Driveway Respite
Hi, I'm Joni Eareckson Tada and often, when Ken drives me home after a busy day at Joni and Friends, we pull up in the driveway; he turns off the ignition; he opens the side doors of the van, and we just sit there. Usually, an ...
Hi, I'm Joni Eareckson Tada and often, when Ken drives me home after a busy day at Joni and Friends, we pull up in the driveway; he turns off the ignition; he opens the side doors of the van, and we just sit there. Usually, an ...
I've got a 4” scar on my neck, and it’s pretty special to me. Hi, I'm Joni Eareckson Tada. You know, after my diving accident, the surgeons opened the front of my neck to fuse two broken cervical vertebrae. For almost a year after ...
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. My husband, Ken, loves keeping track of major league baseball teams and who they call up from the minor leagues. It’s great watching a rookie shine. And in the same way, this earth is like the "minor leagues" – with Christians working hard to gain ...
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and years ago when I was a new quadriplegic, I learned an important lesson in occupational therapy. I learned to work with what I had, to use muscles in a whole new ...
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and when you’re going through cancer, friends make all the difference. Like, when I was in the hospital for cancer surgery, and I came home, wheeled into my bedroom, and I was stunned? My regular furniture had been ...
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and isn’t it interesting how faith in Christ is easier once you’ve overcome suffering? I mean, yeah, your faith is a gift from God, but it can be enlarged; your faith can grow; it can ...
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and sometimes when I hurt, I put on a smile. I make myself smile, even when (no, especially when) I don’t feel like it. “Oh God,” I’ll pray, “I don’t want to, ...
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and not long ago at a dinner party, I heard one of my co-workers say under her breath to a friend, “God, I can’t believe ...
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. When Mrs. Morgan lost her husband, many thought she’d have a terrible struggle living alone. But when asked if she felt lonely, she said, “You know, I’ve adjusted nicely to ...
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 ...