Baseball Opening Day!

For most of his life, my friend Daniel has dealt with a very significant disability as a result of a botched surgery. Although his heart and mind are sharp as tacks, he has great difficulty walking, using his hands, or even speaking.

But, boy, does Daniel love sports (he and my husband Ken still haven’t gotten over USC’s dismal football record in 2018). When Daniel goes to a game with his family, including little nephew Parker, everyone sits in the handicap section. But when they play the National Anthem and everyone stands to honor the flag? Daniel insists that he stand, too – and yes, small-sized Parker works to help support his Uncle Daniel, as well.

In a day and age when many people refuse to stand and salute the flag, I’m so grateful for one proud American with a disability named Daniel who doubles his effort to honor our flag!

–Joni Eareckson Tada

God’s Plan for You

When you first believed in Christ, someone may have told you, “God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life.” So you launched out on your spiritual journey, comforted to know that God has a special plan just for you. But then, when troubles piled up – you received the bad medical report or your marriage fell apart – did you feel like you somehow got separated from that “wonderful plan”?