I'm now 50 years old and have NEVER been able to convince anyone how I feel everyday. I have no DX but keep going every day. My faith in God is what gets me through life. I work as hard as I can, I do my best to roll with the punches and know at the end of the day that God loves me and I'll have a new body someday. ~HUGS~ To you all ❤
God gave me this today and I thought I should type it here: From 2 Tim 4: 16,17 - ...no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me....But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength...
Thank you for sharing your story. People ran from me after I became ill. My mom had died recently, I had a 2 year old with health issues, and my husband felt sorry for himself because he didn't sign up for me being ill. Friends who I had helped at a drop of a hat would not help me with my toddler daughter. That happened over 2 decades. Since then I have developed a much closer relationship with God and He is wonderful. Life is good, and I refuse to give into any disease because it is from the enemy.
Thank you for this video. I was a single parent with a baby gir, 28 yrs ago. My daughters father chose not to be in her life. It was tough but I was getting thru everything and doing well for my baby girl and I. When my daughter was 2 I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. This really tested my faith. I am now doing pretty well physically and I am very Blessed now with 2 Grandbabies!! This video brought tears to my eyes, then lifted me up. Thanks for sharing!❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for this video. I have a friend with CFS and fibromyalgia (sp) and I now realize that I have been impatient and neglectful of her. I intend to remedy that this very day and going forward. Again THANK YOU and Bless you all.
I have lupus. I've had it for 30 years. It took a LONG time to get diagnosed. My family has shunned me for years, and I got so tired of people at church saying things like, "but you don't LOOK sick." Stopped going to church. Some days I wake up and feel like a truck ran over me. My immune system is overactive. I also live with physical, as well as, emotional pain. My lupus started with a really bad virus and lived close to a chemical plant. (The same one that created agent orange) Gulf War Syndrome was hitting our soldiers and people around the chemical plant were all sick. My husband was sick, and I stayed sick longer and had a rash around my belly button. Feels like the flu but so much worse. I only run low grade fevers with the flu symptoms and break out in a rash over most of my body. I HAVE to stay out of the sun. Always looking for natural remedies. I drank green tea and raw honey for two years. Now I juice fast when I can afford to. I can tell you some things that help and some that don't. Keep your PH in balance. Like with strips. It won't cure you, but it is one of the things that helps a lot. So disappointed in Christians who don't have any sympathy. Guess what? You have a long road ahead of you. However, God loves you so much that HE knew you would be able to handle this. Bless your hearts. I TOTALLY understand and relate to so much of what you are going through. On top of homeschooling, this defines me as a weirdo. 🦋💕💕💕
Thank you for sharing your story and not glossing over the pain. ... I’ve been through a surprisingly similar situation; my tears are flowing freely for you with sympathy. .... Your sharing is helping me to not harbour anger to those who shunned my innocent little family, while we were grieving over their Dad who left us. We also suffered long illness and I have an idiopathic fatigue condition and severe asthma. We also experienced being shunned by the church and by relatives and this was incredibly hurtful. It was difficult to survive. .... And it is still hard to forgive.
This made me laugh and cry and shout "Amen" numerous times. Thank you for sharing this and praising Him through it all! Christ's continued Blessings to you and yours!
I believe what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. And have a sense of humor. But for being raised by abusive adoptive parents and married to an abusive man I would not be where I am today. And I too have a sense of humor. The strength, family bond and the humor your whole family shares makes you fantastic people to know. And you are so correct - But For what you endured you are touching many people. If you could live on $500 I can surely live on $1500. If you endure chronic illness and can maintain family relationships and have a sense of humor my minor chronic backache is nothing - I can suck it up and keep moving. You are all making a difference, your story of strength and endurance makes me want to try harder. Thank you for this video.
YES YES YES YES YES!!!!! God has give you trials so you can share your story and how his grace is sufficient with the world!!!! I too have a chronic illness and God has recently revealed to me that he has allowed me to have this illness to share my story with others to help and minister to others who are hurting and share his love with the world.
Ladies, I suffer from CFS & FM too, I don't like to talk about it either. I really don't like to tell my family how horrible I feel & they don't really want to hear it time after time. Thanks for sharing, it was heart felt... hugs & kisses to y'all...
Valerie Deboard I agree, I think it's really hard to talk about too but I think it's important to have someone to talk too.. It can be too much for one person to tackle, daily 💜
Its a tragic fact that not all Christians come out of the box potty trained. They must be trained like children do, regardless of their 'Christian age.' The couple who came up to you each Sunday to greet you, were engaging in potty training the entire church full of spiritual infants, messy from both ends. Now THAT was a testimony! And God returned the favor of being steadfast Believers when they sought you out to discuss her mystery symptoms with you a few years later! YOU ladies bolstered, and refreshed, her zeal for the lost, and ALL the subsequent souls ministered to by this couple for the next 25 years...will come up to you one day in heaven and embrace you for your part in their being There. All Glory and Praise to Him!
I have never comment on here but, you guys are such beautiful people! I love your videos. Today, I feel that I really had the chance to get to know yall on personal level. I cried for you and your mom. May God Bless y'all!!!
This is the most true video I have ever watched. Emotional but incredibly inspiring. Thank you all (Jill, Tawra and Mike) for reliving the pain in order to share with us.
Thank you so much for sharing your testimony you are a great example and an encouragement to us I'm showing my daughters 13 and 16 your video I cannot tell you as a mother how grateful I am that you have shared your story so I can show my daughters who can relate on so many levels the power of God and why we forgive and pray for our enemies thank you and may the Lord continue to keep you all!! ❤️
What you were talking about tonight made me think about a scripture that I need to remind myself of a lot these days: "We wrestle not against flesh and blood......(but) against spiritual wickedness in high places." What you went through really does sound like spiritual warfare. Thank you all for being so open and honest about what happened to you and talking about being willing to forgive those that were mean to you. I really feel like y'all were following the Holy Spirit's leading in your show tonight, and that people will be blessed by what you shared. I know I was. God bless your family.
