Circulating Gratitude
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. Recently, Ken and I got together for dinner with our extended family, and it was unlike any meal we’d ever had. Everyone was so grateful. ...
3
Feb
10
Oct
My Baby Has Down Syndrome
In honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Crystal is talking with Nicole Pollastrini, a wonderful mama to three kids. When Nicole and her husband first decided to grow their family, ...
20
Jun
Typical Siblings: When Your Sister or Brother Has a Disability
"It's a normal brother-sister relationship. Yes, there are challenges. Yes, there are hard days. But there are also some really good days. At the end of the...
13
Jun
An Even Better Identity
Subscribe to the Joni and Friends Ministry Podcast “God not only showed me ...
12
May
A Mother’s Day Longing
My mom, Lindy Eareckson, may be long-gone to heaven, but not a Mother’s Day rolls around that I don’t think about her and the ways she made our house...
17
Apr
The Love of Jesus at Family Retreat!
God is using you to pour out his love to families living with disability. One such family is the Fernandez family who recently came to a Family Retreat in...
16
Nov
An Adoption Story
One of the most beautiful images of the position we have before God is that of adoption. Galatians 4:5 says, “God sent him [Jesus] to buy freedom for us who...
20
Jan
“Family Retreat Was the First Place My Son was Accepted”
Families come to Family Retreat in need of spiritual and emotional encouragement. They live with the 24/7 demands of caring for a child with a disability, and often live on the edge ...
17
Aug
At the Beginning
In 1979 when I moved to California to begin Joni and Friends, the staff included me and two co-workers – but we had a big dream, and knew that we ...
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 ...
