by Jeanie Shaw | Apr 14, 2025 | Devotional Thoughts, Latest Blogs, Life Lessons, Spiritual Formation
I’m excited to share about a personal, healing project I have been working on for a few years. As I have been taking photos of the river during my walks, I began writing poetry to express what I learn and feel as I seek to hear what God wants to teach me. This...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jun 15, 2015 | Devotional Thoughts
I smelled something funny and realized it was me—on fire. I’ve only literally been on fire three times. The first was as a bridesmaid when my sleeve came too close to a candelabra. Fortunately, the sleeve sizzled a bit…but the flame just sort of melted the fabric....
by Jeanie Shaw | Feb 14, 2012 | Devotional Thoughts
I have come to realize that I am a home-body. Yet, for years my job has required travel. A number of years ago we (my husband and I) worked with a ministry in our church that served the poor throughout numerous under-developed countries. It is impossible to do this...
by Jeanie Shaw | Feb 9, 2012 | Devotional Thoughts
For days now – months actually, I’ve driven by these two trees. I always notice them, as each one displays a big red “X” on its trunk. I’ve wondered if the markings were graffiti, or if the trees were diseased and needed treatment, or if they were perhaps...