At The Foot Of The Cross

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By Joni Eareckson Tada on January 1, 2010 ,

What Does It Mean To Humble Yourself?

"Here is how you exercise Joni's leg," my longtime helper, Arlene, explained to the new girl she was training. I sighed and turned my head on the pillow -on one hand, grateful a new person was learning to get me up and dressed; on another hand, demoralized at inviting a near stranger into my bedroom and having to "expose" myself.

Out of the corner of my eye , I watched Arlene show the trainee how to lift and stretch my paralyzed leg.

"That's not quite right," I said." in the rehab they taught you to support the knee a little more." "Joni, I've always done it this way...

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Joni Eareckson Tada

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Joni Eareckson Tada, Speaker, is an internationally known artist, vocalist, radio host, an author and an advocate for disabled persons worldwide. She has written several books including Holiness in Hidden Places, Heaven: Your Real Home and The God I Love. Joni founded Wheels for the World, a ministry which involves restoring wheelchairs and distributing them in developing nations. In 1979, Joni began “Joni and Friends Ministries” (JAF Ministries), fulfilling the mandate of Jesus in Luke 14:13,23. “Joni and Friends,” is a daily five-minute radio program reaching over one million listeners a week for hundreds of special need families across the United States. Joni has a heart for people who, like herself, must live with disabilities.

 

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