Author Archives: Jim Bouma
Drop and Give Him 10
9 weeks out from abdominal surgery and I'm back in the gym and starting to feel "normal" again. If you have ever had major surgery, an injury or a baby, you know it takes a good bit of time to recover...
Jim Bouma Feb 06, 2018 Barney Moss / CC
Blessings Are The New Landmark
Spring! What a crazy time of year. College graduations, proms, high school graduations and weddings all seem to crowd the calendar if you have people in your life going through these life highlights. ...
Jim Bouma Jun 01, 2017 Abhijit Kar Gupta / CC
Where has all the Grace gone?
Where has all the Grace gone? You would have to live under a rock not to know that today's society is rife with emotions. For several years we have seen this trend towards being offended, angry, bitte...
Jim Bouma Jan 30, 2017
A Dream That Can't Be Crushed
Ever have a dream dashed? I can vividly remember being 7 years old and invited by a neighbor to go to my first Major League Baseball game. I was so excited. The morning of the game, I jumped out of be...
Jim Bouma Nov 15, 2016
Election Day Prayer
We gathered together this morning to pray on Facebook. We'd love to for you come join us as we pray for our nation and Election Day! Post your comment on FB or in the comments below.
Jim Bouma Nov 07, 2016
When God’s plan Isn't The One You Had in Mind
This is Allison, my niece. She gave birth to her first child Alena at 25 weeks and all of 1 pound.
It wasn’t the plan she had in mind.
Despite the dire situat...
Jim Bouma Aug 16, 2016
Anxiously Waiting
As you read this my wife and I are either anxiously awaiting, or, are absolutely ecstatic at the arrival of our 4th Grandchild!
This one is different though. It’s the first from o...
Jim Bouma Jun 14, 2016
A Pink-Tipped White Rose
A pink tipped white rose. That’s how our youngest son told us they were expecting a baby girl! Now you need to know that my dad had two boys. I have two boys and my oldest son has two boys...
Jim Bouma Jan 19, 2016
What Thanks Really Says
Thanksgiving.
For some of you it’s past, and for others it’s just around the corner. It is definitely one of our family’s highlights of the year. There’s s...
Jim Bouma Nov 03, 2015
My Little Hero
He’s only 7 and he’s my little hero.
My niece’s oldest child, Javan, lays in his bed most of the day now, as his will to live loses the battle with his brain tumor. He...
Jim Bouma Aug 05, 2015