by Janette Beverley | Dec 15, 2020 | Janette Beverley: Reaching Toward the Light
In 1997 I married an army man. Not just any army man, either, but a Spec Ops Airborne Ranger — one that I almost lost three times in the first year of our marriage. When I first met my husband, I didn’t really consider what being in an infantry unit of the...
by Janette Beverley | Oct 8, 2020 | Janette Beverley: Reaching Toward the Light
I remember once hearing someone say that they feel so much satisfaction when they are busy. What is that about? Why do we tend to correlate busy with successful? I have a friend whom I adore dearly who is always busy, always tired, and always overdrawn. When I ask her...
by Janette Beverley | Jul 14, 2020 | Janette Beverley: Reaching Toward the Light
With the outbreak of COVID-19, perhaps what I have learned the most about is time. In days gone by, time was often filled with baseball games and soccer practices, shopping and vacationing, commuting and complaining about commuting. Back then, we all had busy...
by Janette Beverley | May 28, 2020 | Janette Beverley: Reaching Toward the Light
When I met my husband in 1996, he was serving in the US Army as an Airborne Ranger in the 2nd battalion in Ft. Lewis, Washington. We like to say that Bryan had three lives while in the Army, not the customary nine. Nearly losing these lives guided him in his decision...
by Janette Beverley | May 23, 2020 | Janette Beverley: Reaching Toward the Light
This weekend I was able to cross something amazing off of my bucket list. In Southern California this time of year, there can be seen occasional occurrences of bioluminescent waves that occur due to the microscopic phytoplankton that, when put in motion, create a...
by Janette Beverley | Mar 27, 2020 | Janette Beverley: Reaching Toward the Light
Have you ever looked back over your life and been awed by the obvious presence of God’s hand in it? My experience on the national game show Deal or No Deal was one of those miraculous events in my life. In 2005, a good friend of mine called and asked if I...