by JemB | Dec 9, 2019 | Family, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Marriage Monday
In our newlywed years we lived across the street from a grocery store. One night while preparing dinner I realized I did not have lettuce for salad. I asked Jerry if he would mind going to the store to get some. He was amenable to the task. Wanting to make life as...
by JemB | Dec 6, 2019 | God's love, Hope, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ministry
God does not waste anything. While those exact words may not be found in the Bible, the concept is there. Over the last few months God has proven this in my life. I had the usual childhood answers to “what do you want to do when you grow up?” Nurse, teacher, etc. As I...
by JemB | Dec 2, 2019 | Family, Marriage, Marriage Monday, Ponderings
Have you ever had someone describe the behavior of a family member and you thought, Who are they talking about? That’s not the person I see at home? This seeming dichotomy makes sense to me. Most of us were taught to be our best when we are in public. Home needs to be...
by JemB | Nov 18, 2019 | Instructions for Life, Marriage, Marriage Monday, Ponderings
Recently, in one of “those talks” I told my husband that there were several ways in which I didn’t feel like he was loving me well. I felt I was valued higher as his co-worker in ministry and caregiver than as his wife. He took my feedback well. Over the next few days...
by JemB | Nov 11, 2019 | Lessons Learned, Marriage, Marriage Monday, Ponderings
Today marks 24 years since Jerry and I stood before our family and friends and committed our lives to one another. The plans and dreams we had then have changed. We have certainly changed, as indiviudals and as a couple. But we wouldn’t turn back the clock,...