This is heart breaking, hearing what you went through. I admire your courage so much. And I'm learning a great deal from you. I'm extremely appreciative. 😘❤🙏
WOOOWWWW WHAT A TESTIMONY!!! I have chills!!! What a blessing all of you are!!! Tawra, like you, I also would never have been able to do what God wanted to fully help people until I got sick. At that point I was forced to slow down. God just ended on way of helping people, and turned it into another way. I am sooooo grateful!!! Thank you....God bless!!!
I am so enjoying these vlogs. Thank y’all so much for posting these. I have been through some horrible things too. Not to the extreme of what y’all have been through. But, it was pretty bad. Family sickness, finding out one of our children has a permanent disability, a wreck that caused seizures to our teen son, caring for my dad who was dying of cancer and more and more. We were also pretty much abandoned by our church and family. Y’all are right when you say people are so busy keeping their lifestyle up to pay attention to others needs. I still love these people and love the Lord! I feel sorry for people that are so busy. They are missing out on the blessing of helping others.
Thanks for sharing your story. It must be so hard to explain these painful past events. You guys have perfectly described me/cfs.I got it from the worse flu ever also, it landed me in the emergency room. I can remember the day everything changed, you know very quickly that something is just not right. I remember early on sleeping so much, your body feels poisoned and heavy. Sometimes you can't even move. I get it. I understand what you guys went through, and frankly it is horrible.:( People really don't know what this illness is and how completely life altering it is. Tawra and Jill, you are so brave to share this and expose yourself to potential hurtful or ignorant comments. I hope most people a writing kind compassionate comments.
I get this 1st hand . I need this in so many ways right now. I've forgiven them ,but I have forgotten to pray for them and me . I forget that I need to be prayed for too. Not just the people who hurt us too. YOU ARE AWESOME! I hope you keep up the good work ♡♡♡
I came across you all a couple years ago and loved it and thought you were good people,but it was so wonderful to hear your Christians! I know the devil will work on you hard for your testimony,but I'm going to try to pray for you all and your families. You will never know how you encouraged me!
I have hypermobility syndrome, arthritis, fibromyalgia and CFS, living in constant pain and exhaustion I worked as a registered nurse for 30years whilst bringing up 2 children, my husband was in the forces. I struggled day to day going to work then immediately going to bed when I went home it became normal! It took a very close friend to tell me I wasn’t coping and after a personal struggle to give up my vocation I medically retired, I was fortunate to be able to do so without financial worries, but looking back on the last few years I’m amazed at how people can manage to ignore extreme illness as long as it doesn’t cause them any problems something I could never do. Life is so busy now, people are so stressed with their own issues it can be difficult to have time to help others. You’re right people work to have “ new toys” but are missing the important things in life.
Thanks for filling in the missing pieces! My best friends Family went through pretty much the Same experience. In liberal Germany in the 80 s. Know what you went through, minus the Christian Angle. Check Out the golden girls season 5 Episode 1. The creator of the Show suffered from the same illness and wrote this. One of my favourites! Lots of Love from Germany ( quite a hassle to get your book, but im getting there😊)
I'm sad I didn't get to see this show live. Your testimony is so beautiful. Your heart of forgiveness always brings me to tears, that you could go through so much & still release forgiveness. Thank you for letting the Lord use you to bless so many!
Having come from much abuse and tragic circumstance in my life I know that the Lord has seen me through. Weeping is for a night but Joy comes in the morning. I read once that God does not comfort us to make us comfortable, he comforts us so that we can comfort others. I know this is true in my own life. Many times I have been placed in situations to testify to the goodness of God to others who have been in similar circumstances as I. I often wondered why the Lord would send those people to me. But I know it is because I am a walking talking testimony of his grace. Your family is the grace of the Lord Jesus personified. Forgiveness is the great healer for the soul. God's forgiveness of us and our forgiveness to others. The very fact that you all are able to laugh, and live your lives to the fullest is a great testimony of Christ's mercy and love. I have always said my life and the very fact I live is a miracle of grace. My inspiration has always been the story of Joseph, when a boy was sold into slavery in Egypt. I am sure that many times he was in despair and felt that he had been forgotten. But when many years later as the second most powerful man in Egypt, he saw his brothers who had sold him and he forgave them for the evil they did to him. He said these words which brought me to tears many times, "but as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good in order to bring it about as it is this day to save many people alive." What was a tragedy for Joseph, literally saved the lives of the Hebrews. God Bless you Jill, Tawra, Mike and all your family both near and far.
God bless you and your family. You are all such an encouragement to me. I have Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue as well and can totally relate to what you are going through and have been through. I am lucky to have a husband who has, for the most part, understood what I am dealing with and has been supportive as well. I know it can't be easy for our families to be totally supportive all the time. Just know that I love watching you no matter what the subject matter.
Yall are so precious. I pray for friends like yall. I dont have any friends. Im close to my adult kids, but nobody my age. Wish I could give yall a hug.
