by JemB | Feb 3, 2017 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ministry, Ponderings, Uncategorized
Note from Joan: I will be “off the grid” for a short time while Jerry and I take a much needed trip to soak up some sun. In my absence I’ll be reposting some of my favorite posts from the past. Look for a return of new material in mid February and...
by JemB | Jan 25, 2017 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ponderings
Today my Dad would have turned 90. Sadly for me, I never even got to know him as an 80 year old. God called him home at the age of 74. I’ve written about Dad before. Rereading that brings tears of joy and sweet remembrances. A lot has changed in the last...
by JemB | Jan 22, 2017 | Bible, Disability, Family, Friendship, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ministry, Ponderings
In 1984 then President Reagan wrote an order proclaiming the 22nd of January (or the nearest Sunday to that date) to be Sanctity of Life Sunday. The particular date was chosen as it corresponds to the anniversary of the Roe v Wade decision. Typically in Christian...
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...
