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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... things that others do . I am in a wheelchair . I am seen as different . People see the wheelchair . It often clouds ... thing ! " " What can he do ? " " You can't do much in a wheelchair ! ” " How do you talk to him ? " " Shhh ! He will ...
... things to base a nation upon.” Yet we all are thinking human beings. Each one of us is capable of looking beyond the differences that are perceived to the individuality of the person. We can remove the unfamiliar by taking the time to ...
... things were done before. It just wasn't going to be that way any more! Neither was there anything to gain by describing my life with a 'before' and an 'after'. I had to adjust to different ways of doing things. I, too, had to look for ...
... things shape our lives . For me , toiling in the fields from sunup to sundown played its part . It was a time for dreams . As I cultivated corn , tobacco , and vegetables , I dreamed . I dreamed of learning more about the world that I ...
... things got tough . Real tough ! It was the way of life on a farm ! And the Wall family was not alone . No comfort there ! We raised most of our food . We canned food to carry us over to the next growing season . It was a family affair ...
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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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