So sad about your dad :( not fair that he was shunned, what he must have went through. You can tell he loved you guys, despite what he was going through. God had a path for him too ♥️
I've had 3 doctors who have said I have fibromyalgia. But that started with a period of fatigue. The first time I had an episode, I had the flu. About a month after recovery, I had a few months when I had such fatigue, it was hard to function. I love to garden. The first time this happened to me, I was out trying to weed my garden, and discovered I had no control of my left hand and couldn't continue. Although I continued to go to work, but would virtually collapse when I got home. At this same time I was fighting constant infections from endometriosis. Somehow I slowly recovered. Then about 5 years later, I had another episode about 2 weeks after having a flu. That time I didn't even have enough strength to step up on a one step stool. Now I seem to have settled in to the fibro pains and occasional fatigue. I often wondered if I was getting MS. I have often wondered if being around chemicals as a kid like DDT may have caused gene alterization leading to inability to have a normal immune sysrem. You have been through much. God bless you and keep you! Do you guys think flu shots might cause farther damage?
Thank you Jill , Tawr and Mike for sharing your story with us , its PRICELESS and INFORMATIVE, helping me to understand my PAIN, but I believe all these illnesses come s from that ABANDONMENT &THE THINGS WE ENDURED because of that. I understand %100 your pain and your feelings, I have sympathy for you. It's not easy for us , human being, to understand others UNTIL we have been through same situation. BLESSING to you and your families 👏🏻🙌🙏🤲💜☮
God is good, all the time! It is truly amazing how you continue to minister in so many was, even with CFS. How dare we say we are to tired to reach out to others in their time of need. You are truly a blessing.
Watching this was just what I needed to hear today. My heart broke and has broken over my side of the family. This is what I was meant to listen to today. Big big hugs to your family. You three have big hearts. Mike is such a good man. I am so sorry how your parents treated you. I am sorry all these things happened but I am glad good came out of it. Big hugs!!!!! Thank you for talking about God today, bittness, hurt, forgiving and all today. I needed it!!! Thank you:)
Your story resonates your strength. If it had been a different path, you wouldn't be the people you are today. Thank you for witnessing that bad things happen to good people and they can come out on the other side stronger and better for the experience.
You are so right! God is not the church building. People are not perfect but we serve a perfect God. Y'all have gone through so much which means that you are doing somethings right.
My heart just breaks for what your family endured. I have watched all your videos ----- but I never actually realized how much cruelty you all suffered. God bless you.❤️
I know this was a very hard show for you to do but I just want to say God bless you all and thank you for being so open and telling your story. I am going through some trials right now and this really made me think. I also have dealt with chronic illness and it's so misunderstood, especially with those who are closest to you. :\ I have followed you all since the beginning. Thank you all for being a light in the world. (Matthew 5:14)
This has helped me so much. Health circumstances have been directed at me because my husband has a Christian blog. People from Africa, Pakistan, and other place requesting help and answers from him. But he is so concerned for me that he was kind of neglecting the blog. I told him that he actually could not do anything about my health. To do his blog and let nothing get in his way. That Satan is trying to stop you and you must not let it stop you.
I wish we could sit down and just talk. I lived through something similar with a mother who didn't believe I was sick and didn't take me to a Dr. I love that you adressed this. Thank you :-)
Wow missed this live but so glad im watching the rewinds - such moving testimony from all 3 of you. As a cfs and fibro sufferer also its hard hard line between letting people know what you go through for the good of others and risking being hurt more by others who don't believe you or refuse to try and understand etc. Its a daily battle for us all xx
What you focus on comes to you. I have CFIDS and fibro. At one time I was into a health chat for it. Every day chatting with people about it. I went into a big flare and it came to me why. It was my focus every day. I quit right then and only went in for a half hour a week. It started easing up right away. Lesson learned.
I have craved the sense of community that was once common in neighborhoods and churches, but has become extremely rare. The stories you share of superficial relationships at church are repeated across the country. I do think the dual income/college prep lifestyle of many families is to blame. We barely take time to eat or sleep, much less reach out to the needy. I don’t have an answer. I do know during the LA riots years ago when we had a curfew, neighbors got friendly; also after the large Northridge earthquake. I pray it doesn’t take a giant disaster to shake us out of our complacency. I’m praying for your family, for our churches and our country. We need to get right with God and do his work, not entertain ourselves to oblivion. Love you guys! Hugs and God Bless all of you! 🌸💕💕
Thanks for the good cry. I was crying with you. If they were good christians, then they would have been there for you. God bless you both and the family. You are someone special
Thank you. This has encouraged me. Your testimony sounds so much like ours. I am grateful that throughout the shunning,pain it caused me to run to Abba rather than the opinions of others. I say that reconciliation doesn't always mean reunion with those whom abuse us. I TRUELY wept with you as I finally found this site which gave words and a voice to what I suppressed or felt isolated from. I am grateful for God letting me hear this and your reminders that My God is for me and will never leave nor forsake me.Be blessed to continue being a blessing. God's word never returns void.PRAISE and Worship TRUELY has broken chains for me in those blaaah moments.Your laughter is a great medicine!
You all are the most genuine truthful awesome people I have ever seen on RUclips !!! Thank you so much for your advice, tips, stories and recipes. I love all of them!!! Keep up the great work and may God bless you all with his love, peace and joy.
There is always a purpose for the things we go through in life. We grow and become stronger through turmoil. Sending you all Big, Big hugs. God never gives us more than we can handle!
Jill and Tawra and Mike, thank you so very much for sharing your very personal story with us, you are remarkable people and I loved hearing about how this influenced your lives, you've kept it real, this has made you stronger! Your lives have made a huge difference to other people, after watching this I just love you all more!
Great heartful video. Blessings to you all for what you have been tbrough and do now. How wonderful that you could forgive and move back to have a father in the kids lives.
