by Jeanie Shaw | Aug 2, 2023 | Articles
As a woman prepared dinner for her friend, she cut off the end portion of the ham she was planning to serve. She placed the ham on a pan and put it in the oven. Her friend inquired as to why she cut off a portion of the ham before cooking. The woman explained that...
by Jeanie Shaw | Aug 1, 2023 | Latest Blogs, Life Lessons
(I wrote this blog over a month ago as I was finishing a course on pilgrimage. Intentional journeys have helped me grow.) I heard birds singing, accompanied by the light panting of my canine companion as we walked our familiar trail during the noontide heat of...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jul 12, 2023 | Devotional Thoughts, Latest Blogs
I couldn’t get to the dock today because the river was overflowing. Flooded. As I looked around, I noticed yellow caution tape preventing access to the flooded parking lot and stairs. The bridge accessing the dock could barely be seen underneath many feet of water. As...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jul 5, 2023 | Latest Blogs, News and Updates
I felt both thrilled and sad Sunday night when I turned in my very last school assignment. Though I still have dissertation revisions ahead, my coursework is finished. Done. No more assignments. My five-year spiritual formation masters and doctoral program coursework...
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...
