From Where I Sit, From Where You Stand: A Roll Through LifeAuthor House, 02/04/2007 - 332 páginas As Marshall, with his wife and family, rolls through life, accompany him. Enjoy the witty and often whimsical episodes that occur. In work, play, travel, community, and worship, ponder the dialogues of opinions, perceptions, events, and realities of being physically challenged. The journey, which includes more than fifty years in a wheelchair, is presented in a topical display in chapters on different arenas of life: The Paradox - Diversities of perceptions and realties. The Good Old Days - Early life on a one-horse farm. Fate Knocked at My Door - The accident. Angels of Mercy - Hospitalization. Letters of Cheer - Student nurses’ letters. Give Me Elbow Grease - Rehabilitation You Can Go Home Again - Summer at home. The Halls of Ivy - Education. Keeping the Faith – Job searching. The Birds and the Bees – Love and passion. Dreams Come True - Marriage and family. Toiling in the Vineyards - Work experiences. No Man is an Island - Community life. On the Road - Travel. God Bless You – God, others, and I. Keeping the Juices Flowing - Adapting Can’t See the Forest for the Trees – Perceptions. Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk – Realities. The Golden Years - The senior years. The Journey has been one of challenges, physical, mental, and spiritual. It included two years of hospitalization and rehabilitation to prepare him to enter a world not yet ready for the physically challenged. He found himself looking inside with no way in. He boarded airplanes by hand-walking the support rails. He dealt with perceptions: “What can you do? You are handicapped!” His faith and hope were tested: Why me, God? Should I marry? Will any company hire me? Successes came: A lovely wife, two beautiful adopted babies, enjoyable work, friendships, health, and joy.
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... didn't ask for much : just put a little meat on old Tom's scrawny bones to ease the way , no caviar , no limo , and no chalet on the Riviera . I wanted to add a little joy : a pot roast feast , a warm bath at the end of the day , soft ...
... didn't always start when the pedal was pumped. We, usually, scrubbed our clothes clean on a washboard in a tub. My twin Marvin and I did much of the knuckle-rending scrubbing. The wringing out of the water, too, took its toll on our ...
... didn't I loose earlier ? Pride has its price ! The outdoor life was not all work . It , too , was our playground . When time was available for leisure , we sought pleasure in nature's offerings . Marvin and I roamed the forest , swam in ...
... didn't take time to look. They were only seeking the insects that were in flight near the goat's udders. We had unexpected thrills and fears. We were amazed to see a colorful, brown and yellow spotted cow snake swallowing an egg for its ...
... didn't work out well. Our success was limited, primarily, to ferns in various shapes and colors of green, the several varieties of daises, and to the goldenrods with its sprays of yellow sparklers. Many wild plants are choosy about ...
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Letters of Cheer | 47 |
Give Me Elbow Grease | 65 |
You Can Go Home Again | 87 |
Keeping the Faith | 111 |
Dreams Come True | 133 |
Toiling in the Vineyards | 157 |
No Man Is an Island | 185 |
On The Road | 213 |
God Bless You | 233 |
Keeping the Juices Flowing | 253 |
Cant See the Forest for the Trees | 275 |
Dont Cry Over Spilled Milk | 295 |
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