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 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...
by JemB | May 10, 2018 | Bible, Disability, Instructions for Life, Ministry, Ponderings
We often use puppets and role-play when communicating Biblical truth to students with intellectual impairments. On this particular Sunday, the students were re-enacting the story with puppets. At the end of the replay, as the students were relinquishing their puppets...
by JemB | May 7, 2018 | Disability, Family, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Marriage Monday, Ministry, Vulnerability
Once upon a time, though this is a true story, I facilitated an informal support group of wives married to men with disabilities. Most of the ladies were older than me, most had little exposure to disability prior to their husband’s accident or illness. None of...
