Face of Anguish
I was recently going through my art files and came across this portrait from years ago (the original I drew was destroyed, but it was re-created for the movie Joni). ...
26
Jul
24
Jul
Cry Out 2016
Would you please join me in crying out to God as we pray over the condition of our nation and the world? You, me and thousands of other women will ...
22
Jul
Let’s Congratulate Our Volunteers!
Don't you love Christians who “never tire of doing what’s good,” like it says in 2 Thessalonians 3:13? Well, Joni and Friends simply couldn't accomplish the Luke chapter 14 mandate ...
22
Jul
A Verse for a Busy Summer
Did you know that Joni has a favorite verse for when her summers are busy? It is Colossians 1:28-29, “Christ is the one we preach about. With all the wisdom ...
20
Jul
Fireflies
Are you enjoying the kind of days that memories are made of? Maybe you don’t know what kind of days those are. Let me tell you. They are lazy, late ...
20
Jul
Max Has My Back
Five or six years ago, I had to change my chest-harness straps (they keep me safe when riding in the back of my van). The new straps didn't fit quite ...
18
Jul
The Island of Disability
Feeling isolated is common when you have a child with special needs. My friend, Shauna, experienced this when she got the news her baby, Sarah, had chromosomal abnormalities. Although her ...
15
Jul
When a Church is Family
Like me, you probably refer to your congregation as your church family – but what does it look like when church really becomes a family? Better yet, how do people ...
14
Jul
Reading Hard Stuff
Some parts of the Bible are really hard to read. It’s okay to think that. Even grown ups who have studied the Bible for years and years sometimes think that! ...
13
Jul
Water Safety
Did you know that national statistics indicate that most spinal injuries occur on the last Saturday of July? We are most active in water-based sports during the summer, and that's ...