My Birthday’s Coming!
This past weekend I told a friend how excited I am about turning 70, and she gave me an odd look. "Joni," she said. "It's not like 70 is the new 40...
9
Oct
9
Oct
Caregiving Woes
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. Lately I’ve wondered why I haven’t heard from Barbara who often keeps me updated on her daughter April who is spinal cord injured and uses a ...
8
Oct
Why I Chose Life
" Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward." Psalm 127:3 When we travel to developing countries, it’s not uncommon to find entire ...
8
Oct
An Appalling Trial
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and when my disability starts to encroach, when my quadriplegia feels like too much, and if my wheelchair is overwhelming; when the pain increases, the temptation for me is to avoid it, escape it, ...
7
Oct
Mother and Son Shine for Jesus Through Service
Every morning when I wheel up the ramp at our Joni and Friends International Disability Center (IDC), I bypass my office and head for the volunteer area...
7
Oct
Drink From The Father’s Cup
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and you should know that when you do God’s will, it’ll invariably involve suffering. But you should also know that suffering while doing God’s will, is the ...
6
Oct
Choosing Suffering?
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. And, you know, none of us willingly invites suffering into our lives. It’s not in our nature to choose affliction. Nobody says, “Oh, yes, I want cancer, or I ...
5
Oct
On The Brink Of Despair
Four-year-old Katya from El Salvador was born blind and with cerebral palsy. She, like other children in developing nations, was subjected to shame and…
5
Oct
Frivolous Talk
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and recently I was at a restaurant with friends, and we all ordered really fattening desserts. And that sparked a fat joke, and then another, and that’s when I piped up, “Okay, enough ...
4
Oct
Investing in the Next Generation!
"It is the Lord Christ you are serving." COLOSSIANS 3:24 When we first started the Joni and Friends Internship Program our goal was to equip students to become leaders in ...