by JemB | Aug 26, 2019 | Disability, Family, Instructions for Life, Marriage, Marriage Monday, Ponderings
Dreams of marriage . . . candlelight and romance . . . tackling projects together. . . kids that look like you, and act like him (or vice versa) . . . retirement days to travel and enjoy one another and the family. What was your dream for marriage? Many of us...
by JemB | Aug 6, 2018 | Disability, Family, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Marriage Monday, Peace
A few hours ago, I returned from a weekend away with some ladies. Jerry encourages me to take advantage of opportunities like this, and works hard to schedule enough attendants to cover my time away. He tells me the first 24 hours I am away he enjoys full control of...
by JemB | Jun 11, 2018 | Disability, Family, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Marriage Monday, Ponderings
This is the week we expected to be moving south, and we are still at home in the north. It has been twenty years since we made a major move and sold a home. Much has changed since then in the world and in real estate. We made some mistakes early on, but with the help...
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...
