by Jeanie Shaw | Feb 18, 2012 | Devotional Thoughts
Micah clutched the ticket as if he would never let go. I had placed this precious blue ticket in my youngest grandson’s hand as we rode the train back home. It was our round trip ticket to Boston. I told him he could keep it to remember the day. Micah had just...
by Jeanie Shaw | Feb 14, 2012 | Devotional Thoughts
I have come to realize that I am a home-body. Yet, for years my job has required travel. A number of years ago we (my husband and I) worked with a ministry in our church that served the poor throughout numerous under-developed countries. It is impossible to do this...
by Jeanie Shaw | Feb 9, 2012 | Devotional Thoughts
For days now – months actually, I’ve driven by these two trees. I always notice them, as each one displays a big red “X” on its trunk. I’ve wondered if the markings were graffiti, or if the trees were diseased and needed treatment, or if they were perhaps...
by Jeanie Shaw | Feb 6, 2012 | Devotional Thoughts
We were pulling into Boston, with our car fully packed. The year was 1987 and we were heading to what would become our new home. We had our three children in tow, one dog, a few belongings and wondered what this new chapter of our life would bring. I looked back at...
by Jeanie Shaw | Feb 3, 2012 | Devotional Thoughts
When, as a young girl I got mad, frustrated or began whining my mother gave me words of wisdom. At the time, I didn’t know they were words of wisdom. I just thought her words of instruction were normal protocol. Her instruction was this. “Go outside,...
