Bonnie Jaeckle's Blog – March 2011 Archive (5)

A few years ago we purchased a wet suit for my husband, Gary on Ebay. The day finally arrived when the long awaited package showed-up in the mail! Filled with anticipation, Gary ripped open the package and began to don his new purchase!



It didn’t take long to recognize that this highest bidder’s new treasure was too small! But… he can be kinda persistant sometimes. So… determining that “maybe it is supposed to be tight like this,” he insistently kept… Continue

My son Jake and his wife Jenn work very diligently to be consistent with the rules which they set for their three year old son, Dominic. I was blessed with an opportunity a few days ago to hear a precious conversation between Dominic and his mom, whom he was challenging about rules.



Jenn: “Dominic, you don’t make the rules! I’m the parent and parents make rules for their child.”

Dominic: “No, Dominic make rules!”

Jenn: “No,… Continue

I recently received an article entitled, Why Men Don’t Like Church by Doug Giles (http://www.ntrf.org/articles/article_detail.php?PRKey=82). While I don’t often respond to articles with which I disagree, I feel compelled to respond to this one!



I don’t consider myself to be a “feminist;” however, I do desire to stand on the full word of God regarding men and women in the Church. Although I have…

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New life; it simply astonishes me!



When my son, Jake was born I marveled over how every intricate facet of his being worked with such perfection:



• with each life-giving breath and rhythmic beating of his heart, every cell of his body was being fed!

• covered with abundant dark hair, his disproportionate head bobbed here and there providing new opportunities for his beautiful blue eyes to practice focusing!

• long, but tiny fingers already able to grasp!

• wrinkly… Continue

The interest of others about my recent trip to the Philippines has encouraged me to ponder even more deeply the question, “What did you walk away with?”

As we were preparing to leave, the RENEW girls joked about climbing into our suitcases. In fact, one of them ran along side of the car, waving good-bye as we were pulling away! How difficult it was to leave them behind! Although I returned with many beautiful memories, precious relationships and a heart filled with…

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