I admireyou that you are such cheerful family despite the problems.Tawra you are amazing looking after the house when you feel so bad.You are the example for me. When I struggle with my illness.Hugs
I know how you feel I have no friends even now becouse of my xhusband .I just keep trying to live my life the best as I can even with no money me and my daughter make it .With a bad childhood to . God will bless me one day .
Kathy Brochu your last name sounds like the Hebrew words for blessed is he --Baruch means blessed Hu - means he. I pray God does bless you and your daughter 💕
Thanks so much for sharing ladies. I have chronic pain issues and completely understand about looking forward to "the other side" where "God will wipe away every tear...no more pain ....no more sorrow....no more human body....sometimes I just can hardly wait. God bless you all. Another Deborah and a new subscriber.
Hi Jill and Tawra, I have the same Chronic Fatique syndrome and Fibromalgia also. I know people don't understand what is going on with me, not even my friends. I am listening to these videos you have posted years ago just now. I came down with it at the age of 42 and I thought I was dying. Same things you two are going through. I still hurt like crazy and muscles now feel like they are cramping now at the age of 75. Donnice Smith
I compleatly understand . To often family can be your worst enemy. I have been homeless 3 times because of people I thought loved me once because of my husband ( not my husband anymore) once because of a friend and once because of a family member. Everyone differantly, but the underlying reason for each one because of jealousy and selfishness. My daughter was the point of their cruelty, her dog was killed , a "friend "told lies to cause her to be shunned, and the last one a family member " vandilized " our home, so the land lord kicked us out . My daughter is a very quite person , and until recently a almost mousey little person she is highly intelligent, talanted , musically, very attractive. She was a easy target . It has taken her years to overcome the abusive terrible words and behavior of these people, and finally at almost 30 years old she is finding her wings . This is narristic behavior , they don't care about you except for what they can get from you. When you have been the giver the for many years and suddenly its not about them , they will go after what ever they know you love the most , which in my case was my lovely daughter , my only child. It was not about her it was about hurting me but ultimately nearly distroyed her. Narcissism is horrible the only way to overcome it is to leave those people behind. Good for you for finding a way to share your story , and help others and make some money . I might add both of us suffer from PTSD from the dangerous and and sometimes life threatening situations we have been in . Seperating ourselves from these people and recognizing the narrsistic as much as possible has been our best treatment .
Thank you for stepping on the gas & staying with us! I am having hard times with life & health also! "The Frey Life" is another RUclips channel that has serious health issues but they say, "Do what you think you can't do"!
Wow I think I went through a whole roll of toilet paper I love you guys and Michael the way you look at Tawra I've seen it in a few videos I can see that you really truly love her xoxo
Been there, very similar issue, almost exactly. I have the same illness, baby/child so ill, too (i fell ill 2 years before he was born). Same issues with churches, family, majority of doctor's and people in general, except 1 or 2 here and there, but God never left us. My moto: accept God's care and love, accept yourself, keep moving forward and NEVER give up, though sometimes you want to. And don't take yourself too seriously! Life's too short. People have no idea! Absolutely agree; protect your mind and your life. Ignore people/keep smiling!! (28 years.) Thank you for sharing your life. I've not long found you on here, and started making soap. A hobby i can just about afford. Something to enjoy. Thank you so much!!!
I can't tell u how amazing it was to hear this story about what happen to all of u. You all are so right about the devil and how he wants to destroy the family. So proud of you guys and my story is so similar! It has hurt to the bitter of my soul to be shunned and not understand everything! All I know is God is greater and he will make good out of this. We keep praying and hoping fr this situation to change and fr God to open doors fr us. Thankyou! thankyou! May God truly keep blessing you all.🤗
We have tips and tricks on dealing with Fibro and CFS on our site www.livingonadime.com/cfs-fibromyalgia-and-chronic-illness-tips-2/
I'm now 50 years old and have NEVER been able to convince anyone how I feel everyday. I have no DX but keep going every day. My faith in God is what gets me through life. I work as hard as I can, I do my best to roll with the punches and know at the end of the day that God loves me and I'll have a new body someday. ~HUGS~ To you all ❤
God gave me this today and I thought I should type it here: From 2 Tim 4: 16,17 -
...no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me....But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength...
Thank you for sharing your story. People ran from me after I became ill. My mom had died recently, I had a 2 year old with health issues, and my husband felt sorry for himself because he didn't sign up for me being ill. Friends who I had helped at a drop of a hat would not help me with my toddler daughter. That happened over 2 decades. Since then I have developed a much closer relationship with God and He is wonderful. Life is good, and I refuse to give into any disease because it is from the enemy.
YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW ENCOURAGING THIS IS TO ME & MY FAMILY. MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU &YOUR.
Thank you for this video. I was a single parent with a baby gir, 28 yrs ago. My daughters father chose not to be in her life. It was tough but I was getting thru everything and doing well for my baby girl and I. When my daughter was 2 I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. This really tested my faith. I am now doing pretty well physically and I am very Blessed now with 2 Grandbabies!! This video brought tears to my eyes, then lifted me up. Thanks for sharing!❤️❤️❤️
I'm sure that you're helping thousands of people by sharing your story.
Thank you for this video. I have a friend with CFS and fibromyalgia (sp) and I now realize that I have been impatient and neglectful of her. I intend to remedy that this very day and going forward. Again THANK YOU and Bless you all.
Did you remedy it? It’s been 6 years. What did you do?
