A Special Visitor

There are certain times when it is clear that you are in the presence of something extraordinary. Last Friday we experienced that here at One Write.

Carol Cruise came to meet with us and see our facility. Hers may not be a household name, but she is no less remarkable than the best-known of celebrities.

Carol lost her right leg in 1989 and she had many questions about it. But despite her questions, her response was to ask God to use her with one leg in a way He couldn’t when she had two.

Accordingly, Carol felt called to walk which was something the doctors said would be impossible following her amputation.

Not only did she learn to walk but she determined to walk around the entire perimeter of the United States, praying for the country and leaving small wooden crosses in the ground at mile intervals to commemorate her act.

Nine years and 10,460-some miles later she has returned to tell her story. It is a story of faith and hope and courage.

Carol speaks to and about people with disabilities, who she calls “people with other abilities.” She encourages us all to move out on our own personal faith walk. It doesn’t have to be like hers, she says, but we all have a calling and we ought to seek it.

We felt changed after Carol’s visit and we do not want to take our lives for granted any more. It was a great blessing to be with her and hear her story.

For more about Carol Cruise see her website, www.faithwalk.net and look for her soon-to-be-published book about her experience.