by JemB | Nov 13, 2017 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Marriage Monday, Travel
This weekend Jerry and I celebrated our 22nd wedding anniversary. We marked the day quietly, just the two of us. This has been a hard year; the days that followed our 21st wedding anniversary carry some painful markings. If you are not aware of that journey, you can...
by JemB | Oct 24, 2017 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ponderings, Travel
Last week Jerry and I participated in our first seeJesus staff retreat. We spent a couple days with 34 of our co-workers at a private retreat site in far northern Pennsylvania, near the New York border. In preparing for the trip we were told that cell phone service...
by JemB | Oct 12, 2017 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ministry, Peace, Ponderings, Travel
In recent weeks, I’ve gone on two quick trips with a couple of my seeJesus Bethesda teammates. One to eastern Ohio and one to Norfolk, Virginia. On both we spent as much time in the car as we did at the events. Preparing for the trips we talked about who would drive....
by JemB | Aug 10, 2017 | Bible, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ponderings, Travel
“Why on earth is this silly GPS telling me to get off at every exit and take a different route?” That was my question while driving on I-95 last weekend after leaving a hotel in Virginia for our final leg home to Pennsylvania. After about 5 miles of...
by JemB | May 7, 2017 | God's love, Hope, Peace, Travel
Less than 3 weeks ago we took hospitality and hosting to a new level when we started to share our guest room on Airbnb. Our listing went live late on a Wednesday evening. Living in a small borough we thought it would be weeks before we’d get a hit. We were wrong. ...
by JemB | Feb 20, 2017 | Family, Friendship, Fun, Ponderings, Travel
That title sums up my experiences of the last several weeks. It went a little like this: I took some time off the grid. It was my vacation before my vacation! I have a feeling that this will become a part of my regular routine. Refreshing is the best way I can...
