by joanborton | Apr 19, 2025 | Lessons Learned
Several years ago, Jerry and I experienced a sudden and unexpected loss in our lives that turned our world upside down. Navigating the pain was long and hard. When we took our eyes off ourselves, we realized there were others going through a similar situation or were...
by joanborton | Aug 23, 2024 | Disability, Friendship, God's love, Lessons Learned, Travel
Anxious is an apt term for how I felt recently. Jerry and I received an invitation to an event in a part of the country we used to visit frequently. The occasion is pleasant and will take place later this year. Right away, we both said, “Yes, let’s try to get there.”...
by joanborton | Aug 10, 2024 | Family, Hope, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Marriage
When I finished my devotions, I noticed something didn’t feel right. I jumped up, found my husband, and blurted out, “I’ve finally become a Borton woman!” At some point in our twenty-eight plus years of marriage, he mentioned there is a history of Borton women losing...
by joanborton | Sep 12, 2023 | Disability, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Vulnerability
Vulnerability. Much easier to talk about and expect from others than to live that way ourselves. After all, one definition is to be exposed and open to attack. Rarely do we want to put ourselves in that position. Yet we long for authenticity. I came face to face with...
by joanborton | Sep 1, 2023 | Caregiving, Disability, Family, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned
Caregiving friends, do you ever get smug? You know, self-satisfied, puffed up, or feeling an air of superiority in your caregiving role? The time that comes most readily to mind for me is when a news story came out several years ago. It was the sad news that...
by joanborton | Dec 22, 2021 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned
My husband and I play a game around birthdays, Christmas, or any other gift-giving occasion. It goes like this, “So, what’d you get me?” Sometimes the phrase is said once in passing, and sometimes repeated in rapid succession to wear the giver down to reveal a clue....
