by Jeanie Shaw | Aug 5, 2020 | Devotional Thoughts
I love “Papa’s bench,” the memorial bench I purchased that was placed at the reservoir five minutes from my house. I often walk and pray around the two-mile perimeter surrounding the lake while Denver frolics and fetches sticks from the water. I chose a...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jun 5, 2020 | Devotional Thoughts
Were you there? A moving African American spiritual. A daunting question. The questions this song asks give me pause. Each verse asks if I was there when they crucified my Lord; when they nailed Him to the cross; when they pierced Him in the side; and when the sun...
by Jeanie Shaw | May 13, 2020 | Life Lessons
Transitions never stop. Chapters end and new ones begin. In each transition I find new opportunities to grow. I recently shared on Facebook about my graduation, the end of a chapter. I prefer to use the word “commencement.” A new beginning. I want to express a...
by Jeanie Shaw | Apr 15, 2020 | Devotional Thoughts
One day at a time. Each day. This is how I strive to live. I’m not always successful, but I have made a lot of progress. I began learning this routine a couple of years ago when I knew that any day might be Wyndham’s last. So, I strove to make each day the...
by Jeanie Shaw | Apr 1, 2020 | Devotional Thoughts
Workshop Offering: Navigating Home: Finding Your Place to Belong I have pondered my home of late. Sadly, it could be called “the house of a widow and an orphan,” because that’s who lives here. I don’t like either of those words, because they both denote...
