Joni, a young woman in a wheelchair who learned to create beautiful paintings by working with a paintbrush in her teeth, has inspired millions by her courageous life. Although she can hardly move, her faith has moved mountains. Now, in a long-awaited third book, Joni tells of three major choices she has made in the past eight years that have dramatically changed her life. These choices concerned whether to have a film made of her life, what her ministry should be, and her marriage to Ken Tada, a teacher and athletic coach.
The film necessitated her having to relive the painful days of her traumatic accident, and the book reveals how her faith was tried and strengthened by the reliving.
Joni left a sheltered life on a farm in Maryland to begin her ministry in California. Faced with proving she could "do it," she, in her ministry, Joni and Her Friends, has reached out to others as she has continued to grow emotionally and spiritually. From hardly being able to drink a glass of water alone, she went on to learn to drive her own van and gain independence.
Then after resigning herself to a life of singleness, Joni met Ken and fell in love.
This is a warm, honest narrative that can inspire the least motivated of us to let the Lord use our capabilities in whatever way He feels best. Each of us has some thing to contribute by living our lives to the fullest. If you sometimes wonder what you can accomplish for others, you will be inspired by Joni.
