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Joni: An Unforgettable Story
The award-winning story of a young woman who triumphed over devastating odds to touch countless lives the world over with the healing message of Christ. Includes photos and illustrations by Joni. In a split second on a hot July afternoon, a diving accident transformed the life of Joni Eareckson Tada forever. She went from being an active young woman to facing every day in...more
Paperback, 205 pages
Published
July 31st 2001
by Zondervan Publishing Company
(first published 1976)
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I went to see Joni Eareckson Tada speak and was so enthralled by her that I borrowed this book immediately from the library. She is such a motivating and encouraging hero of faith. You will not be disappointed from reading her autobiography. She tells you what happened in such details that you feel like you are right there in the hospital after her diving accident. I also anguished when I read about her pain, suffering, and depression. I was so happy for her when she turned back to God and reali...more
I have know a little about Joni's story for a long as I can remember because it impressed my mom so much, but I never read Joni's telling of it before. It is amazing to read what God did in her life and how she was able to accept what happened to her and affirm that God can work all things for good for those who love him and are called according to his purposes. Joni really emphasized part of that verse: "for those who love him." She said at one point that she had to love God and trust him so th...more
As a disabled person myself, I greatly admired Joni's courage and tenacity dealing with the knowledge, that she wouldn't physically heal from the injuries received from her diving accident.
Joni's disabilities were as the result of an accident,my disability was from a birth defect known as Spina Bifida. Even so I can understand her anguish at the sudden loss of her freedom and mobility at an age where she was a vibrant young lady, looking forward to life, as anyone would.
What a gift she found i...more
Joni's disabilities were as the result of an accident,my disability was from a birth defect known as Spina Bifida. Even so I can understand her anguish at the sudden loss of her freedom and mobility at an age where she was a vibrant young lady, looking forward to life, as anyone would.
What a gift she found i...more
This is an amazing true story of what one moment in time can do to the rest of your life. If I remember right- she was diving in shallow water and became a quadriplegic.
Her story made me think of many things I never thought of before- like that I take for granted just being able to keep my own head up when I'm riding in a car.
I think this woman is an amazing example of not giving up and a lady in my mother's group recently mentioned her that she has a ministry and provides wheelchairs to those...more
Her story made me think of many things I never thought of before- like that I take for granted just being able to keep my own head up when I'm riding in a car.
I think this woman is an amazing example of not giving up and a lady in my mother's group recently mentioned her that she has a ministry and provides wheelchairs to those...more
I'm not giving five stars for writing style, which was simple and straightforward and plenty good. What I'm really giving five stars for is the incredible material. Mrs. Tada has lived a life full of adversity AND HOPE thanks to the work of Christ in her heart. What a testimony to the fact that God uses the weak, small and insignificant to accomplish his purposes (as seen most spectacularly in the poor and nomadic life of Christ, followed by his shameful death, and then his stunning victory in r...more
Inspirational and powerful story of transformation and faith. Joni Eareckson Tada is amazing, talented, and honest.
I read this book soon after it came out, and I read the update again.. I liked getting the update on her life today and the work that she does. Her accomplishments and positive attitude are enough to give me a jolt of "get a grip" if she can do all this... I can do the little things!
Since I am a fan, I was hoping for a bit more in this update. But this is her story, not mine.. and...more
I read this book soon after it came out, and I read the update again.. I liked getting the update on her life today and the work that she does. Her accomplishments and positive attitude are enough to give me a jolt of "get a grip" if she can do all this... I can do the little things!
Since I am a fan, I was hoping for a bit more in this update. But this is her story, not mine.. and...more
Joni Eareckson's candid, transparent recounting of her recovery from a nearly life-threatening diving accident provides encouragement, comfort and motivation for all who read Joni. This is the first edition of Eareckson's autobiography; but several newer editions are available, I believe.
While in her mid-twenties, Joni shared in this book the struggles of learning to not only accept life as a quadriplegic but also to embrace and thank God for it. She was only 17 when she broke her neck after div...more
While in her mid-twenties, Joni shared in this book the struggles of learning to not only accept life as a quadriplegic but also to embrace and thank God for it. She was only 17 when she broke her neck after div...more
I read this book because I'm working with a client on a book and he also has quadriplegia. He said that when he was first injured, this book helped him cope with his disability. I hoped the book would help provide some inspiration and structural ideas for me in my client's project.
Joni is a Christian, and almost the entire book is devoted to her relating to her injury in the context of Christianity. I understand that her faith was important to her in coping with the whys and the hows of her inju...more
Joni is a Christian, and almost the entire book is devoted to her relating to her injury in the context of Christianity. I understand that her faith was important to her in coping with the whys and the hows of her inju...more
Oct 21, 2011
Jakki
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Recommends it for:
Teen girls
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true-stories,
for-christian-women
I've read this book several times since it first came out in the 70s and now having raised a child with a disability I appreciate the story even more.
This is a glowing but very realistic testimony of a 15 year old girl who's life was chanaged instantly by a diving accident. I still can't imagine what it must have been like to go from an active, athletic girl to instant paralysis but she's done wonderful things in her life and has been happily married for many years.
This is a glowing but very realistic testimony of a 15 year old girl who's life was chanaged instantly by a diving accident. I still can't imagine what it must have been like to go from an active, athletic girl to instant paralysis but she's done wonderful things in her life and has been happily married for many years.
