by Jolene | Jun 19, 2019 | Advocacy
5 Lessons for Disability Advocates Disability advocates, myself included, are people of passion. Our passion springs from a deep desire to improve the lives of those we love and the well-being of the overall disability community. Recently I provided a Christian...
by Rachel Olstad | Oct 18, 2018 | Books and Resources, Spiritual Support
The Dads Band In this post, guest blogger Rachel Olstad introduces readers to the members of The Dads Band and describes their exciting new CD, The Waiting Room. Four musicians. Four fathers of children with severe disabilities. Years of playing together at Joni and...
by Jolene | Dec 27, 2017 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
The Gift of Disability The gift of disability wasn’t on my Christmas list. But in early October, when I tripped and broke the fifth metatarsal on my right foot, I discovered God had moved temporary disability to the top of His list for me. The gift included 1...
by Jolene | Sep 27, 2017 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
The Caregiver’s Treasure This morning, in the chilly half dark, I passed the houses along the route that leads to my favorite path. The acrid odor of burning electrical wires grew strong when I neared a ramshackle, uninhabited house that is the neighborhood...
by Jolene | Sep 21, 2016 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
When Bad News Does a Number on Your Faith After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.1 Peter 5:10–11 At her last visit to the dentist my...
