by JemB | Sep 25, 2017 | Disability, Family, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Marriage Monday
I like to ask couples what was it about the other that initially drew them to one another. For me, the first thing I noticed about Jerry was his wardrobe – all polyester, seriously! Now to his credit he was a single guy living alone and caring for his own...
by JemB | Aug 21, 2017 | Disability, Family, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Marriage Monday, Ponderings
Thank you for all the Marriage Monday. encouragement. I am excited you came back. I am grateful for the feedback you offered. We will get to the suggestions made so far as the weeks move along. Please keep those suggestions, comments, questions and wedding...
by JemB | Aug 10, 2017 | Bible, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ponderings, Travel
“Why on earth is this silly GPS telling me to get off at every exit and take a different route?” That was my question while driving on I-95 last weekend after leaving a hotel in Virginia for our final leg home to Pennsylvania. After about 5 miles of...
by JemB | Jun 17, 2017 | Bible, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned
I’ve been thinking about this for awhile now. Building community seems like a buzz phrase these days. Every church, business, borough, or city talk about building authentic community, a safe community or a supportive community. It is almost like “insert...
by JemB | Jun 1, 2017 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned
Once upon a time (this is a true story, but one I have waited to tell until much time elapsed to protect the privacy of those involved) I was in conversation with someone who I felt was giving me a bit of an attitude that I was sure I did not deserve. I made a choice...
by JemB | May 30, 2017 | Hope, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ministry, Ponderings
Six months ago Jerry and I felt a little like Abraham as we left a familiar comfortable land and began a journey toward a land we knew not of. We did not know where we were headed, but we knew Who had called us out and promised to lead us. Having been a follower of...
