by JemB | Nov 6, 2016 | Disability, Ministry, Ponderings
November is National Caregivers Month. Peter Rosenberger, a ministry colleague at Caregivers With Hope created a video to honor caregivers. We showed this video at our recent Caregivers Day of Pampering to 120 women who provide care for a family member affected by...
by JemB | Jun 17, 2016 | Family, Friendship, Marriage, Ministry, Ponderings
The saying “It takes a village . . .” can be true of much of life. Today as I was driving to Spruce Lake where we will host our first two weeks of Family Retreat for families affected by disability I was so thankful for those in “our village” who make this, and so...
by JemB | Apr 16, 2016 | God's love, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Peace
If you missed part one of this story you can read it here. It sets the stage for what follows. A little after 6:30 the phone rang, it was Jerry’s cell. I answered “What’s wrong?” He said, “I am coming home, I have a wheelchair problem and need your help.” A...
by JemB | Apr 15, 2016 | God's love, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Peace
This was first printed in a book entitled Hope published by Calvary Church Souderton, PA in 2012. It is edited and reprinted here with permission. Having worked with people with disabilities for most of my career, and now being married 16 years to Jerry (who was born...
by JemB | Apr 12, 2016 | Marriage, Ministry
If you have been reading my blog for any time you probably know that I am married to this guy Jerry, with whom I also happen to work. Often people say to us, “I don’t know how you do it, I could never work with my spouse.” To be honest sometimes we...
