by JemB | Nov 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
In 1995 Thanksgiving was on November 23; twelve days after we got married, and four days after we returned from our honeymoon. We didn’t accept any invitations, we just wanted to have our first Thanksgiving alone and together. As I’ve done for every...
by JemB | Nov 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
What do I write when I feel like the experiences of late are just a little too sacred to write in detail about? Yet I want to write . . . I feel like I’ve had opportunity to see just a few of the threads in the weaving of my life. (Click here to read the...
by JemB | Nov 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
I was one of the millions of people who breathed a sigh of gratefulness and relief when I heard that the manhunt that had gone on for seven weeks just a little to the north of us came to a safe conclusion. In part I was thankful because I have many friends who live...
by JemB | Nov 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
Saturday, for the 10th year in a row on the first Saturday of November (actually 9 years in Nov; the first year was in December) I was at Calvary Church for our shared Caregiver Day of Pampering. It’s a day of laughter, hugs, joy and tears.If you haven’t...
by JemB | Oct 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
If you are reading this you probably know us well enough to know that we do not have a daughter. Or at least we have never given birth to a daughter or legally adopted one. But we have had a daughter of our heart for about 13 years now.B only lived in our home for a...
by JemB | Oct 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
I recently finished reading through the Gospel of Mark, but am still working through some of the insights I gained. For instance, in reading the passages detailing Jesus’ last days before He died I read again of Peter’s denial, three times over, that he...
