There’s a difference between ministering to someone who has a disability and really doing life with them. While barriers like staircases and narrow doorways may keep someone with a physical disability from entering a space, there are other barriers that keep them from genuine, deep friendship. How can we take steps to tear down walls that isolate someone from community when Continue Reading
In the stillness of the morning, before sun awakes, I find Him there. I stagger to my chair, coffee in hand, and pull up my soft, checkered blanket around me. This is our meeting place. I shut out the day that is to come – with it’s changing of the sheets, daily sanitizing, picture schedules, and behavior charts – and allow God’s presence to envelop me in peace. I can’t Continue Reading
It’s easy to become overwhelmed when your child’s condition is constantly changing and it seems that each day brings more medical terminology to Google. The things we search for as caregivers are quite interesting at times. Sometimes all the searching, though, just leaves us with even more questions than answers. We put so much weight in the knowledge of our medical team and Continue Reading
Happy Valentine's Day! In the middle of his successful career in the biotech industry, Kevin Stark unexpectedly became a quadriplegic. A few years later, he met his lovely wife, Jamie, and they fell in love. On this special Valentine’s Day episode of the Joni and Friends Ministry Podcast, Kevin and Jamie Stark give honest insight about marriage and the role that disability Continue Reading
Walking a mile in someone’s shoes is a great way to understand their personal struggles and perspectives. While Tracey Motoda and Scott Bankhead don’t put that much wear on their actual shoes (they are both wheelchair users), we can certainly gain a lot of perspective from their personal experiences. In part 2 of their conversation with Crystal, Tracey and Scott Continue Reading
