by Jeanie Shaw | Mar 26, 2020 | Devotional Thoughts
It was the summer of 1973, 3:00 am according to the clock on my bookshelf headboard. I awoke to the smell of a cigarette, a man’s voice, and the feel of pressure on my back. The man spoke, “Don’t scream. I have a knife.” For the next hour, I was shaken to the core,...
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...
by Jeanie Shaw | Sep 4, 2012 | Devotional Thoughts
Having finished our picnic this afternoon, my daughters and I were enjoying time together as we admired the beauty of the northern Atlantic. The water sparkled like diamonds and the sun’s rays made the cool breeze feel like a kiss on the cheek. (To be honest, the...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jun 8, 2012 | Life Lessons, Uncategorized
Where does time go? It seems I’ve not visited this site in a while. After spending the last week in Kiev, Ukraine and Munich, Germany and meeting with numerous people and doing elder/elder’s wife training classes, it’s good to be home. However, I left those cities...