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 | Mar 10, 2017 | Devotional Thoughts
Every so often you receive an email that resonates in a particularly meaningful way. The following is from one of our friends who wages a daily battle with her oldest daughter’s health challenges. Her daughter suffers from a brain tumor that was diagnosed in her...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jan 24, 2017 | Devotional Thoughts
Recent conversation between my daughter and granddaughter: Gracie: Mommy, can you take my trash? (Gracie holds out a chewed on apple core.) Mommy: Gracie, I’m driving. You can just put it in the paper bag you are holding. Gracie: I need you to take it. Mommy: No...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jan 16, 2017 | Devotional Thoughts
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. day, I edited this recent post. Would love your feedback: Do you see a colorful, spiraled mountain in this ocean view? I don’t either. But he does. ...