by JemB | Mar 16, 2021 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ponderings
An oak tree stood tall in our front yard, planted by the builder nearly three years ago. This was the standard tree most of our community received. As the neighborhood grew, so did concern about how invasive and troublesome the oak tree roots would become. One of...
by JemB | Mar 8, 2021 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Marriage Monday
On a recent trip to another city, I checked in to the hotel while Jerry was unloading from our van. Miss V, the front desk clerk, recognized my name from an earlier phone call and greeted me warmly. I asked if I could see the room before completing the paperwork. Even...
by JemB | Mar 2, 2021 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ponderings
After experiencing his own disability, a friend commented, “Disability alone is a part-time job.” I’ve done time studies in the past, with little success. Because my word for 2021 is focus I knew this was...
by JemB | Feb 22, 2021 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned
My cousin visited last week and brought a 1000-piece puzzle for us to do. It’s a picture of a village in Italy sitting on a rocky coastline. We spent most of the day chatting as we sorted out the edge pieces and organized the remaining pieces. Convinced we had all the...
by joanborton | Feb 8, 2021 | Bible, Instructions for Life
After taking stock on how grit impacted my past year, focus became my word for 2021. Now that the new year is four weeks old, it is time for my first monthly focus check. Though focus is a commonly used word, I like to have its meaning clear in my mind....
by JemB | Jan 9, 2021 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Prayer
I never saw myself as a word-of-the-year person. I never considered the idea. . . . . .Until three years ago, after moving to a new state. There was nothing mystical or ethereal, I just sensed that...
