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 joanborton | Feb 15, 2021 | Marriage Monday
“I wish there were someone like Joan in Indiana.” Jerry prayed those words as he returned home from a disability ministry conference we both attended. I was blissfully unaware of his thought or prayer as I flew home to California....
by JemB | Jan 25, 2021 | Fun, Marriage, Marriage Monday
Never let your husband give up on his dreams. This is one of the best pieces of marriage advice I received. For my husband, baseball has always been a big part of his passion and...
by JemB | Jan 13, 2020 | Disability, Family, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Marriage Monday
Accessible vehicles are such a blessing most of the time – until they are not! Then they become a huge stationary driveway ornament. That’s what happened at our house this week. When we bought this van and had it modified for Jerry’s needs, the emergency brake...
by JemB | Jan 6, 2020 | Family, God's love, Instructions for Life, Marriage, Marriage Monday, Ponderings
“Their marriage was a blanket of grace that had been so many years in the making.” Home for Christmas by Melanie Wilber. I love that imagery. There’s something so cozy about curling up under a heavy blanket that provides warmth for the body and the soul. I read the...
by JemB | Dec 9, 2019 | Family, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Marriage Monday
In our newlywed years we lived across the street from a grocery store. One night while preparing dinner I realized I did not have lettuce for salad. I asked Jerry if he would mind going to the store to get some. He was amenable to the task. Wanting to make life as...