I have lupus. I've had it for 30 years. It took a LONG time to get diagnosed. My family has shunned me for years, and I got so tired of people at church saying things like, "but you don't LOOK sick." Stopped going to church. Some days I wake up and feel like a truck ran over me. My immune system is overactive. I also live with physical, as well as, emotional pain. My lupus started with a really bad virus and lived close to a chemical plant. (The same one that created agent orange) Gulf War Syndrome was hitting our soldiers and people around the chemical plant were all sick. My husband was sick, and I stayed sick longer and had a rash around my belly button. Feels like the flu but so much worse. I only run low grade fevers with the flu symptoms and break out in a rash over most of my body. I HAVE to stay out of the sun. Always looking for natural remedies. I drank green tea and raw honey for two years. Now I juice fast when I can afford to. I can tell you some things that help and some that don't. Keep your PH in balance. Like with strips. It won't cure you, but it is one of the things that helps a lot. So disappointed in Christians who don't have any sympathy. Guess what? You have a long road ahead of you. However, God loves you so much that HE knew you would be able to handle this. Bless your hearts. I TOTALLY understand and relate to so much of what you are going through. On top of homeschooling, this defines me as a weirdo. 🦋💕💕💕
Thank you for sharing your story and not glossing over the pain. ... I’ve been through a surprisingly similar situation; my tears are flowing freely for you with sympathy. .... Your sharing is helping me to not harbour anger to those who shunned my innocent little family, while we were grieving over their Dad who left us. We also suffered long illness and I have an idiopathic fatigue condition and severe asthma. We also experienced being shunned by the church and by relatives and this was incredibly hurtful. It was difficult to survive. .... And it is still hard to forgive.
You two ladies are great and strong and I'm so glad that this hasn't made you bitter. amazing!!
This made me laugh and cry and shout "Amen" numerous times. Thank you for sharing this and praising Him through it all! Christ's continued Blessings to you and yours!
It is devastating to see you guys cry! Thank you for your testimony and strength!
wow.....all I can say is thank you for opening up and sharing your stories ,emotions and your love for Christ. thank you.
I believe what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. And have a sense of humor. But for being raised by abusive adoptive parents and married to an abusive man I would not be where I am today. And I too have a sense of humor. The strength, family bond and the humor your whole family shares makes you fantastic people to know. And you are so correct - But For what you endured you are touching many people. If you could live on $500 I can surely live on $1500. If you endure chronic illness and can maintain family relationships and have a sense of humor my minor chronic backache is nothing - I can suck it up and keep moving. You are all making a difference, your story of strength and endurance makes me want to try harder. Thank you for this video.
YES YES YES YES YES!!!!! God has give you trials so you can share your story and how his grace is sufficient with the world!!!! I too have a chronic illness and God has recently revealed to me that he has allowed me to have this illness to share my story with others to help and minister to others who are hurting and share his love with the world.
My heart is so sad for the little ypu,but very proud of the adult you. Thank you Lord for loving us.
u girls should let him talk more often. Hes so cute. And what a smile. God bless all of you.
I'm actually thankful for my lupus. It brought me to my knees and closer to God. Hang in there....for the long haul ❤️
Aww you guys have come so far with your testimony. Keep up the good fight and so many treasures waiting for you.
Ladies, I suffer from CFS & FM too, I don't like to talk about it either. I really don't like to tell my family how horrible I feel & they don't really want to hear it time after time. Thanks for sharing, it was heart felt... hugs & kisses to y'all...
Valerie Deboard I agree, I think it's really hard to talk about too but I think it's important to have someone to talk too.. It can be too much for one person to tackle, daily 💜
Jill you are such a strong positive woman and a good hearted woman with a loving family , I just wanted to say this as I think your great
Love you all and praying for you. What a ministry! You have helped many with this message, including me.
Its a tragic fact that not all Christians come out of the box potty trained. They must be trained like children do, regardless of their 'Christian age.' The couple who came up to you each Sunday to greet you, were engaging in potty training the entire church full of spiritual infants, messy from both ends. Now THAT was a testimony! And God returned the favor of being steadfast Believers when they sought you out to discuss her mystery symptoms with you a few years later! YOU ladies bolstered, and refreshed, her zeal for the lost, and ALL the subsequent souls ministered to by this couple for the next 25 years...will come up to you one day in heaven and embrace you for your part in their being There. All Glory and Praise to Him!
J Jo that definitely was a great way to put it!
I am so sorry for the way you were treated. Your good people. I admire you so much.
There's such power in a testimony, thank you for sharing.
I have never comment on here but, you guys are such beautiful people! I love your videos. Today, I feel that I really had the chance to get to know yall on personal level. I cried for you and your mom. May God Bless y'all!!!
This is the most true video I have ever watched. Emotional but incredibly inspiring. Thank you all (Jill, Tawra and Mike) for reliving the pain in order to share with us.
Sharing your story is a ministry! Love all of you.
Thanks so much for sharing God and his plan of salvation! I absolutely love your shows!!!!!
Thank you so much for sharing your testimony you are a great example and an encouragement to us I'm showing my daughters 13 and 16 your video I cannot tell you as a mother how grateful I am that you have shared your story so I can show my daughters who can relate on so many levels the power of God and why we forgive and pray for our enemies thank you and may the Lord continue to keep you all!! ❤️
What you were talking about tonight made me think about a scripture that I need to remind myself of a lot these days: "We wrestle not against flesh and blood......(but) against spiritual wickedness in high places." What you went through really does sound like spiritual warfare. Thank you all for being so open and honest about what happened to you and talking about being willing to forgive those that were mean to you. I really feel like y'all were following the Holy Spirit's leading in your show tonight, and that people will be blessed by what you shared. I know I was. God bless your family.
This is heart breaking, hearing what you went through. I admire your courage so much. And I'm learning a great deal from you. I'm extremely appreciative. 😘❤🙏
BLESS ALL OF YOU! SUCH BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE. SUCH A GREAT TALK. PLEASE KNOW THAT THERE IS LOVE AND GOOD WISHES FOR YOU ALL.
