Some life circumstances are not meant to be understood; the call is just to keep moving forward one step at a time. That’s called faith.
I wrote this on my Facebook page a few days before my neck was broken in August 2013. This blog is about my life as a quadriplegic and how my faith fits in to my every day journey. If you disagree with my beliefs, that’s okay with me. This is my truth. It is my story. It is my spiritual race to run. And this race has been marked out for me by God, and it has a great reward. For that reason, I can praise Him.
Diary of a Quadriplegic 
Your blog entries are very powerful, very honest. Thank you for sharing. May your words be a blessing to others. May God keep you encouraged!
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Thank you for stopping by! I also enjoyed your blog. I will be a faithful reader!
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Dear Lord I feel your pain and hard fought mental/spiritual revelations and victories! I’m one of the few who can truly say “I have been there,,I spent 3 months in a hospital completely paralyzed below the belt,,L2 complete break.”. I hear you wondering about the reason for your injury. From an outside observer perspective,,,and possibly ,,if we get along,,with the help and support from a fellow quad. turn your diary into the backdrop and spine of a novel thats if part fiction and part designed lessons through possibly mystery,,action,,what ever we might decide?? Possible?
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Hi Terri, thank you for sharing your faith. My brother was in a terrible diving accident and is now a quadriplegic and on a ventilator. He has received a lot of support and has met a new family of friends through an organization called Triumph. If you live in Southern California, look them up. I have seen how beneficial it is for my brother to be surrounded by friends with similar experiences.
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Hi Christine! Thank you for reading my blog. I am actually in Chapel Hill, North Carolina – very far away from Southern Cal. However, I can’t wait to look up try out on the web to see what they’re doing. Maybe it will inspire me to do something similar here! Thank you!
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I am honored that you have chosen to follow Virtual Vitamins. when I responded to your comment on a post of mine I had no idea of your circumstances. May our Lord pour His all-sufficient grace out upon you. I do pray for physical healing, and I see that spiritual blessing has already occurred. May you be filled with the peace that surpasses human understanding. (Philippians 4:4-7)
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Thank you, Jack! I am honored you chose to read my blog as well. My name is Terri and I look forward to more Virtual Vitamins. God bless.
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Terri, I appreciate your choosing to follow my blog – Encouraging Words. I pray that I may be an encouragement to you. The Lord is good.
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I read everything. And I loved it….it was so helpful to me to see the connection of the scripture to the daily life event and emotion.
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Great idea Terri! You can be an advocate for SCI by educating others as to the complications of being paralyzed.
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Terri, you are an inspiration to all of us. May God hold you in a place of peace as He reveals His great plans for you. Thank you for following my blog, Draw Closer To Him. I promise to hold you in prayer and can’t wait to see what God has for you! Stefanie Lynn
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Terri, the world is your platform and you are empowered with truth… to share!
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Thanks Terri for an inspiring and well written blog.
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Terri – Thank you for liking one of my posts. I have been delighted to find your page and your story! i would love to include your story in my book i am finishing. would you email me so we can chat more about it? (if there’s a way to message within wordpress, i haven’t found it yet, sorry for my newness! haha)
rdpenny@gmail.com
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Thanks for following my blog. Keep sharing your journey & inspiring those who read it
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What an incredible inspiration you are! Thank you for your beautiful post and for sharing so openly and honestly you journey of faith. God Bless!
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Dear Terri,
My name is Ashlee. I’m co-founder of the Youshare Project, with the mission to connect people around the world through true, personal stories. I recently stumbled across your blog and read through your 2015 archives. You write beautifully and from the heart, and your story and your faith are incredibly compelling.
I’m wondering if you would consider submitting a story about your life to youshare – about your injury and how it has changed you physically, mentally, and spiritually. If this sounds interesting to you, I would love to email you directly with more information/ideas and formally invite you to share your story with the project.
Thank you, and I hope to hear from you soon.
Best,
Ashlee
http://www.youshareproject.com
ashlee@youshareproject.com
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Hi Ashlee – I would love to talk with you more about this. I just sent you an email and look forward to your reply.
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Terri,
Thank you so much for following “A Way with Words.” My joy in writing is made more complete when people read what I’ve written and even more as they respond.
I write mainly about my faith story as a Christian battling bipolar disorder for almost 30 years.
You have a powerful testimony to share, Terri. I look forward to reading more of your work. May God bless you as you are a blessing to others.
