My new book, CHRONIC Hope is now available to purchase online at Amazon! This book has been years in the making, if not my whole lifetime. In the intro of the book, I share about many of the injuries, surgeries, trials, physical ailments and deaths of loved ones that I have endured and how theContinue reading “Order Chronic Hope Today!”
Category Archives: Chronic Hope
Approach To The Inmost Cave
Just a few weeks ago I learned, finally, of a treatment for my Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS). BMS is a condition where all of my mouth linings (oral mucosal) are inflamed. It feels as though I ate a really hot pizza or drank scalding coffee; and now it has progressed to the point where itContinue reading “Approach To The Inmost Cave”
Reward, Seizing the Sword
My ordeal is most likely disappointment with myself. I am gradually becoming more and more convinced that in order to strike down this spirit of disappointment I must take up the sword of Chronic Hope, I must recognize and celebrate every incremental victory. Sometimes, if I wallow in my pain long enough, I find thatContinue reading “Reward, Seizing the Sword”
The Ordeal
Now that I am here in the cave, it has been considerably challenging. My old lower back friend has returned with a vengeance, causing pain to radiate all the way down to my ankle. I had hoped that it would hold off for at least another few weeks since we are supposed to go toContinue reading “The Ordeal”
The Road Back
My road back is “Chronic Hope.” I have come to recognize that life for me is all about acknowledging incremental healings and declaring that joy and contentment are essential elements in my life’s journey. In the Bible, the book of Philippians was written by the Apostle Paul. Throughout the book he declares that His lifeContinue reading “The Road Back”
Patti Burnett 