by JemB | Apr 18, 2016 | Bible, Family, Lessons Learned, Ponderings
We have an electric bed that allows Jerry to change position easier. Two weeks ago my side of then bed got caught under the headboard and broke. Some bolts popped and broke and it seemed the motor burned out. I went several days thinking I didn’t need to fi...
by JemB | Apr 8, 2016 | Friendship, God's love, Hope, Ponderings
There was much we loved about our life in northern California: our home, our church (even to this day Jerry misses his men’s group that has never been replicated), our friends, the weather, and travel opportunities. And it was the place where we were married...
by JemB | Mar 13, 2016 | Family, Hope, Ponderings
I am grateful for the faith my parents instilled in me. Today I reaped another blessing from that legacy. Jerry and I were invited to share the “Mission Moment” at the church where Mom first belonged and worshipped when she moved up to live with us in PA....
by JemB | Mar 8, 2016 | Fun, Ponderings
Or maybe it’s not so much the moose that are on the loose as my coworkers! Earlier this year I posted about how my lost moose sock inspired hope. From that a dear friend found the exact socks on line and purchased them for me. Well, my lovely coworkers (and...
by JemB | Feb 25, 2016 | Friendship, Lessons Learned, Ministry, Ponderings
Ok, I may have to stop driving and listening to news, even the “feel good human interest” news stories. In fact, two of those that I’ve heard in the last week had me driving down the road shouting, “NO, NO, NO, NO!” The first was a news story that a clerk in a chain...
by JemB | Feb 21, 2016 | Disability, God's love, Marriage, Ministry, Ponderings
Growing up, JOY was a vertical word to me. “Jesus and others and you, what a wonderful way to spell Joy. Jesus and others and you in the life of each girl and each boy. J is for Jesus for He has first place. O is for others you see face to face. Y is for you, in...