Living Beyond My Circumstances

by Deborah L Willows, Steph Beth Nickel, Joni Eareckson Tada (Foreword by)

Overview

When Deb Willows was diagnosed with cerebral palsy 50 years ago, her parents were advised to “put her in an institution and get on with your lives.” Experts believed parents were incapable of raising disabled children. But God had other plans. Deb’s parents challenged her to see her severe limitations as opportunities, to dream big dreams and to work hard to accomplish them. Overcoming many challenges, Deb has blazed the trail for other disabled people, representing Canada around the world as a Paralympian and the first disabled boccia ball referee. Her story is one of hope and inspiration for everyone who has a dream they want to achieve but with obstacles to overcome. Deb Willows has truly lived beyond her circumstances and demonstrates that with God’s help we can all accomplish great things!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781927355176
Publisher:	Castle Quay Books
Publication date:	02/15/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	120
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Deborah represented Canada numerous times on the world stage in swimming, slalom, wheelchair soccer and boccia. At her first international boccia event (New York, 1984), she won a bronze medal in the women’s CP1 category. She competed at the 1988 Paralympic Games and set a Canadian and world record in the 50m backstroke at the 1986 Paralympic Games. In 1990, Debbie broke this record at Assen, and then demonstrated slalom for the Queen of Holland. A highlight of her career is participating as an international referee at the 1992 and 1996 Paralympic Games. For a number of years, Debbie was also the treasurer for the International Boccia Committee of CPISRA. She has written several articles and spoken in many venues. Deb’s work appeared in the books Heal Our Land and Everyday Grace, Everyday Miracles.
Steph Beth Nickel is a freelance writer and editor. She is a member of The Word Guild and part of the Christian Editing Services team. Steph blogs about her diverse interests at Steph Nickel’s Eclectic Interests and shares weekly writing prompts at Christian Editing Service’s Monday.
A diving accident in 1967 left Joni Eareckson Tada a quadriplegic in a wheelchair. Today, she is an evangelical Christian author of 17 books, a radio host, founder of Joni and Friends, an organization that advocates for disabled persons worldwide "accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community," an internationally known mouth artist, and a talented vocalist. Her story, reveals how she struggled to accept God’s design in her paralysis.