Like most parents, Steve Bundy was not expecting his child to be born with a disability. Following Caleb’s diagnosis of partial chromosome deletion, Steve felt so alone – ...
Hi, I'm Joni Eareckson Tada, and I'll never forget how much little Brian taught us at Family Retreats so many years ago. It was back in the 90s and he was...
Autism, not the word parents are looking for when describing the characteristic of their child. Playful, engaging, smart, witty, social…these are the words we are looking for to bring comfort ...
I'm Joni Eareckson Tada. I remember being at a disability conference; and most attending were hearing, but some people were deaf. During one of the meetings...
Back in 2017 when Patricia, a single mom, brought her son, Nathan to our New Mexico Family Retreat at Lone Tree Ranch, they had no idea what to expect. Her...
Hi, I'm Joni Eareckson Tada. And I have a great friend named Diana who for many years struggled with being overweight. She recently wrote me saying, “Joni...
Hi, Friends… This is Ken Tada from Joni‘s hospital room. Both Joni and I and the team at Joni and Friends have been overwhelmed by your incredible response...
I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and oh, there was a time when I was anything but satisfied in Christ. After I got out of the hospital and was sent home in my...
The day-to-day realities of caring for a child with disability are often overwhelming. Isolation and fatigue can rip even the strongest families apart...
I see it all the time when I travel to developing nations – people with disabilities are relegated to the bottom rung of every ladder, even political and religious ladders. ...
