by Jemelene | Nov 19, 2018 | My Posts at The Glorious Table, Pastor Jem
I grew up believing November in my home would always be about pumpkin pies, a house full of relatives, and plates of the usual Thanksgiving fare. Instead, we’ve run the gamut from joining friends to quiet days with just the four or five of us. Four years ago November...
by Jemelene | Sep 30, 2018 | Mama Jem, My News Review Columns
Author’s Note: On October 1, 2015 our town was shattered by the unthinkable. A shooter entered a classroom on our small community college campus and killed nine of our own as well as wounding nine others. My response that next day was a piece that reflected my...
by Jemelene | Aug 21, 2018 | Archived Jem, My Posts at The Glorious Table, Pastor Jem
If there is one word for what I have craved most in my life, I would say it’s connection. Of course, I want to belong, and for years I equated fitting in with belonging. I also believed that my value was only in my beauty or my abilities. I’m glad I was wrong. I’m...
by Jemelene | Jul 3, 2018 | Archived Jem, My News Review Columns
NOTE: This was published 5 years ago but still holds true. Folks all over Oregon and beyond love Graffiti weekend! Over thirty years ago a few local car clubs joined together to relive the 50’s by cruising classic cars through a main area of town. It was a one...
by Jemelene | May 17, 2018 | Archived Jem, Mama Jem, My News Review Columns
It was a Saturday and I was expecting guests the next afternoon to celebrate my 6-week old baby. I was staring at a tray of cake crumbs stuck together with blobs of icing. They were supposed to be Petit fours. I had followed Martha Stewart’s step-by-step...
by Jemelene | Apr 17, 2018 | My Posts at The Glorious Table, Pastor Jem
Just a few months ago, my dear friend passed away after a relatively short illness. It has depleted my heart in ways I didn’t expect. I’ve felt loss before, but this ache is different, and although I hold the hands of others through pain, I didn’t expect to respond...
