by Jeanie Shaw | Feb 25, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
Manipulation: : to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) Post Op 3 weeks: Today was a day of reckoning. In order to avoid “the manipulation,” Wyndham had to make some big...
by Jeanie Shaw | Feb 14, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
The surgeon, speaking to us, told us we won’t want someone who is just “sweet and nice” to work with Wyndham. He said we will want someone who will push him well beyond his comfort zone – to things he thinks he can’t do or fears doing. This was the...
by Jeanie Shaw | Feb 13, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
My husband is now 8 days post-op from his knee replacement surgery. It’s not an easy recovery, and during this stage of the game it is hard to imagine the “other side” of the pain. Yet, we hold on to the hope that on the other side of the pain lies...
by Jeanie Shaw | Feb 1, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
Have you ever tried to put on a spanx? (aka….girdle) It doesn’t just slide on quickly. There is always a bit of a fight to get that firm holding- garment in place to do its job….to tuck “things” in all “nice and proper.” I just tried it, and yes, it’s as...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jan 29, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
I wrote of turkeys that were at my neighbor’s door, as some of you may remember from a previous blog. The truth is, we never know what bird… or life circumstances might show up at our doors. Sometimes a new day simply brings routine activities; other days we may find...
