by Jeanie Shaw | Jun 19, 2021 | Devotional Thoughts
Anticipating Father’s Day is hard for me, and likely for many of you. I enjoy most holidays, but this one always gets me. I miss my husband, who was the safe, wise, and strong place for our kids (and me). I miss my dad, whose huge smile, kidney-chopper hugs, and...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jun 14, 2021 | Life Lessons
A thriller, a comedy, a tragedy, poetry, a fairy tale, and a historical narrative all rolled into one. This is the book I am writing as I continue walking “jeaniesjourneys.” Thankfully, God is the author and perfecter of my life story (Heb 12:2), and we are writing...
by Jeanie Shaw | Sep 30, 2020 | Devotional Thoughts
While “the last word” can describe a pushy eagerness to be the first and last to express an opinion, it can also be a message for another’s good, to communicate love. Sadly, the first example can be heard around us everywhere, physically and virtually. Wyndham’s last...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jun 15, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
As my granddaughter, Lexi, was sitting on our kitchen counter on the morning of her fourth birthday she was discussing with her parents the upcoming birthday dinner which was to take place that evening. (Her family is living with us, while waiting to move into their...
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...
