Showing posts with label joni and friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label joni and friends. Show all posts

Friday, February 21, 2020

Just When I Needed It Most

It's been a while since posting anything here. Doesn't mean life hasn't been happening, it's full speed ahead. We hope everyone is doing well and for those in our climate, we hope you join with us in being thankful for the mildest weather that we can ever remember.
Snow and cold are not "friends" to our wheelchair tires! So it was great to not be restricted with minus twenty and thirty celsius temps. Our van lift hydraulics don't like to budge in frigid weather either. Who can blame it. Not that I ever leave the house, but my husband does all the super market shopping and all other adventures beyond our driveway. For some reason, staying indoor creating when I can, is what I do. Fatigue has been regular visitor these days, so when I am up for brain engagement, I tend to focus on my other blogs all about creativity and then my shop blog, hoping to sell my work to help recover my art supply addiction!

Yes, most creative types have an art supply addiction. Even if you don't touch them, you just see something really cool and then feel the sudden urge to "GET THAT!" Does that sound like you or anyone you know? Then there is the problem with being sure I don't hide the supplies away. Out of sight, out of mind. It really helps to inspire me, to be able to see what materials I have to spur my never quiet right brain.

Craig, has been faithfully working on his railroad painting. Squeezing that in, between shopping, volunteering, helping me out and everything else. But, he still isn't done. As soon as he is, you will see.

Recently I contacted one of my favourite ministries and I was blessed with a personal response from a lovely sister in Christ, who just also happens to have SMA type 3, like me! Struggling with disgouragement about trying to find and hire a new Care Attendant. As always, God provides the right person at the right time,  His perfect time. But being a
human, I get tempted to worry and all that fun stuff. Happy to receive her response and to meet a person living who could relate to my life, is a rare thing. I love How God allows these encounters just when we need them. So I thought I would share her story from the JAF website for anyone else who may be interested.

Meet Kathey, Click here.
And if you are in need of support encouragement and such check out Joni And Friends. Joni, as you know if you have read this blog, is one of the most inspiring people I have ever read about, watched in her own bio movie, documentaries and conferences. It must be so exciting to get to live in sunny California, no snow battles and to be able to be
a beacon of Sure Hope in God's ministry to persons living with disabilities. Be encouraged.

A verse on her story page was just what I needed reminding of. Right at this moment!  So awesome, how God does that!
[Pro 16:9 NLT] 9 We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps.


Lord willing, my goal is to begin writing more on this blog like I originally intended to. Be it stories about life, videos about our adventures, experiences and such, I hope to be back soon. Thanks for stopping by.

Take care guys.



Thursday, July 13, 2017

Watch Now! My Hero Joni Eareckson Tada - Live on Facebook!

Check out one of my biggest heroes, Joni Eareckson Tada LIVE at 11am EST. She is celebrating fifty years of using a wheelchair! They are re-releasing her great bio pic called JONI! She plays herself and it is one of my most favourite movies ever! It is special because she plays herself at the time of her diving accident in 1967.
Meet Joni- click here to the Facebook page. 
And click here to go to Joni and Friends.





Monday, March 28, 2016

CONSTRUCTING TOTAL WHEELCHAIR ACCESS IN EL SALVADOR - Joni AND Friends

http://www.joniandfriends.org/television/total-access-el-salvador/
Watch another inspiring documentary produced by Joni and Friends Ministry. 
My personal hero Joni Eareckson Tada's ministry. 
Constructing a Wheelchair accessible Hospital, School and a Camp  in El Salvador. Click here to watch..

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Mary Jane Ponten - In God's Perfect Time! | Joni and Friends

Meet this inspiring 80 year old woman. Born with Cerebral Palsy, has lived an incredible and inspiring life. She was married, has children and has a heart of ministry. Click the caption below to the video link about her or click here.
Be inspired.
Mary Jane Ponten - In God's Perfect Time! | Joni and Friends

http://www.joniandfriends.org/television/mary-jane-ponten-gods-perfect-time/

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Meet Mike King - Running the Race | Joni and Friends

Click link to Watch the Video Below
Mike King - Running the Race | Joni and Friends

Yay, Joni and Friends have produced some more inspirational videos. There are other videos they have produced that are on this blog,  but since Joni went through her bought with cancer, there hadn't been any new ones (Understandably so).  That reminds me... more about that in another post.

Meet Mike King!
"Mike King became paraplegic from a motorcycling accident, as an athletic young man. He overcame his depression with a goal to cross America on his wheelchair. After training, he accomplished his goal by wheeling from Fairbanks Alaska, down the Alaska Highway and across the Continental U.S. to Washington D.C. He then found purpose through becoming a paralympian and champion in wheelchair athletics, coaching and becoming a disability ministry leader." taken from Joni And Friends Website

Monday, May 28, 2012

"Hope Out Loud"

As shared previously, there is a series of videos that "Joni and Friends Television" has produced a serious of half hour video presentations featuring the stories about those who inspire and have touched Joni's life. See, just as she is used by God to touch others, others touch her and so on and so forth. So let's pass it on so others may be blessed too. We are never alone, someone else is always out there going through similar issues. Be inspired.
Share your story too, we would love to hear from you! 



Meet Jennifer Barrick!


Meet Jennifer Barrick, a young lady who experienced an accident that changed her life forever. Her love for Jesus shines brightly and her desire is to bless others as well. (Click here to go to her website)
View audio documentary about the amazing young lady below:
The Jennifer Barrick Story Part 1
The Jennifer Barrick Story Part 2