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Survival Skills: Beauty and Breath

28/03/202528/03/2025 Steph Penny Leave a comment Surviving Chronic Illness

In the cool of the evening, I walk down the winding street toward the lake. The sunlight is fading gently into deep yellow and orange, the feathered clouds tinged with pink. There are a few joggers and dog walkers about, and we exchange a nod and a soft greeting. I pass gum trees, bottle brushes […]

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How To Pray for Chronic Illness

26/07/202426/07/2024 Steph Penny Leave a comment Surviving Chronic Illness

I recently had a great experience of prayer. A group of friends came over and prayed for my illness. Guess what? They didn’t pray that I would be healed. They didn’t assume what I wanted. Instead, they listened while I articulated my prayer needs. Then, gently and sensitively, they prayed as the Holy Spirit led […]

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Wintering

04/07/202307/07/2023 Steph Penny 6 Comments Counter-culturalism, Surviving Chronic Illness, Surviving Worship Ministry

Look to the animal kingdom. They know what to do when the cold weather sets in. They know instinctively how to respond when the icy wind whips through the streets and under our doors, slicing through our clothing like knives, making us shiver with the effort of keeping warm.  The animals have a plan when […]

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Finding Rest

30/06/202330/06/2023 Steph Penny Leave a comment Surviving Chronic Illness

I received so many comments in response to last weeks’ blog that I figured they warranted their own blog!  It seems many readers could relate to the concept of rest not being restful whether because of chronic illness, pain, fatigue or sleep problems. It’s good to know we are not alone. Here follows the helpful […]

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The Need for Silent Night 

16/12/202216/12/2022 Steph Penny Leave a comment Surviving Chronic Illness, Survivng Childlessness

Everyone is talking about self-care this Christmas. For each of us, self-care will look different, depending on our personality, holiday plans and personal circumstances.  Personally, I am living with childlessness and chronic illness. (And a cat. So it is not all bad.) Which begs the question: how does a person with grief and sickness celebrate […]

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Unto Us a Child is Born… 

08/12/202209/12/2022 Steph Penny 8 Comments Survivng Childlessness

‘Unto us a child is born…’ (Isaiah 9:6) Such a beautiful, inspiring verse. What does this verse mean for those who are childless?  ‘Unto us a child is born…’ It’s a bold anthem of hope for the people of the world, that Christ our Saviour has come to us.  ‘Unto us a child is born…’ […]

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Why Diagnosis Was a Relief For Me—and When Getting Better is Hard

02/12/202202/12/2022 Steph Penny 5 Comments Surviving Chronic Illness

Being diagnosed with a lifelong condition is a source of grief for many people. But diagnosis was actually a relief for me—and my grief sometimes gets worse when I get better, not just when I get sicker.  I am unfortunate enough to be living with an absolute monster of an autoimmune disease commonly known as […]

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A Glimpse of Serenity

05/03/202105/03/2021 Steph Penny Leave a comment Counter-culturalism, Worship

I love Jacaranda trees. When I was growing up, one of our houses had a glorious Jacaranda tree in the backyard. Its branches stretched over a large part of the lawn, and every spring our backyard became blanketed in purple.  The sight of a Jacaranda tree still gives me the warm fuzzies. Especially when in […]

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