Blog | Joni and Friends

3 Apr

Moving from Post-traumatic Stress to Post-traumatic Growth

By Joni and Friends|2024-04-01T10:57:24-07:00April 3, 2024|Warrior Getaway|

What is it like to come home from war? Just ask Cedric and his wife Michelle. Cedric is a Navy Veteran who served our country for six years as a gunner’s...

31 Mar

Jesus Is Alive!

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2024-04-01T10:57:49-07:00March 31, 2024|Daily Devotional|

Happy Resurrection Day, friend! I’m a-singing as I join you in celebrating the day that changed history, that changed us! Everything about Christianity...

25 Mar

A Repentant Spirit

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2024-03-26T08:44:14-07:00March 25, 2024|Daily Devotional|

We’re familiar with the “Christmas Spirit,” but you don’t hear people talk about the “Easter Spirit.” It’s because Christians don’t associate happiness...

20 Mar

God Moves in Powerful Ways at Halftime Respite

By Joni and Friends|2024-03-20T10:34:50-07:00March 20, 2024|For Parents, For the Church, Stories|

All families need rest to thrive. But for families living with disability, opportunities for rest can be scarce. Karen and Chad have two...

18 Mar

Refreshment and Encouragement is Found at Family Retreat

By Joni and Friends|2024-03-18T08:13:43-07:00March 18, 2024|Family Retreats|

When Antony and Irina decided to bring their four-year-old son Jamie to a Joni and Friends Family Retreat for the first time, they felt...

18 Mar

Jesus Meets Every Need

By Joni Eareckson Tada|2024-03-18T08:10:56-07:00March 18, 2024|Daily Devotional|

Over the years I’ve learned, no matter what my need, Jesus meets it. There are days when my faith is bone dry. And Jesus shows up as my Living Water...

13 Mar

God’s Plans at Work Through a Family Living with Disability

By Joni and Friends|2024-03-08T10:37:19-08:00March 13, 2024|Family Retreats|

When Mel and Joyce had their first son in the 1970s, Joyce felt that something was wrong. And her mother’s intuition was correct. Joyce recalls...

12 Mar

Joni and Friends Makes an Ongoing Difference for Families Living with Disability

By Joni and Friends|2024-03-21T13:23:25-07:00March 12, 2024|Family Retreats, Marriage Getaway|

Early in their marriage, Chris and Kayla didn’t foresee disability coming into their life. When their son, Holston, was two years old, the couple...

11 Mar

At Family Retreat Special Needs Families Move from Hopelessness to Joy

By Joni and Friends|2024-03-08T11:28:40-08:00March 11, 2024|Family Retreats|

Like so many other married couples, Bryan and Cheryl wanted to start a family. While doctors told them that their chances of having children together were...

11 Mar