by JemB | Nov 6, 2016 | Disability, Ministry, Ponderings
November is National Caregivers Month. Peter Rosenberger, a ministry colleague at Caregivers With Hope created a video to honor caregivers. We showed this video at our recent Caregivers Day of Pampering to 120 women who provide care for a family member affected by...
by JemB | Nov 2, 2016 | Friendship, God's love, Hope, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ponderings
Sometimes I feel like this is all I see of God’s picture for my life.I have a friend “Renee” who has a very real need in her life and the deadline to have this need met is rapidly approaching. She is anxious about when and how God will answer. Many...
by JemB | Oct 30, 2016 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Peace, Ponderings
Recently we enjoyed another visit with most of our nieces and one grand niece. The little one, “V” is about 19 months old. Each visit she has become a little more comfortable with her UJ (Uncle Jerry, who she currently calls “UUUUh”). Over...
by JemB | Oct 23, 2016 | Family, Friendship, God's love, Marriage, Ponderings
This past week I celebrated another birthday. As is typical these days with social media I received scores of greetings via Facebook, texts, instant messages, email and even a few paper cards (which seem to hold more and more value!). Some of the most interesting...
by JemB | Sep 18, 2016 | Ponderings
I was hosting a table to recruit volunteers at church this morning when an older gentleman I don’t recall seeing before walked up holding a coffee cup. I asked if he was interested in learning about our event. He asked if the computers I had at my table could...
by JemB | Aug 29, 2016 | God's love, Hope, Ponderings, Travel
This blog is named “Raising My Ebenezer” because it is a place I can memorialize in a way lessons I’ve learned, stories, and people important in my life. Ebenezer is often defined as “stones of remembrance.” This weekend, while walking...
