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Chronic Illness and the Grace of Today: Finding Hope in a Pompe Disease Diagnosis

The future can feel like a storm you can’t outdrive. We explore how daily trust carries us through diagnoses, deferred dreams, and the quiet griefs that come with chronic illness. Robert and Kelly share practical ways to fight self-pity, see grace in limits, and find good days in a world that is not yet whole. We open a window into their world as they face Pompe disease, recalibrate long-held dreams about missions, and learn to live with a kind of courage that looks ordinary from the outside and extraordinary up close. The conversation is unvarnished—tears in a truck, honest doubts, and the quiet decision to keep moving—but it’s also threaded with unexpected joy and a deep conviction that God meets us in the exact size of today. In this episode, we discuss: Choosing one-day faith over future fear Pompe disease reframing marriage and pace Gratitude as a daily discipline Grace as shaping power in suffering Practical tools for days heavy with sadness Family gifts and unexpected provision Hope for those living with long-term illness You’ll hear how a single verse—"Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself" (Matthew 6:34)—shifted their rhythm from anxious forecasting to faithful presence. Kelly shares how prayer and a full, intentional schedule keep self-pity from taking the driver’s seat, while Robert reflects on how slowing down beside his wife reshaped his character, his marriage, and his view of grace. If you’re carrying a diagnosis or the ambient weight of uncertainty, this story offers tools you can use today: pray without ceasing in small bursts, keep helpful obligations, and notice the gifts hidden in slower steps. “Don’t miss the next one.” Connect with Austin: 📖 My Story of Radical Grace: waustingardner.com/w-austin-gardner/ 🎙️ Followed by Mercy Podcast: followedbymercy.buzzsprout.com 🎥 YouTube Hub:    / @waustingardner   #followedbymercy #chronicillness #graceinsuffering #faithinthestorm #pompedisease