Detours
Faith, Suffering, Disability Katherine Wolf Faith, Suffering, Disability Katherine Wolf

Detours

I imagine most of us have fairly straightforward pictures in our heads about what our lives will look like and who we will become. When something happens that is not inside the four corners of that picture, we view it as a detour and hope to get back on track as quickly as possible. So what happens when you take a detour and can't ever get back on that original path again?

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How to Wait
Disability Avery Garn Disability Avery Garn

How to Wait

I became a master at what I dubbed monotasking, born mostly out of an effort not to die of boredom while enduring a hospital stay during COVID times. I made a conscious effort to do only one task at a time, no matter its simplicity. But when I found that I could do more—walk and talk, eat and listen—I found that I didn’t want to. I enjoyed focusing all my efforts on one task at a time. Maybe this is how we are meant to live—a meditative life.

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Good/Hard Living
Suffering, Disability, Relationships Jen Hill Suffering, Disability, Relationships Jen Hill

Good/Hard Living

Whether it’s the sand of Lake Michigan, the joy of the first snow, a bout of sadness, or another broken down appliance, we’ll hold all the tension, grief, and sorrow of these rough years, and we’ll look for the good. We’ll look back and acknowledge: yes, that was hard, but it was good, too. We see it in the eyes of one another and the fact that the sorrow itself points to a good that was lost.

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Maybe They’ve Never Seen Someone Without Feet
Faith, Identity, Suffering, Disability Alex Wolf Faith, Identity, Suffering, Disability Alex Wolf

Maybe They’ve Never Seen Someone Without Feet

At just ten years old, Jude offered the antidote to shame to a crowd of four hundred misty-eyed people, most of whom were older than he and many of whom have typical bodies. Through the unexpected teacher of pain, Jude has learned what most of us will never fully understand: we were all made in the image of God, and we don’t have to be ashamed.

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Breaking Free from Body Shame
Faith, Identity, Disability Jess Connolly Faith, Identity, Disability Jess Connolly

Breaking Free from Body Shame

Whether you struggle with illness, injury, or just insecurity: I believe God’s Word can be a balm for our souls and a pathway to freedom. It’s one thing to know in your head that you were created in the image of God. Yet it’s quite another to experience this belief in your body, against the cultural ideals of a woman’s worth. And between the two lies a world of frustration, disappointment, and the shame of somehow feeling both too much and never enough in your body.

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