A Wheelchair, a New Friendship, and Ripples of Grace
If you could visit eight-year-old Diana at the compound in Lusaka, Zambia where she lives, her infectious personality would outshine the struggles she faces...
31
Jul
30
Jul
Looking Back, Leaning on Grace: 58 Years in a Wheelchair
I’ve hit another milestone… It was 58 years ago this month, back in 1967, when I took that awful dive, broke my neck, and embarked on a lifetime of paralysis...
28
Jul
My Ever-Present Help
I wonder if you noticed this ‘lateral support’ that’s been holding me up straight? Some of you have asked why I tend to lean to the right...
25
Jul
Paralyzed Yet Strong: Finding New Life in Paralysis Through Faith and Hope
On the morning of January 29, 2023, I was on top of the world. Literally, I was on Copper Mountain in Colorado (12,441 feet!) with friends from church...
21
Jul
Jesus at the Helm
When I long for someone to comfort me in my pain, I want that person to tell me things that will make me stronger to endure. I want that person comforting...
21
Jul
CURE International and Joni and Friends Announce Strategic Partnership to Support Children with Disabilities
CURE International, a Christian nonprofit operating a network of eight pediatric hospitals across Africa and the Philippines, and Joni and Friends...
18
Jul
Know You Are not Alone: Support for Moments of Despair
Why did they do it? This question is often the first people ask when someone takes their own life. Maybe we hope that by finding an answer...
16
Jul
Run with Endurance: Joni Eareckson Tada’s Powerful Story of Hope
When I was “on my feet,” I spent hours and hours with horses, feeding and grooming, training, and showing them. Horses were my friends...
14
Jul
Life-Sustaining Joy
If I want to really know Jesus and his life-sustaining joy, it’ll mean sharing in his sufferings. No one is naturally inclined to want that, but affliction...
14
Jul
The Cycle of Trusting Jesus: Breaking Free from Anxiety
Often, I have laid in bed at night whispering to God, “I can’t believe you are asking me to do this.” These are nights when pain threatens to get the upper...
