Janet quite literally rolled into Jon Dick’s life at a church picnic 20 years ago. When he recounts the story, my usually engaging friend said he was speechless in her presence. He had never met someone with such a beautiful heart and who lived in uninhibited joy. Her laughter and the impish twinkle in her eyes were infectious. Before long, Jon asked Janet’s dad — a revered pastor — for her hand in marriage.
Janet’s father wheeled her down the center aisle of their church in her wheelchair as his daughter married the love of her life. Multiple sclerosis, which Janet contracted as a teen, had already taken away her ability to walk. The ex-cheerleader lost the use of her legs, but not her love for life. The former Miss Wheelchair South Carolina had resolved to live every day as a precious gift from God. Her wedding to Jon was a monument to God’s blessing.
