Ice Bucket Challenge
August 19, 2014, by Todd Neva “What happened to you?” I’ve been asked that question, or some variation of it, many times by people I meet. “I got sick,” I…
Category: Inspirational
10 Posts
Caught off Guard
August 14, 2014, by Todd Neva I was caught off guard. I wasn’t prepared for the question. He asked, “In reading Heavy, I can tell that you’re happy. How did…
Racine Journal Times
July 9, 2014, by Todd Our trip to Racine, Wisconsin went well. We caught up with old friends, eating at our favorite restaurants and playing at the kids’ favorite park.…
The Disposition of My Dog
June 11, 2014, by Todd Neva “Todd, is today the four-year anniversary of your diagnosis?” Kristin asked. Pulled up to my desk in my wheelchair, writing late in the evening,…
Disability in Marriage
February 14, 2014, by Todd Neva Larissa met Ian in college in 2005. They dated and quickly fell in love. A year later they were planning to get engaged when…
God With Us
December 25, 2013, by Todd Neva Seven centuries before the birth of the Christ, Isaiah, the Prince of Prophets, wrote, “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and…
Thankful in All Circumstances
November 28, 2013, by Todd Neva One thousand nine hundred fifty years ago, from a dank, dim Roman prison, chained to the wall, wrongly charged, awaiting trial, but as a…
I Don’t Want To
November 12, 2013, by Kristin Neva Sara has been playing the violin for almost four years now. We started lessons just before her fourth birthday. Trying to coach a four-year-old…
Assisted Hugs
October 7, 2013, by Kristin Neva Todd and I sat with the kids at the kitchen table as they finished their bedtime snack. “Go get your pajamas on and get…
Great Job Daddy
August 5, 2013, by Todd Neva “Daddy, draw me a truck,” Isaac said as he plopped his book How to Draw Things That Go on the table. Holding a pen…