a great honor and privilege that I hold dear and to the highest
me singing to a Dolly Parton record in our home in Tahlequah,
my aunt Debbie introduced me (age 10) and my younger sister
introduced to Jesus my sister and I along with other family
shot and murdered at a little league baseball game. My
spanned a 25 year period and there has been many, many hills,
me through them all. The next major battle occurred on June 24,
and a severe traumatic brain injury during a routine arteriogram.
went quiet and dark. During that time I was standing before the
“Yes Lord.” He asked me the same question two more times and
Care Unit with tubes running everywhere.
Being an ordained minister and singer, songwriter for the Lord is
esteem. My singing journey started when my mom, Sandi, heard
Oklahoma the summer of 1978. My spiritual journey started when
(age 8) to Jesus on July 8, 1980. Seven days after being
members and friends witnessed our mother, Sandi Quinton, be
relationship with the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit has
valleys, mountains, and bends in the road but the Lord has seen
2008. I had a cerebral stroke which caused a grandmal seizure
When that happened my whole body just stopped. Lights out all
Lord Jesus, He asked me, “Will you do My will?” I answered Him,
when I answered Him on the third time I woke up in the Intensive
I was in a coma like state after the event. Shortly after I awoke I heard a loud, thunderous voice that sounded like many waters crashing against rocks,
say to me, “I AM, I AM, I AM, You are not doing what I put you on this planet to do!” I knew it was the voice of God! At that time the neurologist did
not know exactly what the,”event,” happened. I also vaguely remember a cardiologist coming into ICU to speak to me though that is all one big blur.
After being placed in a regular room for a few days, I was released. After being home I noticed my speech was gargled or non-existent and I was
suffering from right side paralysis. My sweet husband called the doctors office and he was told to take me to the hospital for and MRI immediately.
Took the test and when the Radiologist read the MRI he went and found the doctor and told him I stroked three places in my cerebellum and it was a
miracle I was alive. Later the effects of the severe traumatic brain injury had been made apparent to us that it had affected both sides of my body and
every area of my life emotionally, cognitively, mentally, physically and even spiritually. I was only thirty eight and completely altered the doctors thought
forever. On October 12, 2008 the Holy Spirit woke me up and told me the occupational therapist was going to tell me they could not fix me but He
said, “I can restore you so do not get upset.” When I got to my therapy appointment that morning he used those exact same words. I would have
laughed if I could. On October 26, 2008 the Holy Spirit told me He wanted me to visit a little country church and He wanted me to sing. “I said can
you say train wreck I can’t even talk or physically function very well and you want me to get up in front of a whole church of people and sing”! He said,
“Yes, sing Amazing Grace.” I said, “OK.” He said, “Just make a joyful noise.” “I am going to put a new anointing in your life so when the Pastor calls
for prayer you go up and I will tell him what I want prayed.” When we got to the church a sister behind the piano said sister Dondi you got a song, I
just nodded yes and opened a church hymnal to Amazing Grace. Larry looked at me like did I miss something? They sang a song that had the words
Amazing Grace in it and one that had the words make a joyful noise! I slowly made my way to the piano and held on to it and don’t remember anything
that happened after that. When Pastor called for special prayer I went and the Father told him how to pray for me. He said, “The Father is going to put
a new anointing in your life.” I nodded and smiled. When he and his wife laid their hands on me the anointing of God fell on me and I left the church
with my speech miraculously restored. The anointing destroys the yoke of the enemy every time. Though I still have challenges with my traumatic
brain injury, I am believing that the Father will restore me completely.
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