A Faithful God

Kerissa • March 1, 2012

It’s been over two weeks since I last posted because life has been busy!  I’m still trying to get used to this new medication I’ve been taking.  It makes me sleepy, my mouth gets so dry, and if I get up too fast from sitting, I feel lightheaded.  But, it has been helping the burning pain in my arm which is a praise.  So I guess taking the med is a win-lose situation.  I’m still going strong with therapy, and for the past month or so, it’s been extra tough—1. because it’s painful  2. because I realize just how weak I am strength-wise  3. because my hand therapist and I aren’t seeing a whole lot of good progress yet and it’s been over 3 months now since the CRPS spread to my hand.  It’s been a little discouraging sometimes to see up-front how difficult it is to treat this condition.  I don’t like using my left hand because it reminds me how much it hurts.  But, as I’ve been learning, God gives grace for each day.  He holds me up!  Anyway, I just wanted to share with you something that happened on Valentine’s Day that reminded me of God’s faithfulness.

I had occupational hand therapy and physical therapy on Valentine’s Day.  And it wasn’t the most easy.  So when I got home, I had a nice surprise that lifted my spirits!  A bouquet of pink, white, and red carnations were there—for me. =)  I was one lucky blessed gal!  And no, the flowers (which, by the way, are one of my favorites) weren’t from my therapists.  They were from my pastor and his wife.  Aren’t they the sweetest?  God spoke to me through them that He loves me unconditionally and He is faithful and good.  Not was faithful.  He IS faithful.  And I was reminded once again that I don’t need to be afraid about the future or worry at all about progress or issues with strength and pain because… God is faithful .  He is all I need.

October prayer request

By Kerissa Lee • October 19, 2025
Dear friends, At the beginning of October, I started taking a new medication for the autoimmune disease. I thought I was tolerating it just fine, but after several days passed, I began experiencing nausea, loss of appetite, weakness all over, and increased pain. 🙁 It’s like I’m experiencing another “mito crash.” I found out that this specific lupus medication affects mitochondria. That is, it causes an overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS). This, in turn, causes cell damage and oxidative stress. I sure wish the rheumatologists would have known about this before prescribing. But I have to remember that Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndrome is rare, and they’re not “mito experts.” Anyways, the last time I felt like this was back in May.. I’m so grateful to God that I haven’t needed to be hospitalized from this, but at the same time, I’m also sad that this happened at all, especially because I had such a nice stretch of stable health. I’d really appreciate your prayers, that this muscle weakness can resolve soon, and that this increased pain all over will get back to my baseline. Every time I have a “mito crash,” it feels like I’m fighting the flu which always sucks. The pain has been hard to bear. And whenever I’m in the thick of it, it’s difficult to remember that this too will eventually pass. 😢 Pray that I will endure and follow Jesus’ example like this passage from Hebrews 12:1-2– “Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross...” Thank you all so much for praying for me. ❤️

Thank you! (+ a prayer request)

By Kerissa Lee • October 4, 2025
"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness." James 1:2-3

Praises & Prayer Requests

By Kerissa Lee • September 3, 2025
"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23