by JemB | Aug 14, 2016 | Bible, Disability, God's love, Instructions for Life, Ministry, Peace, Ponderings
A bit over a week ago our third and final week of Family Retreat ended. It feels like just yesterday and other times it seems like camp was ages ago. It was a tough summer for me in many ways, so getting to Family Retreat (FR) was a relief! Our final week of FR...
by JemB | Jul 5, 2016 | God's love, Lessons Learned, Ministry, Peace, Ponderings, Travel
No, this is not a post “airing our dirty laundry”, but instead a story of how this pile of laundry (about 10 loads) became a symbol of blessing and joy to me. Friday we came home from serving at our first two weeks of Family Retreat. (For those of you not...
by JemB | Jun 17, 2016 | Family, Friendship, Marriage, Ministry, Ponderings
The saying “It takes a village . . .” can be true of much of life. Today as I was driving to Spruce Lake where we will host our first two weeks of Family Retreat for families affected by disability I was so thankful for those in “our village” who make this, and so...
by JemB | Jun 12, 2016 | God's love, Lessons Learned, Ministry, Ponderings
It’s funny what happens when one says “yes” to God! A couple days ago I came home from the pool and mentioned to Jerry that I had overlooked the community that exists there. There are groups who meet to walk the pool together, or share a lane for...
by JemB | May 20, 2016 | Bible, Lessons Learned, Ministry, Ponderings
I was privy to a conversation this weekend that turned to cars. Sharing about his hybrid car, one of the men commented how his driving habits have changed since getting this car. The reason? The gauges provide constant real time feedback about how his driving...
by JemB | May 19, 2016 | Family, God's love, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Ministry, Ponderings
I have often written about my amazing husband Jerry. I thought you might like to meet or hear directly from him for a change. Check out this video blog he posted. He’s pretty wise!
