Tuesday, March 15, 2011

happy birthday, joanne

do you ever wonder about social networking?  is it valuable?  does it take up too much time?  does it really connect you to others in a significant way?

i ponder those questions on occasion however, i usually come away believing that the kinds of networking i do - and the results i reap - are much more rewarding and priceless than i can put into words.  i have a whole boatload of blogs i visit on a weekly basis... i also have a facebook account to keep in touch with friends...  i belong to a daily online photo journal, too...  it's all very time consuming - and i've asked myself many times if it's worth it.  but then...

i came to know joanne through beth moore's website one day.  on january 11 of this year, joanne suffered a major stroke - at the age of 38.  joanne is a christian... along with an unwavering faith, she has an incredible husband (toben) and family surrounding her.  toben has been remarkable with providing updates on joanne's blog; being extremely transparent with what has been happening, day-to-day struggles and prayer requests.  her sister, kristen, also posts wonderful accounts of joanne's progress.  joanne is a testament to our god being a big god and one of miracles.  she has come out of her coma, is now talking, writing and standing; making incredible progress.

and today is her BIRTHDAY!  happy, happy - joy, joy...  her friend, janna, sent the most charming message to her that included pictures of charm bracelets... because joanne loves charms - and wears a charm bracelet that includes about 63 charms on it...


pretty isn't it?  i imagine it jingle, jangles all the time as she walks.  according to one of joanne's own blogs, she's been collecting charms since she was 7 years old... sheesh, that's a long time.  we want to hear those jangles some more, joanne...

here's wishing you a happy birthday... blessings galore and prayers that god will continue to answer big the requests we are lifting up on your behalf - for more miracles in your healing journey...

and here's to social networking - the connections that god can make possible via the web so his children can pray for each other and be a testament to others.

happy day.....

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