MEET JOAN BORTON
Journeying through Marriage, Disability and Faith
Joan has a truly authentic faith that is not afraid to look honestly at some of the murkier parts of life. She approaches life’s difficulties with humor, wit, and unshakeable trust in God. Her writing is a true reflection of who she is.
To Roll a Mile In His Seat
I speak fairly regularly on the effect disability has on the entire family. Having lived and worked with disability in my home for more than 30 years I genuinely felt I had a pretty good understanding of the reality of disability and ambulation. Then I had foot...
When the Helper Becomes the One to Help
A year or so ago I took an informal survey among my caregiving friends asking them to complete the sentence, "You know you're a caregiver when . . . " The responses ran the gamut from humorous to painful to thought provoking. They were also plentiful. If you'd like...
A Picture of Rest
Both in my own life, and in my ministry life I've been working through a lot of information and teaching on Sabbath and rest. I am a better experiential learner, which makes this picture God gave me today all the sweeter! If this is not your first time reading my...
Today I am Thankful that I Have No Style
Yes today is Thanksgiving, and that heightens my sense of my many blessings. After putting the turkey in the oven I sat down with my coffee and yogurt in our den. Spending time in quiet reflection I thought, today I am...
Dressed to Impress or Hide?
This morning I was reading a devotional Addicted to Busy by Brady Boyd. He was commenting on fighting impression management. As I thought about his writing, I was again reminded that though I do often fall into the trap of wanting to impress others, the even greater...
Pondering Puzzling
We must be in the later part of autumn moving into winter. How do I know? Well yes, the calendar and the weather both point that out, but for me the definitive clue is I broke out a puzzle today. For me puzzling is my fall and winter Sunday afternoon activity. When...
I’ve Got Your Back!
Last week while driving to my first appointment of the day I inadvertently incited road rage in someone. I wanted to change lanes and looked (twice in fact!) to make sure there was no one in the lane, or in my blind spot. Seeing none, I began to change lanes when...
Why Did You Run After Me?
It's been nearly a year now since we reconnected with B, the daughter of our heart. If you don't recall the story you can read part of it here. When we met face to face last November we also got to meet B's roommate A who quickly endeared herself to us as the second...
The Story of Jerry, Joan and Joni Part 2
This is the conclusion of my previous post; to read part 1 click here. At the end of that busy summer of camping ministries (which we both did) he called me at home. He didn’t declare any intentions that night – but still I knew something had changed in our conference...