by Jeanie Shaw | Jul 12, 2023 | Devotional Thoughts, Latest Blogs
I couldn’t get to the dock today because the river was overflowing. Flooded. As I looked around, I noticed yellow caution tape preventing access to the flooded parking lot and stairs. The bridge accessing the dock could barely be seen underneath many feet of water. As...
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...