

  • Journey - Mental Health

    A to Z D= Depression

    April 4, 2024 - By 

      This post is part of the April 2024 A-Z Blogging Challenge. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Did you know you could be in a crowded room and feel very lonesome? Lonesome in a Crowded Room Feeling alone is very painful. Even more so when you are struggling with the darkness of depression. Even then you really aren’t alone. There are many others in the crowd hiding in a mask. Pretending to be fine. Putting on a smile, Faking it to…

  • Animals - Mental Health

    Dogs Benefit Mental Health

    August 26, 2023 - By 

    National Dog Day: How Dogs Benefit Mental Health Today is national dog day. I was at a dog rescue event last weekend with Crafts 4 Rescues  and heard a lot of commentary about how dogs are benefiting their owners mental health.  Today I decided to dig around the internet and find some more information on the topic. As you know if you’ve been around my blog long, I want to bring awareness to mental health issues and break the stigma that a mental health diagnosis holds for so many. “But there is real science behind the benefits of owning pets.…

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    write 28 days with ease

    February 6, 2022 - By 

    Write 28 Days Write 28 days, not necessarily with ease I am participating in the Write 28 days challenge. It is February 6. Today’s word prompt is ease I’m joining a host of writers participating in a Write 28 Days challenge sponsored by Anita Ojeda. I missed several days so far already. I am working on setting a routine that sets my days up for ease. Ease, I don’t dream of a life of luxury but I do dream of a life with much more ease. Easier days of functioning with less chronic pain. Days of less stress and more…