Learning to live chronically joyful.

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  • Time for Celebration!

    If I start to question if something I said is too petty…chances are it’s beyond petty. That being said, do you think it would be too much if I ordered a cake from Whole Foods that said, “Happy One Year Anniversary of Quitting This Hell Hole!” Maybe that’s too much…okay back to the drawing board!

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  • That mom.

    A mom just walked into the Tuesday gymnastics class for five year olds prancing around like the obnoxiously obviously overly bubbly person that she is. Her daughter, a thin embarrassed five year old, is trying her best to hide from her. I can’t blame her. Her mom’s nuts. She’s loud, she’s in your face, she’s…

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  • Boxes With Labels

    You think a Christian is only a Christian if they spend their Sundays in a church and wear that glistening cross around their neck. But let me be the one to tell you the honest truth. A Christian is flawed and imperfect, covered in hideous bruises and cuts so deep you’ll get lost in their…

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  • Baby Steps

    I was hoping to slowly immerse myself into this new position. I was not expecting the time commitment. I was especially not expecting the exhaustion that comes with it. Creating schedules, finding people who are dependable and reliable. It’s not manual labor so I thought it would be an easy task. I was wrong. So…

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  • Sleep Deprivation

    Sleep and I have a love hate relationship. Most nights I need to take medication in order to fall asleep or get more than a few hours of restless sleep. But when I’m not on my meds, it’s easy to allow the depression and anxiety to take over my sleep schedule. There is no normal.…

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  • Realization

    About two years ago I was in a very brief relationship with someone I’d known for a decade. When the break up happened…I completely broke apart, I was inconsolable for a week, I didn’t think I was ever going to be happy again. I picked myself up and brushed myself off. But it hurt to the…

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  • Frustrated

    I became rather frustrated this week with a friend, they said something that was hurtful to me. They of course said it unknowingly because I never talk about my life with anyone, even people who have been in my life for almost a decade. I am independent in everything including my misery. I never saw…

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  • Staying Busy

    I feel as if I’ve written about staying busy a million times before. But guess what? I picked up a new client. Success does not come from sitting down, sitting still, and waiting. Success comes from working hard, working diligently, and putting buckets out preparing to catch the rain. Casey Neistat has been a big…

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  • Intentional

    What does being intentional mean to you? Does the word stand out as something important? in·ten·tion·al adjective done on purpose; deliberate. As Christians we need to be deliberate in our words, our actions, our thoughts, our prayers, everything we do needs to be intentional. Intentional ministry, intentional fellowship. We are called to be deliberate, to…

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  • Ptsd 

    It’s been over a month since the accident and I’m still in so much pain. Mentally and physically.  The pain meds aren’t working and I can’t sleep. I thought by now the panic attacks and nightmares would be done but it seems each day is getting worse. I can’t sleep unless I take a sleeping…

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About the Author

Kaitlyn is a Jesus following people loving wife and mama battling a multitude of chronic illnesses while striving to live joyfully for the Lord. Read full bio.