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 | May 15, 2019 | Life Lessons
Wisdom and Vulnerability Memories fill my head and heart as I look across my room and smile, as we enjoy the pleasure of the company of a dear friend. It’s a friendship built over many years of fighting battles together, talking about everything, praying much, sharing...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jun 27, 2018 | Life Lessons
Wisdom Doesn’t Know What to Do Wisdom means we always know what to do, right? I don’t think so. In fact, wisdom knows that we often face circumstances and situations when we have no idea what to do. That’s why wisdom prays. In 2 Chronicles 20, the men, women,...
by Jeanie Shaw | Mar 21, 2018 | Life Lessons
Wisdom Trusts Jacob: You know Dad, I could lift you much easier if you would let go of the bar. Wyndham: Sorry, I keep forgetting to let go. Jacob: Dad, you can let go. I will never, ever drop you. They laugh. I turn my head to hide the mist forming in my eyes. “I...
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...
