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 22, 2019 | God's love, Lessons Learned, Ponderings
Circle Bar B Reserve had been recommended to me by nearly everyone I’ve met since moving to Lakeland. People rave about the paths for walking or bike riding. Photographs fill Facebook with the variety of birds, plants, amphibians, and bugs that make their home there....
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 10, 2019 | Ponderings
Hello again dear friends. I am excited to welcome you back to my blog. If you have followed me for any length of time, you may recall that much of 2018 was focused on selling our Pennsylvania home and moving to central Florida. I have moved more times in my life than...
by JemB | Dec 25, 2018 | Bible, God's love, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ponderings
Jerry and I have most of our gift giving occasions between October – December. That is the timeframe of both of our birthdays, our anniversary and of course Christmas. The following post was written late in December several years ago, but the truth of it...