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...
by Jeanie Shaw | Nov 5, 2015 | Devotional Thoughts
I won’t mention the company’s name, but suffice it to say it was not named “Competent”. My request was simple. At least I thought so. Due to recent health challenges (I thank God I’m getting well), my husband and I needed to revise our travel plans. We had been...
by Jeanie Shaw | Oct 19, 2015 | Devotional Thoughts
Three little words. Hard words. In. Due. Time. I have been holding on to this scripture: Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:6-7...
by Jeanie Shaw | Oct 15, 2014 | Devotional Thoughts
Recounting a recent conversation between my daughter and my nearly three-year-old granddaughter, I was reminded of the struggle it can be to let go of control in our lives. (Disclaimer: Gracie is as joyful and sweet as they come…but the inner struggle occasionally...
