the autoimmune hippie.

Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts. . . Practice resurrection. – Wendell Berry

Jesus

  • spoonie tired.

    Here in the Hippie Hut, we had several nifty things going on over this past weekend. Saturday morning, Sara and I got to go to a book signing and meet the senior pastor of our church, Pastor Chris, which was so much fun: Then we took Henry, the service dog/wonderpup to see Santa: And, of… Read more

  • Snowy Days

    Yesterday we had a rare beautiful snow day in Alabama:     And, of course, school was cancelled. And, unfortunately, my husband needed to stay at work as he is essential personnel for the type of work he does. However, in the past, I would have been called in as well due to weather. But… Read more

  • let the waters rise

      I’ve been really sick these past few days, so sick, in fact, that I missed an event I was REALLY looking forward to yesterday. There was just nothing I could do about it. And, of course, whenever I have to miss something important to me due to my illness, it only makes me feel… Read more

  • disabled

    The day after Thanksgiving, I learned that I will have to go a few more rounds with the disability process. While this isn’t unusual or unexpected, to say I am just sick about it would be a serious understatement. Not only is everything involving the disability process a nightmare of paperwork and red tape, but… Read more

  • eucharisteo

    A few weeks ago, while I was out thrifting, I came across a copy of Ann Voskamp’s One Thousand Gifts. I had seen several friends recommend it and so I picked it up, not knowing anything else about it and added it to my – quite large – to read stack. Then, this past Monday, I felt… Read more

  • special ornaments, healings, and God’s blessings

    My Christmas ornaments are really important to me. Each year, I add a few more to our tree: Some of them, I’ve picked up at events like Christmas Village (made by special needs adults 💜), some are from special things that have happened in our family (like Henry’s ornaments ❤️❤️❤️), and some are ones that… Read more

  • this is my joy

      With my body having an unruly spell, our youngest daughter having autoimmune issues, and my husband experiencing plague this week, it was time to create some sunshine for sure. Tonight my husband – plague and all – stayed up to help me get our big Christmas tree decorated (as I already mentioned, Christmas comes… Read more

  • Jesus, meds, anxiety disorder, and judge-y people

    Today, a post from an oil friend has me a bit flustered. This post, in response to a coffee mug that said “Jesus + Lexapro”, told the story of someone who repented for having taken Lexapro, decided to use oils and pray instead, and, in closing, said, “You are worth more! Jesus is the way… Read more

  • the good stuff

    With all the heaviness and challenges and hard things lately, the autoimmune hippie is looking a little gloomy and that just won’t do so it’s time for a fresh list of the recent good stuff (and I am so incredibly blessed that there is plenty of that too ❤️): I got to see Foo Fighters… Read more

  • flaring – and taking a sick week now.

    Well, y’all, it’s time for us to have a middle of the night chat while I listen to The Family Stone and drink my hot chocolate (and, of course, I’m wearing my best tacky Christmas cardigan too). First, as a follow-up to last post, I saw this, about the physical changes that come with Rheumatoid… Read more