by JemB | Jan 15, 2017 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Ponderings, Prayer
It is often in the seemingly little and routine things in life that I hear God turn what I am thinking or saying back around to me. Here are a couple recent examples. I often get up earlier than Jerry. I try to leave the lights off, and just use the light of my...
by JemB | Jan 13, 2017 | God's love, Hope, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ministry, Ponderings
This is the continuation of an earlier post. If you need to catch up, click here. It was only a few hours later (the same day) that I sat crying with Jerry over something I saw that caused the hurt to rise again in my heart and mind. It’s part of the process we...
by JemB | Jan 11, 2017 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ministry, Ponderings
One of the comments I sometimes hear is appreciation or amazement at how positive I/we have been through this ministry transition. There are a couple of reasons that may seem to be the case. Philippians 4:8 (NLT) in the New Testament tells me to “Fix [my] thoughts on...
by JemB | Jan 4, 2017 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ponderings
Recently I wrote about rereading a journal from nearly 20 years ago. I thought I’d share a couple more entries that gave me cause to ponder anew. Even in 1987 I wrote that I sensed writing was something God wanted me to do more; at that point through the...
by JemB | Dec 31, 2016 | Family, God's love, Hope, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Ministry, Ponderings
Neither Jerry or I are big celebrators of New Years or ones to make resolutions. This New Year’s Eve has been spent like many others – quietly at home playing or watching games, puzzling, reading and writing. I went on a hunt for a new journal to use for...
by JemB | Dec 27, 2016 | Bible, Lessons Learned, Ponderings
We who live/work in the disability world sometimes laugh about how people often assume that a person with one disability has them all. For example, because Jerry uses a power wheelchair he must also be hard of hearing so they shout at him, others assume he cannot...
