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Surviving Life’s Crises

What’s your view of life? Been through some tough times? Challenges and disappointments can be your friend. They can change you for the better.

A more positive attitude can be yours. The adventures Joan and her service dog has had illustrates lessons she learned along the way of God’s faithfulness and care.

Career educator, author, and speaker Joan Patterson has lived more than three decades with multiple sclerosis (MS). Now confined to a wheelchair, she communicates passionately the life lessons God has taught her through service dog companions Faith and Giles. Joan has spoken to churches, women’s groups, children’s groups, civic groups, schools, nursing homes, and professional groups. Her articles have appeared in various magazines and anthologies. She is the author of A Matter of Faith. She lives in York, Pennsylvania, with Giles and her husband of over fifty years.

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