Cindee Snider Re Quotes

Could our plodding, our daily persevering through a life we didn't expect, don't want and didn't choose, actually bring blessing?

Sharing our stories is a vital part of doing life together. The disciples shared their stories and changed the world, not because they were extraordinary men, but because they told about an extraordinary God.

And that afternoon, as the sun slanted low through the changing autumn leaves, I remembered to savor the moment, soak in the beauty, breathe deeply and feel the immensity of God.

Each of us has a story - a unique, valuable, integral part of the whole story of God. Your story is important. It matters.

God has graciously sewn laughter into our days, bright moments tucked among the shadows of illness and pain, and while those moments don't change our circumstances, they can lessen our pain and shift our hearts toward joy.

In the midst of pain, we begin to understand the price Jesus paid for our salvation.

Story, because it is relatable, memorable and often unobtrusive, can help us to see through new eyes.

Chronic illness is hard. Pain is hard. Isolation is hard. The financial cost is hard. Grieving is hard and necessary and sometimes takes far longer than we every imagined.

...we fail to live in the moment. We miss the laughter, beauty and joy in our midst, trading them for stress, frustration, anxiety and anger. We forge ahead consumed with the destination while missing the journey. In a sense, we're taking God's precious gift of presence and time and telling Him it isn't what we want, that we don't have the time.

...our stories are who we are, where we begin. They connect us, tearing down walls and shattering isolation. For story is where hope begins.

Is it possible that there are things we can only learn in the darkness, in hardship, in suffering?

Surrender is an incredibly difficult topic in light of chronic illness, because loss is often continued and sustained.

Could illness and pain hold greater purpose than we imagine?