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Prescription for Hope
April Dawn White
Mar 3, 20223 min read
You Are Not Alone
There is one message I want others to know, and it is this: you’re not alone. You are not alone. This fundamental principle we wrote...
April Dawn White
Jan 11, 20222 min read
Hope When You Can’t Catch a Break
When you can’t catch a break, take a new grip with your tired hands onto hope. Many people begin the New Year with the mantra “New Year,...
April Dawn White
Nov 24, 20174 min read
God’s Faithfulness Awaits our Surrender
One year ago, we listed our home for sale. The sell of our beloved home of fifteen years was necessary since my diagnosis of the rare...
April Dawn White
Jun 9, 20173 min read
Prescriptive Prayer
“The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous [wo]man avails much.” (James 5:16, NKJV) This prayer was electronically delivered to my...
April Dawn White
Dec 31, 20161 min read
New Year’s Eve 2016: Crown the Year with Abundance
“You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.” (Psalm 65:11, NLT) What I love about this...
April Dawn White
Nov 18, 20162 min read
Happy Birthday Dad!
Dad collapses into the chair and repositions his bum knee. Handing him the breakfast menu, I kiss him on his cheek and repeat quieter...
April Dawn White
Nov 3, 20162 min read
Missing Pieces or Room for Blessings?
During my son’s Kindergarten year, the dental hygienist noted that our son was missing the tooth labeled as “Q.” He was greatly disturbed...
April Dawn White
Aug 2, 20161 min read
Hope in Christ: My Oasis in the Desert
“I cared for you in the desert.” (Hosea 13:5) I feel as if I’ve been banished to exile in the desert. Periodic Paralysis, the rare...
April Dawn White
Jul 19, 20162 min read
Victory Perspective
What if you approached your battle from the stance of victory? Click To Tweet I love to highlight passages of scripture where God uses...
April Dawn White
Jul 5, 20161 min read
Celebrate Goals: Making Progress
June 13, 2016: Facebook entry: “I cooked today. One person’s chore is another’s progress.” Since this neuromuscular disease hijacked by...
April Dawn White
Apr 15, 20161 min read
I Am a Little Pencil
As I read this quote this week, I am reminded of the power of words. Mother Teresa compared herself to a “little pencil in the hand of...
April Dawn White
Apr 11, 20162 min read
I Refuse to Sink
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April Dawn White
Apr 8, 20161 min read
Strong Shoes Traveled on Stony Paths
I know, because I’m there. As a survivor of Nazi concentration camps, Corrie ten Boom also knew “If God sends us on stony paths, He...
April Dawn White
Apr 4, 20161 min read
Claim the Promise
Pondering the unclaimed ticket reminds me of all the promises in God’s Word that we often fail to claim. Scholars suggest the Bible...
April Dawn White
Mar 28, 20162 min read
There’s No Crying in Softball
I pull on my favorite JMU sweatshirt, elbowing the tiny faucets at the corners of my eyes. Tears trickle down my face. Eager to pitch,...
April Dawn White
Mar 21, 20162 min read
Identity Crisis
My phone buzzes with a Google notification. I am irked by the reminder that I should be working 8-5 pm today. I’m on a medical leave of...
April Dawn White
Mar 8, 20163 min read
Normal: No Results Found
My face is frozen. My doctor wanted to see me on a “bad day” so here I sit. We go through the standard neuromuscular tests. He asks me to...
April Dawn White
Mar 2, 20162 min read
It Is Well With my Soul: The Story Behind the Song
“When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, It is...
April Dawn White
Jan 27, 20161 min read
A Reason to Smile
For Christmas, my beloved gave me gift certificate to a frou-frou women’s clothing store. My college age niece was thrilled when I...
April Dawn White
Jan 5, 20162 min read
Re*Mission
The outcomes of a recent nerve conduction test and EMG did not align with the text book case of the neuromuscular disease, CIDP that was...
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