Family Retreats are always filled with “firsts” for kids or adults with disabilities, as well as parents. And sometimes even Ken and I experience a wonderful “first.” Yesterday they got me ...

Erin is 16 years old and loves to sing and write music. Recently she sang some of her songs at a fundraiser for the Joni and Friends Area Ministry in ...

This week, students from around the world are arriving at the Joni and Friends International Disability Center to attend the Joni and Friends Ministry & Missions Academy. This internship program is designed ...

The Joni and Friends Family Retreat here in New England is underway, and Ken and I are meeting lots of new friends – Bruce and Rosa, his mother, (to the ...

We may have arrived to Family Retreat late last night, but Shauna, our retreat director welcomed us with open arms! Tuesday? A day full of fun and fellowship!

Three packed-out services in a worship center that holds 7,100 in one sitting? All I can say is, God showed up big time (yes, that tiny dot really is me ...

First stop, a Special Needs Fair at lakeside by the church...and tonight is the first of three services at which I'll be speaking. Met 13-year old Bethany who 'grew up' ...

Do you like to think about heaven? Joni does. She likes to write and sing about it, too! Take a look at this video she made a long time ago ...

Ken got back from fishing in the Bahamas, quickly repacked his suitcases, and together we are off to Chicago and then, ministry opportunities in New England. It's a busy itinerary, ...

Oh, did I miss my husband while he was fishing in the Bahamas! But he came home happy, refreshed, and full of fly-fishing stories (this 29” bonefish was the biggest ...