Comments on: RA, Blogging, and Mary Poppins

By: Kelly Young

Kelly Young — Mon, 24 May 2010 02:35:19 +0000

I’m pretty sure that the Google gods do not agree. But thanks for the smile.

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 24 May 2010 02:27:18 +0000

Kelly,
When I type in “domestic goddesses, computer wizards and supermoms” in my picture dictionary your picture comes up.

By: Kelly Young

Kelly Young — Mon, 24 May 2010 00:02:19 +0000

Hi Kristy, funny but terrible-sounding.

By: Kelly Young

Kelly Young — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:59:26 +0000

Thanks Cynthia. I just think like a mom, I guess. It just seems to me that is foundational – After that, the other things fall into place, like honesty & the golden rule…

By: Lisa H.

Lisa H. — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:58:32 +0000

I am both a Christian Mom Blogger and an RA Blogger. In my CMB, I blog about parenting and the perfect cupcake and the adorable things my kids say and my ambitious craft projects and our weekend trips. In my RAB, I get to be more real, talk about just how much went into getting around to all that “perfection” that I show off at my other site. Of course, now that I have my RA blog, I’m not really keeping up with my mommy blog so much. I had no idea how wearing it was keeping up with that level of do-it-all mommyness.

By: Kristy

Kristy — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:52:39 +0000

I’ve had RA for almost 20 yrs and I still hold myself to a standard that is way to high. On the other hand it can be motivating sometimes when it would be easier to just curl up and let my joints fuse.

By: CynthiaV

CynthiaV — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:18:51 +0000

I love that you say that worth is, “unconditional.” I had never thought of it that way before and of course you are right — that is what is meant by intrinsic worth as children of God but sometimes it helps to have things re-worded. This has certainly become my new mantra and oh yes, my new FB status.

We have all had to be re-birthed in our new “bodies” that don’t work the way they used to but it can be very freeing. The hardest part for me was the guilt I felt from my own unrealistic expectations and then when I mostly beat that one, I noticed that many others had expectations of, “me.” This has been a much tougher battle but with a little patience and lots of love, our friends and family can also be taught that, “worth is unconditional.”

By: Pamela Montgomery

Pamela Montgomery — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:35:17 +0000

It’s amazing the things you can learn about yourself by reading the stories of others – I read in your story Kelly about those little ‘telltale’ things that you didn’t realize were really early signs – I had fingers that would lock up and had to be straitened out by the other hand – always thought it was because I was what we always called ‘double jointed’. So many of those things – like a rash start on one arm and then the other – almost like hives and of COURSE prednizone made the rash go away – I guess as they say hind sight really IS 20/20. I sent you an email earlier about my recent hospital stay and since I am now just home – I think I will go remember how wonderful it feels to sleep next to my husband. Thanks as always for all you do here.

By: Kelly Young

Kelly Young — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:34:17 +0000

Jamie, I felt so sorry for you reading that. But I have written similar statements here and here. Anyway, I will pray that what you have on the other side is better at least in some ways. I am glad you found a good counselor. RA is a hard blow and depression is not unusual.

By: JamieMatheson

JamieMatheson — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:55:00 +0000

I must admit, I’ve lost myself. My life changed completely with RA. I just started counseling and my therapist says I am going through “rebirth” as I had bottomed out with depression and not knowing where my place in life was anymore. She has given me hope and I am doing a lot of journaling about the things I can do as opposed to grieving over the things I no longer can do. I am rebirthing the new me.