by JemB | Sep 20, 2019 | God's love, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ponderings
I’ll admit it. I am a recliner sitting American Ninja Warrior (ANW). I am captivated by that television show. Captivated, that is, to watch, not to participate. True Ninja’s and Ninja wanna-bes run across floating disks, climb salmon ladders, cross wingnut alley, open...
by JemB | Sep 16, 2019 | Disability, Family, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Marriage Monday, Ponderings
There is an interesting phenomenon I’ve observed in families who have a member with a disability. While others may look at us and think we have a hard life, when we compare our family to others with disability, we think we have it easy. Whether it is a Mom who...
by JemB | Sep 9, 2019 | Disability, Family, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Marriage Monday, Travel
Take it easy Take it easy Don’t let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy Lighten up while you still can . . . These words, written by Jackson Browne and Glen Frey and recorded by the Eagles, resonated in my head on a road trip we took this week. Our...
by JemB | Sep 2, 2019 | Disability, Family, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Marriage Monday, Ponderings
A new friend and I recently chatted about the difference in our marriages because I married a man with a disability, and she did not. Yet more than 20 years later, her groom became disabled. We commented how the death of dreams is tougher in her situation because she...
by JemB | Aug 29, 2019 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Peace
Blizzard. Hurricane. No, I am not thinking about the ice cream treat or drink by those names. Either would be more fun, than the weather events. We are in the middle of living through our first hurricane season (June – November) in central Florida. Prior to this we...