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I was standing in the sandy soil on my Grandmother’s farm when my hair started to fall out. Chatting with my cousin and absentmindedly raking my fingers through my hair, I didn’t expect the long, brown chunks that appeared in my fists. My doctor had warned me that hair loss might result from the two […]

“Prepare your bucket list and live your life well.” -My Doctor Almost two years ago, these were the words I received with my diagnosis of Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. There is no cure or treatment for vEDS. And because the life-expectancy of someone with vEDS is cut short, bucket-list living quickly shifted to the forefront of […]

I was a sophomore in college when I first learned that there were actual methods and tools for studying the Bible. Before then, Bible “study” meant reading a few verses and saying a quick prayer. Nothing wrong with that, mind you. But over the years I’ve gathered resources that help me deepen my understanding of […]

It started with just one leaf. Feather-light and surrendering to the wind, one leaf would rustle and then it’s friends would be invited to the dance. Alone, it sounded for no one. But together, with an army of fellow branch adornments, and nudged by the early summer breeze, the leaves of the giant oak roared […]

I started collecting these verses over a year ago. It was over a year ago that everything I thought I knew about my body changed. Just before that I was a fitness instructor, regularly teaching 10+ classes a week. I made a living teaching other people how to be healthy and I relished the lifestyle […]

I have been in the blogging world either here at The Rescued Letters or as a ghostwriter and blog manager since 2013. And I am often asked for recommendations on tools and products that I use to keep it all running. Spoiler alert: there are a lot of them. I’ve compiled a list of my […]

I’ve had this conversation often recently. Sitting face to face or on the phone with a friend who is struggling with anxiety. As someone who knows what anxiety feels like in the heat of a panic attack and in the slow creep of the moments in between, I find myself offering advice and encouragement on […]