This was the first adult book I ever read... I was five years old, and I pulled it out of my mom's purse and started reading it while I was supposed to be napping. Kindof heavy for a small child (Joni is an artist who is now a quadraplegic after a diving accident as a teenager) but an amazing, inspiring, and very honestly related story, right down to the details of her struggle to continue to believe in God after losing all feeling and movement below her neck.
This was an amazing story. Chronicling the first 7-8 years after becoming paralyzed through a diving accident, she shares some of her struggles with becoming paralyzed, her development of trusting Christ in a deeper way, as well as her trusting the sovereignty of God and how he works everything together for good trough her suffering and pain. I could hardly put it down and you get to listen to her struggle to trust God through all circumstances.
Read this book many years ago. I was struck by her optimism in God and life and her actual desire to keep living through all odds from being paralized to the point she uses a paint brush to paint beautiful pictures, falls in love and is actually an inspiration to many including myself.Shos what we can do and how we can adapt to unfairness and make life meaningful.
I read this book just after it can out in 1976. I couldn't have been more than about 10. I haven't reread it since (I plan to rectify that), yet I can STILL vividly remember details from her story even today over 30 years later. An amazing and thought-provoking book. Even more so if you are Christian, I suppose, but universally inspiring as well.
I read this when I was junior high. It was very inspirational. Many of my friends were reading it at that time. At one point, I acquired a few back issues of Western Horseman from the 1960's and in one of them I discovered a letter from Joni in the pen-pal section of the magazine, written before her paralysis. I still have that magazine.
This was amazing. I was right, Joni's story was exactly what I needed for this season of my life. Her story is well-known but what might not be as well known is her journey through depression and searching for meaning and purpose in her life after her accident. There were some beautiful lessons she learned and shared, and I found encouragement for my own faith, health issues, and even my singleness! Raw and real, Joni shares her faith-journey and how the Lord used her accident for good, and for...more
This book is life changing. To see the struggles and the amazing way that God blesses Joni in her life. The courage of Joni and her faith takes her on a road that has been such an amazing ministry to so many people. This book is an inspiration to all who read it. If you have not read it yet why not?
I read this book as a child and it had a profound effect on me. I remember I wrote Joni a letter to tell her how much her story meant to me, and she wrote me back and sent me an autographed picture of one her artworks. She is an amazing woman and her story is truly inspiring.
Great book, great for those facing those major barriers, and changes in your life! When you think man what the h*ll, and your slipping on the verge of complete self pitty. And feel alone. Pick up this book for a pick me up...take a journey with Joni
I read this book in one day. Cried, laughed and felt so totally human. I have struggled with God's will vs. mine in the midst if disability and this was so refreshing hearing her victory. I am forever grateful for Joni's transparency.
I learned how quickly life can change from perfect to horrific, how life is tenuous when paralyzed and courage is required just to survive. Joni not only survived, but reinvented herself into an inspiration who is loved the world over.
this was a great book...I think I read it in 8th grade, but I still remember it. very neat story. I wouldn't recommend it to younger kids, though, because some parts are pretty heavy, but other than that it was super-de-duper :)
I admired the author's candor about every struggle from suicidal depression to lust that did not end with her paralysis, remarkable since the credibility of her emerging ministry was at stake in admitting this and even more remarkable in that she was still so young when writing these words. Her reading of the audio book is particularly good because her personal emphasis on the words comes through as though she is experiencing them at the moment. She takes clear choice from the promises of God wi...more
I read this when I was a preteen and recently read it with my son. I still hear Joni on the radio now and then. She is an inspiring woman with a beautiful voice. Her words have been a comfort to me throughout my life.
Read this many years ago. Struck by the way she didn't gloss over the hardships of life as a parapleigic. Mature, and graceful, she's persevered and made a life as a public speaker and encourager all these years.
I enjoyed this book a lot. Joni really gives encouragement to anybody that has just been almost forced to develop new habits and learn how to live a completely different way.
Read this as a teen. I think it was instrumental in making me believe I could do anything...I had no excuses. It also made me more grateful for the things I had. Wonderful book!
Excellent testimony. And time has proved her words to be true, as she is still serving the Lord now. It has been interesting to me to watch her life over the years.
It was an inspirational story about a woman who suffered thru plenty and still remained trusting in God. Enjoyable, but not something I would read again.
This is an inspirational book about a young woman who has overcome difficulty in her life. She also talks very honestly about her walk with God at the time and her life at the time of publication.
Read this book over 30 years ago. Fascinating and inspiring - must read for Christians who subscribe to the health and wealth gospel. Joni is a heroine.
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Previously published as Joni Eareckson
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A diving accident in 1967 left Mrs. Tada a quadriplegic in a wheelchair, unable to use her hands. During two years of rehabilitation, she spent long months learning how to paint with a brush between her teeth. Her high detail fine art paintings and prints are sought after and collected.
Due to her best-selling books, beginning with her autobiograp...more
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FROM WEBSITE:
A diving accident in 1967 left Mrs. Tada a quadriplegic in a wheelchair, unable to use her hands. During two years of rehabilitation, she spent long months learning how to paint with a brush between her teeth. Her high detail fine art paintings and prints are sought after and collected.
Due to her best-selling books, beginning with her autobiograp...more
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