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...
by JemB | Oct 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Here I am on the eve of starting a new year of life. I used to say that I was born to be older. I was never one who was bothered to approach or celebrate “milestone birthdays.” I thought it was great to turn 21, 30, 40, and even 50 was good. Now that I...
by JemB | Oct 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Yes, National Coffee Day was a great reason to celebrate on Monday, and then there’s Columbus Day coming up, and the World Series, and all kinds of reasons we can find to celebrate – but today, yes today October 1 I have THE BEST reason of all to celebrate...
