Joni and Friends® - Seeing Stars
- Tue, Aug 31, 2010
When I was little, I would gaze at the night sky. Shooting stars, the Milky Way, constellations - we could see it all from our backyard.
I remember thinking how small I was and how expansive everything else seemed to be. The world, and just how big it was, was lost on the 8th grader with braces and glasses and a pint-size view of life.
And now that I'm an adult (for the most part), the world still seems big. Vast. Enormous. Which makes the impact Joni and Friends® is having around the globe so truly amazing!
Joni was ...
Joni and Friends® - Because God Likes Different
- Fri, Jul 30, 2010
As I was looking at this beautiful picture of Joni, I thought to myself, "Joni paints with her mouth, and I carry things under my chin."
I was born a Congenital below-the-elbow Amputee. From day one, I had to learn to do things differently. I was 10 when I learned how to tie my shoes, and I can assure you there's no "around this and that" song that goes with my double knotted fun.
I finally figured out how to type one-handed and "do" my hair in college (leaving home for school was a terribly scary and forcefully liberating ...
Dreamin' Big for the 70s!
- Wed, Jul 14, 2010
Judy. . .happy birthday!
You're going before me (just barely!) into the 70s in this "long obedience in the same direction" of which you are the epitome!
Competence through struggling for excellence.
Compassion by confronting suffering.
Patience through quiet service.
In this next decade we finally get to "be" what we've wanted to grow up to be! Quite a challenge before us, isn't it?
In her little book, "Dream Big" Olivia says:
"Nobody can be exactly like me. Even I have trouble doing it!"
Happy birthday, my friend.
Decading with you. . .Evelyn!
For Judy Butler of Joni and ...