by Jeanie Shaw | Mar 23, 2024 | Latest Blogs, Life Lessons
Tomorrow marks my seventy orbits around the sun. 70 years ago on March 23, my dad came home from work to take my mom to the hospital. As he pulled into the driveway, he saw the three-year-old neighbor boy ride his tricycle off of our dock and into the backyard pond....
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 | Oct 3, 2018 | Life Lessons
Wisdom Finds What It Can Do Life is full of transition, and change is hard. When life changes, do you mull over what was and can no longer be? What you could do and can no longer do? Transitions happen in many ways: A move often means we can no longer rely on physical...
by Jeanie Shaw | Nov 21, 2016 | Devotional Thoughts
I see through new lenses these days. No, I didn’t get new glasses. I have a new way of life. One that still consists of the family I treasure and work that I love—ministering to people. But one which now includes numerous therapies, doctors’ appointments, calculated...