From Where I Sit, From Where You Stand: A Roll Through LifeAs 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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... their homework. I work in the yard. I do household chores. I enjoy a game of catch, a few rounds of croquet, and other activities with my family, relatives, and friends. I am not much different from your average , middle 1 The Paradox.
... that I could not participate in. I say “Go and enjoy!” Why should they be constrained by my limitations? Yet we had many family activities together. We planned ahead on vacations, thereby minimizing the problems that may 4.
... enjoy ourselves as a family, not to fight barriers of inaccessibility. Was life ever intended to be a Garden of Eden? Helen Keller did not choose to travel her road in life, challenged by deafness and blindness. Yet she accepted it and ...
... enjoyed the meal. We thanked God. We had no electricity. Rural electric had come to much of Kentucky. Many could not afford to have it installed or to pay the bills. Kerosene lamps served for lights. The light was dim. Yet it burned ...
... enjoyed the mixed pleasure and work sessions at our grandparents . We chatted with Grandma and pondered the riddles of Grandpa . We feasted on cakes , pies , hot biscuits with home made butter , and all the milk that we could drink . We ...
Contents
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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 |