Love to all of you. You've shown strength and wisdom. Great to have you a part of MY life.
WOOOWWWW WHAT A TESTIMONY!!! I have chills!!! What a blessing all of you are!!! Tawra, like you, I also would never have been able to do what God wanted to fully help people until I got sick. At that point I was forced to slow down. God just ended on way of helping people, and turned it into another way. I am sooooo grateful!!! Thank you....God bless!!!
This is the best video I have ever seen. I truly love you and am so grateful for you.
I am so enjoying these vlogs. Thank y’all so much for posting these. I have been through some horrible things too. Not to the extreme of what y’all have been through. But, it was pretty bad. Family sickness, finding out one of our children has a permanent disability, a wreck that caused seizures to our teen son, caring for my dad who was dying of cancer and more and more. We were also pretty much abandoned by our church and family. Y’all are right when you say people are so busy keeping their lifestyle up to pay attention to others needs. I still love these people and love the Lord! I feel sorry for people that are so busy. They are missing out on the blessing of helping others.
Probably my most favorite show so far! Great testimony! ❤
You have no idea how much this message has helped & encouraged me! Thank YOU from the bottom of my heart! 🥰 Blessings from South Australia💕🐨
I had a similar childhood only my mom was diagnosed with schizophrenia and it so inspiring to here these things .thank you and god bless
😪. Thank you for being strong and raising awareness.
I believe God brought you all together to show every one never to give up, to keep going & no matter what you are loved! You are truly blessed.
Thanks for sharing your story. It must be so hard to explain these painful past events. You guys have perfectly described me/cfs.I got it from the worse flu ever also, it landed me in the emergency room. I can remember the day everything changed, you know very quickly that something is just not right. I remember early on sleeping so much, your body feels poisoned and heavy. Sometimes you can't even move. I get it. I understand what you guys went through, and frankly it is horrible.:( People really don't know what this illness is and how completely life altering it is. Tawra and Jill, you are so brave to share this and expose yourself to potential hurtful or ignorant comments. I hope most people a writing kind compassionate comments.
I get this 1st hand . I need this in so many ways right now. I've forgiven them ,but I have forgotten to pray for them and me . I forget that I need to be prayed for too. Not just the people who hurt us too.
YOU ARE AWESOME! I hope you keep up the good work ♡♡♡
the ":shunning"is unbelievable, how horribly painful and lonely and abandoned you all must have felt :(
I came across you all a couple years ago and loved it and thought you were good people,but it was so wonderful to hear your Christians! I know the devil will work on you hard for your testimony,but I'm going to try to pray for you all and your families. You will never know how you encouraged me!
I loved and appreciated how you both replied back to these comments. Chronic illnesses are so much more complicated since everyone is so different. 💜
Mike-thank you for your testimony. The gentle way you explain things is easy to understand.
I have hypermobility syndrome, arthritis, fibromyalgia and CFS, living in constant pain and exhaustion I worked as a registered nurse for 30years whilst bringing up 2 children, my husband was in the forces. I struggled day to day going to work then immediately going to bed when I went home it became normal! It took a very close friend to tell me I wasn’t coping and after a personal struggle to give up my vocation I medically retired, I was fortunate to be able to do so without financial worries, but looking back on the last few years I’m amazed at how people can manage to ignore extreme illness as long as it doesn’t cause them any problems something I could never do. Life is so busy now, people are so stressed with their own issues it can be difficult to have time to help others. You’re right people work to have “ new toys” but are missing the important things in life.
Thanks for filling in the missing pieces! My best friends Family went through pretty much the Same experience. In liberal Germany in the 80 s. Know what you went through, minus the Christian Angle. Check Out the golden girls season 5 Episode 1. The creator of the Show suffered from the same illness and wrote this. One of my favourites! Lots of Love from Germany ( quite a hassle to get your book, but im getting there😊)
I’m watching this video for the first time. It’s a new favorite. Thanks for sharing your heart and testimony. ❤️
I'm sad I didn't get to see this show live. Your testimony is so beautiful. Your heart of forgiveness always brings me to tears, that you could go through so much & still release forgiveness. Thank you for letting the Lord use you to bless so many!
Having come from much abuse and tragic circumstance in my life I know that the Lord has seen me through. Weeping is for a night but Joy comes in the morning. I read once that God does not comfort us to make us comfortable, he comforts us so that we can comfort others. I know this is true in my own life. Many times I have been placed in situations to testify to the goodness of God to others who have been in similar circumstances as I. I often wondered why the Lord would send those people to me. But I know it is because I am a walking talking testimony of his grace. Your family is the grace of the Lord Jesus personified. Forgiveness is the great healer for the soul. God's forgiveness of us and our forgiveness to others. The very fact that you all are able to laugh, and live your lives to the fullest is a great testimony of Christ's mercy and love. I have always said my life and the very fact I live is a miracle of grace. My inspiration has always been the story of Joseph, when a boy was sold into slavery in Egypt. I am sure that many times he was in despair and felt that he had been forgotten. But when many years later as the second most powerful man in Egypt, he saw his brothers who had sold him and he forgave them for the evil they did to him. He said these words which brought me to tears many times, "but as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good in order to bring it about as it is this day to save many people alive." What was a tragedy for Joseph, literally saved the lives of the Hebrews. God Bless you Jill, Tawra, Mike and all your family both near and far.
I love that verse and Joseph story too. You are so right and that is a perfect example of what we were trying to get people to understand.
