by JemB | Feb 16, 2018 | Bible, Disability, Family, God's love, Instructions for Life, Peace, Ponderings, Travel
Tech geeks, I am sorry. If you clicked here looking for technical insights into the cloud where our lives and data circle overhead, you are at the wrong place. I am writing about “THE Cloud,” as identified in the Biblical book of Numbers. I am a planner. I like to...
by JemB | Feb 12, 2018 | Disability, Family, Marriage, Marriage Monday
My post last week on “To Help or Not to Help” generated some great conversation on Facebook and WordPress. Thank you. Some of you noted that it is helpful to either ask, or wait to be asked if the other needs our assistance. I could not agree more. When Jerry asks for...
by JemB | Jan 6, 2018 | Bible, God's love, Hope, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned
I am a bit surprised that over the years my close friends and family have not nicknamed me Sarai. I don’t know how many times over the years I have read or heard the story of Abram and Sarai, but reading it this morning I was struck by how Sarai-like I am. Sarai...
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 | Jan 11, 2017 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ministry, Ponderings
One of the comments I sometimes hear is appreciation or amazement at how positive I/we have been through this ministry transition. There are a couple of reasons that may seem to be the case. Philippians 4:8 (NLT) in the New Testament tells me to “Fix [my] thoughts on...