by JemB | Sep 2, 2019 | Disability, Family, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Marriage Monday, Ponderings
A new friend and I recently chatted about the difference in our marriages because I married a man with a disability, and she did not. Yet more than 20 years later, her groom became disabled. We commented how the death of dreams is tougher in her situation because she...
by JemB | Aug 26, 2019 | Disability, Family, Instructions for Life, Marriage, Marriage Monday, Ponderings
Dreams of marriage . . . candlelight and romance . . . tackling projects together. . . kids that look like you, and act like him (or vice versa) . . . retirement days to travel and enjoy one another and the family. What was your dream for marriage? Many of us...
by JemB | Aug 19, 2019 | Family, Marriage, Marriage Monday
NOTE: Thank you to all the kind readers who shared your thoughts and welcome back with me. I love hearing from my readers. I am particularly grateful to those of you who noticed, and pointed out the typo I had on last week’s post. Thank you. It has been...
by JemB | Aug 12, 2019 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Marriage Monday, Ponderings
“What kind of car do you drive?” I hate that question. It’s a red something. The emblem looks like three shields overlapping each other. The year is probably in the 90’s. When it comes to vehicles, they are utilitarian to me. Make and model are not important. If it is...
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 | May 28, 2018 | Disability, Family, Marriage, Marriage Monday
A brief but passionate Marriage Monday post today . . . Thank you! Thanks to those veterans and those who are currently serving our nation. Part of the freedom you gained for me is that I can be married to my best friend who was born with a disability. In other...