MEET JOAN BORTON

Here I am on the eve of starting a new year of life.  I used to say that I was born to be older.  I was never one who was bothered to approach or celebrate "milestone birthdays."  I thought it was great to turn 21, 30, 40, and even 50 was good.  Now that I am well...

Yes, National Coffee Day was a great reason to celebrate on Monday, and then there's Columbus Day coming up, and the World Series, and all kinds of reasons we can find to celebrate - but today, yes today October 1 I have THE BEST reason of all to celebrate - it's the...

Yesterday I repeatedly heard the phrase,"a simple life."  This morning I woke up ruminating on those words and wondered what would a simple life look like for me?  My mind began to think about limiting multi tasking, reducing the amount of electronic distraction, etc....

StephenToday I joined with about 200 other people to celebrate the life of my friend Stephen.  Stephen's mom shared that when he was born nearly 31 years ago she was afraid and didn't know what to do or how to parent a child with his disabilities.  It is appalling to...

This morning in Mark chapter 8 I read this:14 The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. 15 “Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.”16 They discussed this with...

I've mentioned it before, but I feel like I missed a lot of summer.  Well, maybe I didn't miss it, but I feel like I didn't get enough of it.  It happens most years like that because my work load is so heavy in the summer, and this year our vacation was sideswiped by...

One of the blessings in my life that gives me great joy is that we get to travel . . . a lot!  Especially for a family affected by disability.  I grew up in New Jersey and when I moved to Denver to go to school my Dad told me that I was a western girl and would never...

To say our summer (or if you want, even go back to spring!) has been a whirlwind and packed way too full would be a significant understatement.  This past Saturday evening we returned from a 10 day trip to southern CA.  We spent a few days with friends and then a week...

If you follow Jerry or me on Facebook. or in real life (what a concept!) you likely know we are in southern CA this week at the Joni and Friends Home Office.  We are here because as a ministry overall we are changing the software we use for our donor relations...