One of my favorite places in all of Israel was the Garden of Gethsemane. I love how I could feel the presence of my God so powerfully. This was where Jesus wept over what was to come for him. This was where Jesus begged his father to save him and find away for this to happen differently. However, when his father didn’t have that option He accepted the plan with grace. I pray that I stay like this for Christ. I pray that the decisions that I make and the life I live whether it involves health problems or not. I remember praying for answers on whether I should have my surgery and I remember Christ telling me that he wasn’t done with me. It was a hard and painful decision and there are days that i feel like I made the wrong call but I listened to my God so I know I am doing what I was called to do.

Service Dogs. Lately, people have started making it difficult to trust whether they have a truly trained service dog or if it is a regular untrained dog that helps with anxiety. This post is all about the differences and what qualifications are needed. It is also about what things are required and what are not. I hope this helps make this journey easier for at least one person out there!

Chronic illness diagnosis story. It took a long time to be diagnosed but once I was I began a huge rollercoaster of hospital stays and surgeries. I was misdiagnosed for years because teenage girls with stomach pain are usually constipated or have acid reflux or an ulcer. It took forever to be diagnosed even though it is familial. I was super sick and so thankful for some answers.

Every chronically ill patient has there first hospital experience story. They have to figure out how they are going to accept this. You reach a place that you never expected to be and coming to terms with that can be confusing. This is how my visit went and how I processed.