Chronic Hope IV- A New Hope

This blog has been dormant for over a year because I needed it to.  I wish I could give some great, eloquent thoughts on how I was developing it, but, I can't.  You see, what was really under construction was me.  Until I was ready to share the thoughts of the journey again, I wasn't able to write.

Much has happened in the past year, and in the right time I will share what was going on, but what finally brought me back to this blog was the need to write, and to share the random thoughts that in the past would have been part of sermons or newsletters or other writings.

You will notice the introduction is different than before, and the focus of this blog will be new as well. I am not excluding those with chronic illnesses, and my perspective is even more acute than before. (Pun intended :-)  What I've come to realize is that part of what was blocking me was the focus on illness. None of us who are chronically struggling with anything want to be defined by that struggle. A cancer warrior or person fighting any illness doesn't want to be known only by their diagnosis, but by who they are as people, just like everyone else.

So this blog is a place for everyone on the journey of life. You are welcome here and hopefully some words will speak encouragement to your heart and spirit. Sometimes the posts will be serious, some will be funny, but all are intended to be thought provoking and uplifting.

At that I will leave you with a quote from a movie I like "Don't take life too seriously. You won't make it out alive."

peace and hope,
Andrea

ps-  extra points for anyone who can name that movie!  :-)