by Jeanie Shaw | Apr 18, 2023 | Devotional Thoughts, Latest Blogs
I recently returned from Ireland and learned that rivers speak to me in that beautiful country, just as they do in my country. The accent may be slightly different, but I can clearly understand a river’s message in any country. As I walked miles along the Avonmore...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jan 3, 2023 | Articles, Bible Studies, Books, and Academics
My life has changed in so many ways over the past few years. While the journey has often been painful, it is also refining, joyful, and rewarding. I pray the journey has made me a better person. Now retired and on my own, I have more available time, and I pray to use...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jan 1, 2023 | Articles, Bible Studies, Books, and Academics
Part 1: Why did you decide at your stage of life to go back to school? As I look back, I honestly believe God was calling me to this new path. If you had told me ten years ago that I would be a doctoral candidate as I near my seventh decade of life, I would probably...
by Jeanie Shaw | Dec 31, 2022 | Life Lessons
Most days, as I watch the sunset over the Connecticut River across the street from my house, I reflect on the previous hours of daylight. An ancient practice, called the Spiritual Examen, is a prayerful reflection of the events of the day to find God’s presence and...
by Jeanie Shaw | Dec 22, 2022 | Devotional Thoughts
At precisely this time, 48 years ago, I was running some last-minute errands in preparation for our wedding, which would be happening later at 3:00 pm, December 14, 1974. I was at the store with a friend trying to find a blue garter (what a stupid tradition that...
