by Jeanie Shaw | Feb 13, 2017 | Devotional Thoughts
Expectations were high as the family of four gathered for Micah’s seventh birthday dinner. (Birthday celebrations bring wide-eyed excitement for most seven-year-olds, and my grandson is no exception.) The festive table had been set, the cake had been made, and the...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jan 24, 2017 | Devotional Thoughts
Recent conversation between my daughter and granddaughter: Gracie: Mommy, can you take my trash? (Gracie holds out a chewed on apple core.) Mommy: Gracie, I’m driving. You can just put it in the paper bag you are holding. Gracie: I need you to take it. Mommy: No...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jan 16, 2017 | Devotional Thoughts
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. day, I edited this recent post. Would love your feedback: Do you see a colorful, spiraled mountain in this ocean view? I don’t either. But he does. ...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jan 2, 2017 | Devotional Thoughts
The questions kept coming as Micah and Gracie were eager to know more about their Papa’s neurological disease. It’s a tough one. He has lost all mobility and is wheelchair (or scooter) bound. His speech is somewhat affected and he experiences intense fatigue every...
by Jeanie Shaw | Nov 21, 2016 | Devotional Thoughts
I see through new lenses these days. No, I didn’t get new glasses. I have a new way of life. One that still consists of the family I treasure and work that I love—ministering to people. But one which now includes numerous therapies, doctors’ appointments, calculated...