Caregivers Fear the Future: 3 Ways to Walk Alongside Them
Caregivers fear the future. I was 6 or 7 when I encountered this fear in the house where I grew up. If either my older sister or younger brother was sick...
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Mar
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Mar
Speaking The Truth in Love
I’m Joni Eareckson Tada with a lesson from my friend Francie. Francie was my administrative assistant for more than 35 years and she served as “my hands,” as it were, when I was at the computer. With all that time we spent together, Francie was a ...
7
Feb
Words Of Encouragement
I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and words fitly spoken can be apples of gold. Most likely you’ve heard that verse from the book of Proverbs; chapter 25, it is; verse 11. ...
1
Feb
The Cramped Kitchen
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. And when I went to live with my sister Jay on the farm after my accident, I loved helping her make dinner. Now, I could ...
12
Jan
Be Rope Holders
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. After I severed my spinal cord, my depression felt like a narrow, dark vein plummeting deep into an unexplored mine. Every shaft I tried to ...
24
Dec
Do Good to Others
I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and not long ago, I was in and out of the hospital with lung problems. When I came home, I wheeled into my bedroom hoping for ...
25
Nov
Sweet Intimacy Of Friendship
My wheelchair has drawn my friends and me together in a wonderful way. Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. And recently, my husband left on a fishing trip at 2 o’clock ...
19
Nov
A Changing Church
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. In the 1970s, not many churches were involved in disability ministry. If they were, it was "separate" from regular church life. Later on, "inclusion" and "mainstreaming" became fashionable, and so, churches began to ...
23
Oct
Standing With Friends Who Suffer
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and I do love my friends. You know, friendship happens when two people discover they have more in common than they thought; or that there is a shared interest that draws them together. CS Lewis says that ...
2
Oct
Tidying My Room
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and welcome to "Joni and Friends." And welcome to the month of October where we are observing breast cancer awareness. And having gone through two battles with stage 3 ...
