Writing New Chapters with Jeanie Shaw
Episode 15
“She always wanted to do something to change the world, and she considered for a minute that going into politics might be the way. But she changed and she grew through challenges, travels, and her pursuit of faith. She spent 45 years leading in the ministry. Now, only a short time after the loss of the love of her life, she sat down with me to chat about it all. I am so grateful for her strength and her willingness to open her heart to all of us. Stay tuned for this chat with a woman who is over 60 and in pursuit of her PhD. Filled with grace, and faith, and wisdom, Jeanie Shaw is coming up next. Just another amazing F50Woman.”
We Talk About…
· Growing up in the 60s
· Racial Integration with little preparation
· Brushes with death
· Having Christian parents
· Being in the Church Ministry
· Earning her degree while caring for her ailing husband
· Losing her Husband to Multiple System Atrophy
· Pursuit of a PHD after 60
· Life transitions
· Ways to learn and the value of learning from people who think differently
· Challenge of writing books
Quotes She Served Up:
“The only way to change the world is from the inside out…”
“I am alive for a reason …way beyond myself”
“Make margins in your life”
“Everybody is a mentor in some way …everybody’s needed”
“It’s the little things we do every day that train us for the transitions and the unexpected…”
Jeanie’s Books Mentioned:
My Morning Cup by Jeanie Shaw
The View from Paul’s Window by Jeanie Shaw
Wednesdays with Windom by Jeanie Shaw
The Sacred Journey: Finding God in Caregiving by Jeanie Shaw
Advice for Younger Self: “Respect others, but don’t be a people pleaser. God created you to be enough.“
Does Evil Spreads Faster than Love: “Both are contagious. Love is more powerful. Evil is what happens when we fill up our margins with everything but God. It spreads so quickly because we are not looking at what pleases God. …The one that grows is the one you feed the most”
Recommended Books:
Margin by Richard Swenson
Shattered Dreams by Larry Crab
40 Days of Decrease by Alicia Britt Chole and Simona Chitescu-Weik
Epic of Eaden by Sandra L. Richter
Check out Jeanie’s Website for MORE
Contact Information:
http://www.jeaniesjourneys.com
Daily must do: Unconventional Meditation
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