Jill Cooper ❤️
Y’all are so precious. God bless you ❤️
God bless you and your family. You are all such an encouragement to me. I have Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue as well and can totally relate to what you are going through and have been through. I am lucky to have a husband who has, for the most part, understood what I am dealing with and has been supportive as well. I know it can't be easy for our families to be totally supportive all the time. Just know that I love watching you no matter what the subject matter.
Yall are so precious. I pray for friends like yall. I dont have any friends. Im close to my adult kids, but nobody my age. Wish I could give yall a hug.
hello mama Jill, nice to meet you !! thanks for sharing your stories !! sending prayers and blessings to you and all your family !!
So sad about your dad :( not fair that he was shunned, what he must have went through. You can tell he loved you guys, despite what he was going through. God had a path for him too ♥️
I've had 3 doctors who have said I have fibromyalgia. But that started with a period of fatigue. The first time I had an episode, I had the flu. About a month after recovery, I had a few months when I had such fatigue, it was hard to function. I love to garden. The first time this happened to me, I was out trying to weed my garden, and discovered I had no control of my left hand and couldn't continue. Although I continued to go to work, but would virtually collapse when I got home. At this same time I was fighting constant infections from endometriosis. Somehow I slowly recovered. Then about 5 years later, I had another episode about 2 weeks after having a flu. That time I didn't even have enough strength to step up on a one step stool. Now I seem to have settled in to the fibro pains and occasional fatigue. I often wondered if I was getting MS. I have often wondered if being around chemicals as a kid like DDT may have caused gene alterization leading to inability to have a normal immune sysrem. You have been through much. God bless you and keep you! Do you guys think flu shots might cause farther damage?
Oh, and Jill, I too have episodes if head sores.
I'm sorry but I have no idea on the flu shot but I do stay away from just because my body can now fight it off pretty well. Tawra
Thank you Jill , Tawr and Mike for sharing your story with us , its PRICELESS and INFORMATIVE, helping me to understand my PAIN, but I believe all these illnesses come s from that ABANDONMENT &THE THINGS WE ENDURED because of that.
I understand %100 your pain and your feelings, I have sympathy for you.
It's not easy for us , human being, to understand others UNTIL we have been through same situation.
BLESSING to you and your families 👏🏻🙌🙏🤲💜☮
God is good, all the time! It is truly amazing how you continue to minister in so many was, even with CFS. How dare we say we are to tired to reach out to others in their time of need. You are truly a blessing.
Thank you so much for sharing!
Watching this was just what I needed to hear today. My heart broke and has broken over my side of the family. This is what I was meant to listen to today. Big big hugs to your family. You three have big hearts. Mike is such a good man. I am so sorry how your parents treated you. I am sorry all these things happened but I am glad good came out of it. Big hugs!!!!! Thank you for talking about God today, bittness, hurt, forgiving and all today. I needed it!!! Thank you:)
Your story resonates your strength. If it had been a different path, you wouldn't be the people you are today. Thank you for witnessing that bad things happen to good people and they can come out on the other side stronger and better for the experience.
You are so right! God is not the church building. People are not perfect but we serve a perfect God. Y'all have gone through so much which means that you are doing somethings right.
My heart just breaks for what your family endured. I have watched all your videos ----- but I never actually realized how much cruelty you all suffered. God bless you.❤️
I'm watching and adoring mama Jill how she was looking lovingly at Tawra crying 😭🤲💝💜☮
I've been watching this whole series these last few days. All I have to say is wow! You people are so strong.
Thank you for sharing. You and your family are showing me a path to God which I lost a long time a go. Thank you
I know this was a very hard show for you to do but I just want to say God bless you all and thank you for being so open and telling your story. I am going through some trials right now and this really made me think. I also have dealt with chronic illness and it's so misunderstood, especially with those who are closest to you. :\ I have followed you all since the beginning. Thank you all for being a light in the world. (Matthew 5:14)
This has helped me so much. Health circumstances have been directed at me because my husband has a Christian blog. People from Africa, Pakistan, and other place requesting help and answers from him. But he is so concerned for me that he was kind of neglecting the blog. I told him that he actually could not do anything about my health. To do his blog and let nothing get in his way. That Satan is trying to stop you and you must not let it stop you.
I have cried so much with you guys (2 ) years later 😪🙏🏻 Thank you.
I wish we could sit down and just talk. I lived through something similar with a mother who didn't believe I was sick and didn't take me to a Dr. I love that you adressed this. Thank you :-)
Wow missed this live but so glad im watching the rewinds - such moving testimony from all 3 of you. As a cfs and fibro sufferer also its hard hard line between letting people know what you go through for the good of others and risking being hurt more by others who don't believe you or refuse to try and understand etc. Its a daily battle for us all xx
What you focus on comes to you. I have CFIDS and fibro. At one time I was into a health chat for it. Every day chatting with people about it. I went into a big flare and it came to me why. It was my focus every day. I quit right then and only went in for a half hour a week. It started easing up right away. Lesson learned.
We live completely different lives, but your tears really moved me.
I have craved the sense of community that was once common in neighborhoods and churches, but has become extremely rare. The stories you share of superficial relationships at church are repeated across the country. I do think the dual income/college prep lifestyle of many families is to blame. We barely take time to eat or sleep, much less reach out to the needy. I don’t have an answer. I do know during the LA riots years ago when we had a curfew, neighbors got friendly; also after the large Northridge earthquake. I pray it doesn’t take a giant disaster to shake us out of our complacency. I’m praying for your family, for our churches and our country. We need to get right with God and do his work, not entertain ourselves to oblivion. Love you guys! Hugs and God Bless all of you!
