by Jeanie Shaw | Feb 6, 2019 | Life Lessons
Wisdom Loves “Hump Day.” One of my favorite current commercials features a large camel walking into an office building enthusiastically asking employees, “What day is it?!” He thrills, even to the unenthusiastic response by one of the workers who mumbles, “It’s Hump...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jan 30, 2019 | Life Lessons
Wisdom Knows “Busy’s” Purpose It’s an oft-spoken phrase: I’m so busy! Life seems to fly at a rocket-speed pace. Even when not busy working, we are busy checking phones, working remotes, and dashing kids to and from activities. We are often busy doing good things, as...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jan 23, 2019 | Life Lessons
Wisdom Lets “Them” Catch You Have you ever sensed that someone was following you? It’s not a good feeling…usually. One time in college, roughly a year after the time I woke from my sleep with a man pointing a knife in my back (frightening, but amazing story…not...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jan 16, 2019 | Life Lessons
Wisdom Overlooks Recently, a difficult situation resulted in hurt feelings. Mine. To me, “fair” has always been important. When I feel inequity, mine or someone else’s, I can struggle to pull my thoughts back to Jesus—who was a victim extraordinaire of unthinkable...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jan 9, 2019 | Life Lessons
Wisdom Finds the End of Me The Christmas festivities were over. The tree lights were turned off, and a blissful, satisfying feeling of exhaustion set in as my head hit the pillow. The bliss and satisfaction were soon awakened and diverted by approximately five hundred...
