by JemB | May 28, 2018 | Disability, Family, Marriage, Marriage Monday
A brief but passionate Marriage Monday post today . . . Thank you! Thanks to those veterans and those who are currently serving our nation. Part of the freedom you gained for me is that I can be married to my best friend who was born with a disability. In other...
by JemB | May 21, 2018 | Disability, Family, Marriage, Marriage Monday
In our early months of marriage we tried to navigate the division of household tasks while balancing that with the amount of time it took Jerry to help. One of the jobs he took on was some of our personal needs shopping at Walmart. BenGay was on the list that...
by JemB | May 17, 2018 | Disability, God's love, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Peace, Travel
This week I was the beneficiary of some little kindnesses that impacted me in such a big way I want to share. Here’s the scene. We were ready to head home from Ohio after a family visit. The drive, with stops, is about 10 hours. We’ve each driven it by ourselves. In...
by JemB | May 14, 2018 | Family, Fun, Marriage, Marriage Monday
If your family is like ours, stories come out of the woodwork when we gather together. This weekend we visited with Jerry’s family – his sister, brother and lots of extended family and friends. There are always a few golden oldie stories that you can count...
by JemB | May 12, 2018 | Family, Ponderings
I grew up in a wonderful neighborhood in central New Jersey. Grandmom, and later my Uncle, lived in the house next door. I remember our sprawling yard, games of kickball and softball with the neighbors, and riding bikes to my friend’s house around the corner....