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Thanks for connecting Terri. May God richly bless you and yours in the days to follow.- Bryan
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A beautiful blog, a beautiful woman, a beautiful message. Thank for stopping by the noontimes so that we might meet. A friend of mine fell in her bathroom one morning about a year ago and she is now unable to move her body below her shoulders. She and you are true gifts to world. I will visit you often. Take care. Christ’s peace to you.
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Well, here I am impressed as anything. Not only are you living, but excelling. I know I’m going to find a lot of Christian insight from you. There’s no other way you could be out here, spreading the Word and making connections! Absolutely am going to follow!
I currently read a post by a young lady who is recovered from anorexia. She too has fought hard battles. I think you might enjoy it, because it’s more about faith in God an encouraging people in their own battles than just having anorexia. She’s BeautyBeyondBones here on WordPress. Here’s a link to my article about her website: https://jeffreyhking.wordpress.com/2016/01/23/beauty-and-the-ed-beast/
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Hi Jeff – thank you for responding. I also very much enjoyed reading your blog. Believe it or not, I am already subscribed to Beauty Beyond Bones on WordPress! She has a lot of good things to say and I plan to keep reading her posts. I look forward to hearing more good stuff from your blog. Happy Saturday!
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I just wanted to check in and see if you got my email and if either of those files work for you. Have a great Sunday!
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Sorry I didn’t respond – they both work! Looking forward to digging in the goods… Thanks!
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Very good! I’ll send the first one too. No apologies! I hope you enjoy them both. If not, no worries. Nobody bat 1.000, right? 🙂
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Glad to join in your journey–if only in spirit–Terri.
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Thank you for your inspirational diary. My mom fell in January, 2016 and it has been quite a journey for her and the entire family. I have wanting to write about it to assist others. Thank you for stepping up to the plate. I sooo look forward to hearing more from you.
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Hey Terri!
I hope this finds you doing well.
I see you have been a follower of “A Way With Words.” Great! Thank you.
We have now transformed into, “Delight in Disorder: Faith & Mental Illness” (delightindisorder.org). I hope you will join us there. On the left sidebar, there is a box (below “Get More Delight”) for subscriptions so you can get the most of our mission.
Take care & God bless,
Tony
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I don’t know what to say that isn’t some cliche platitude other than, Wow! Thank you fir writing and sharing your experiences. I’m going to enjoy following along 😃
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A song for you Terri.
I’ll Give You Peace https://g.co/kgs/4xEzPw
Karen
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A song for you, Terri.
Watch “Josh Groban – You Raise Me Up **Lyrics** [HD]” on YouTube
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Terri, Mary & Bill Sweeney recommended your blog. My brother Adam has been a quadriplegic since Sept. 17, 2017. We are in the 24 month waiting period for Medicare so right now he is on Medicaid and we can’t get him all the PT & OT treatment he needs. This last year has been a trial. I hope you use your blog to encourage Adam and show him there is so much more to his life that just this facility (and all those hospitals we’ve been in).
I’ve just started reading your posts and I am already inspired. Blessings to you, Rebecca
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Thank you so much for sharing and blessing me in ways you don’t even know. I was turned on to your blog by a mutual friend and I appreciate you following mine as well. God has blessed us. Our faith through some dark times is a blessing to others. Honest sharing and openness is a treasure! Thank you again, Terri
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I’m really enjoying following your blog. Thanks for your kind words.
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Wow! Thank you so much for sharing! What a powerful message.
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Hi Terri, I came to thank you for the follow, because it gives me such encouragement when someone is interested in reading my blog. I came to say thanks for that, but what I found is a woman of great courage and I am inspired to reach higher when I see my unknown family such as you and Bill Sweeney that bust all odds to forge ahead in pursuit of their Lord and the calling of their life. God Bless you in your faithfulness and strength! May you ‘feel’ His arms wrapped around you in your spirit and may you one day feel them physically with a miracle from above!
Love and Blessings, Lori
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Hi Lori! I look forward to following your blog as well. I know it is God that gives me strength because I surely couldn’t do this on my own. I am thankful every day that I have a relationship with Him and that He wants to hear my prayers. It blows my mind, really. He chose me out of all the people around me to have a relationship with him and to use this disability for his purposes. Love and blessings to you as well! –Terri
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Hi Terri, I stumbled into your article as I write and read articles in the WomenTodayInternational. You and your life story are such an inspiration to me and many others. Instead of being bitter and blaming God, you take this extremely difficult situation to encourage others and to praise God! I am moved by your story. I am a single mother with two adult children staying in Singapore. You inspire me to do more to encourage other women in this part of the world. God blesses you with His strength, love and wisdom!
Love and Blessings, Nancy
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