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 14, 2018 | Family, Fun, God's love, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ponderings
Katelyn. our 10 ½ year old grand-niece visited recently. She is a loving girl who thinks deeply. Our family planned a day at the beach while she was here. In anticipation of the trip Katelyn told me she likes to build sandcastles, but not in the typical way with...
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 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...