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Thanks for the good cry. I was crying with you. If they were good christians, then they would have been there for you. God bless you both and the family. You are someone special
Thank you. This has encouraged me. Your testimony sounds so much like ours. I am grateful that throughout the shunning,pain it caused me to run to Abba rather than the opinions of others. I say that reconciliation doesn't always mean reunion with those whom abuse us. I TRUELY wept with you as I finally found this site which gave words and a voice to what I suppressed or felt isolated from. I am grateful for God letting me hear this and your reminders that My God is for me and will never leave nor forsake me.Be blessed to continue being a blessing. God's word never returns void.PRAISE and Worship TRUELY has broken chains for me in those blaaah moments.Your laughter is a great medicine!
You all are the most genuine truthful awesome people I have ever seen on RUclips !!! Thank you so much for your advice, tips, stories and recipes. I love all of them!!! Keep up the great work and may God bless you all with his love, peace and joy.
There is always a purpose for the things we go through in life. We grow and become stronger through turmoil. Sending you all Big, Big hugs. God never gives us more than we can handle!
Jill and Tawra and Mike, thank you so very much for sharing your very personal story with us, you are remarkable people and I loved hearing about how this influenced your lives, you've kept it real, this has made you stronger! Your lives have made a huge difference to other people, after watching this I just love you all more!
Great heartful video. Blessings to you all for what you have been tbrough and do now. How wonderful that you could forgive and move back to have a father in the kids lives.
I admireyou that you are such cheerful family despite the problems.Tawra you are amazing looking after the house when you feel so bad.You are the example for me. When I struggle with my illness.Hugs
I know how you feel I have no friends even now becouse of my xhusband .I just keep trying to live my life the best as I can even with no money me and my daughter make it .With a bad childhood to . God will bless me one day .
Kathy Brochu your last name sounds like the Hebrew words for blessed is he --Baruch means blessed Hu - means he. I pray God does bless you and your daughter 💕
Thanks so much for sharing ladies. I have chronic pain issues and completely understand about looking forward to "the other side" where "God will wipe away every tear...no more pain ....no more sorrow....no more human body....sometimes I just can hardly wait. God bless you all. Another Deborah and a new subscriber.
What a blessing hearing this testimony. You are right, God is not those people. God bless your family.
God bless you and keep you.
Even when people disappoint us JESUS never will. You Ladies are wonderful examples of forgiveness.
Hi Jill and Tawra, I have the same Chronic Fatique syndrome and Fibromalgia also. I know people don't understand what is going on with me, not even my friends. I am listening to these videos you have posted years ago just now. I came down with it at the age of 42 and I thought I was dying. Same things you two are going through. I still hurt like crazy and muscles now feel like they are cramping now at the age of 75.
Donnice Smith
I compleatly understand . To often family can be your worst enemy. I have been homeless 3 times because of people I thought loved me once because of my husband ( not my husband anymore) once because of a friend and once because of a family member. Everyone differantly, but the underlying reason for each one because of jealousy and selfishness. My daughter was the point of their cruelty, her dog was killed , a "friend "told lies to cause her to be shunned, and the last one a family member " vandilized " our home, so the land lord kicked us out . My daughter is a very quite person , and until recently a almost mousey little person she is highly intelligent, talanted , musically, very attractive. She was a easy target . It has taken her years to overcome the abusive terrible words and behavior of these people, and finally at almost 30 years old she is finding her wings . This is narristic behavior , they don't care about you except for what they can get from you. When you have been the giver the for many years and suddenly its not about them , they will go after what ever they know you love the most , which in my case was my lovely daughter , my only child. It was not about her it was about hurting me but ultimately nearly distroyed her. Narcissism is horrible the only way to overcome it is to leave those people behind.
Good for you for finding a way to share your story , and help others and make some money . I might add both of us suffer from PTSD from the dangerous and and sometimes life threatening situations we have been in . Seperating ourselves from these people and recognizing the narrsistic as much as possible has been our best treatment .
You don’t need to say what he did.. people make mistakes and we are called to forgive and you should be proud for listening to Gods will!! ♥️🙏
Thanks for sharing your story you two sweet souls 👍
Thank you for stepping on the gas & staying with us! I am having hard times with life & health also! "The Frey Life" is another RUclips channel that has serious health issues but they say, "Do what you think you can't do"!
Wow! This is very deep. So very sorry this happened to your family.
Very hard to keep a dry eye. Beauty for ashes❤
God continue to bless you 🌞
Wow I think I went through a whole roll of toilet paper I love you guys and Michael the way you look at Tawra I've seen it in a few videos I can see that you really truly love her xoxo
46:20 I agree, Tawra. Bless you. Thank you for encouraging love and forgiveness - even for our enemies.
Been there, very similar issue, almost exactly. I have the same illness, baby/child so ill, too (i fell ill 2 years before he was born). Same issues with churches, family, majority of doctor's and people in general, except 1 or 2 here and there, but God never left us. My moto: accept God's care and love, accept yourself, keep moving forward and NEVER give up, though sometimes you want to. And don't take yourself too seriously! Life's too short. People have no idea! Absolutely agree; protect your mind and your life. Ignore people/keep smiling!! (28 years.) Thank you for sharing your life.
I've not long found you on here, and started making soap. A hobby i can just about afford. Something to enjoy. Thank you so much!!!
I can't tell u how amazing it was to hear this story about what happen to all of u. You all are so right about the devil and how he wants to destroy the family. So proud of you guys and my story is so similar! It has hurt to the bitter of my soul to be shunned and not understand everything! All I know is God is greater and he will make good out of this. We keep praying and hoping fr this situation to change and fr God to open doors fr us. Thankyou! thankyou! May God truly keep blessing you all.🤗
Thank you soooo much for doing these shows!