Tag Archives: humor

“Stories From The Stroke: The Lighter Side”

Posted on 2024/10/17 by Shawn Thomas

On Saturday, August 31, my wife Cheryl suffered a massive stroke that crippled her left side, leaving her at least temporarily unable to use her left arm or leg. This was totally unexpected, and was devastating to us. As with … Continue reading →

Posted in Home & Family Life | Tagged Bible, bruise, Cheryl Thomas, church, doctor, Encompass Pearland, faith and family, First Baptist Angleton, for better or worse, God, humor, marriage, pastor's wife, rehab, romance, Servando Gonzalez, Shawn Thomas, short-stories, stroke, stroke recovery, therapist, trials | 8 Comments

Smiles From Romania

Posted on 2016/05/09 by Shawn Thomas

Cheryl & I are so grateful to God for a safe mission trip to and from Romania the past couple of weeks, for the ministries we shared in, and especially the relationships we were able to establish and deepen. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Home & Family Life, This Week In Paradise (pastors family blog), Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Ardud, cart, Christmas ornaments, Happy Cemetery, honey, humor, language, mission, Rodica Berci, Romania, Romanian, Sara Berci, Satu Mare, Stefan Berci, stories, translators, travel, walking | 2 Comments

Little Condo On The Prairie

Posted on 2013/05/06 by Shawn Thomas

As difficult as uprooting our family and moving to another state has been, there have still been no shortage of fun family moments. With Paul having moved here just before us to help get us settled, and Josh & Libby … Continue reading →

Posted in Home & Family Life, This Week In Paradise (pastors family blog) | Tagged commentaries, compromising video, family life, humor, medieval fair, OU football, Richard Baxter's Christian Directory, sundial, theology | 2 Comments

Packing Up Paradise

Posted on 2013/03/27 by Shawn Thomas

We have found that there is generally something to laugh about, even in the midst of some of our most difficult experiences as a family — and that laughter helps us keep whatever measure of sanity we still possess. Selling … Continue reading →

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This Week in “Paradise” Oct. 1

Posted on 2012/10/01 by Shawn Thomas

This week in the earthly “paradise” otherwise known as the pastor’s home, I threw … Caution to the Wind Monday night I was standing at the kitchen counter, halving some of my prescription pills with the pill splitter, and placing … Continue reading →

Posted in Home & Family Life, This Week In Paradise (pastors family blog) | Tagged ambush, first big kill, German scientist, humor, kitten, kitten Eponine, makeup brush, McDonalds, pastor's family, pastor's home life, pill splitter medicine | Leave a comment

This Week in “Paradise” September 17

Posted on 2012/09/17 by Shawn Thomas

This week in the “paradise” otherwise known as the pastor’s home, we had company from out of town, which proved to be very entertaining — on top of our own typical antics. I can even share SOME of what went … Continue reading →

Posted in Home & Family Life, This Week In Paradise (pastors family blog) | Tagged Chip and Gail Faulkner, Creole Nature Trail, garden, gator hunting, humor, pastor's family life, prayer, Swamp People | Leave a comment

This Week in “Paradise” August 20

Posted on 2012/08/20 by Shawn Thomas

Many naive church members consider the pastor’s home to be a “paradise” on earth. We prove otherwise every week! 🙂 Pop Goes The Weasel! When Libby and Josh came home for the weekend, they were entertained byhow Eponine, our baby … Continue reading →

Posted in Home & Family Life, This Week In Paradise (pastors family blog) | Tagged bad movies, Bieber Animal Hospital, Dr. Kevin Bieber, Eponine, home school, humor, kitten, Les Miserables, pastor's home, POTS, science, snacks | Leave a comment

This Week in “Paradise” August 13

Posted on 2012/08/13 by Shawn Thomas

Did I Do That? Cheryl hates the little lawnmower we have here in “Paradise”; she has lodged complaints against it on several occasions. Thus I must admit that I was more than a little suspicious when she “accidentally” left it … Continue reading →

Posted in Home & Family Life, This Week In Paradise (pastors family blog) | Tagged back-to-school, Calvinism debate, cats and women, dinner, felines, football, Freudian song, garden, grading, home school, humor, kitten, lawnmower, nap time, Paradise, pastor's family life, POTS, Proverbs 31 woman, supersized, toothpaste, weight gain | 2 Comments

“This Week in Paradise” July 23

Posted on 2012/07/23 by Shawn Thomas

This week in the “Paradise” otherwise known as the pastor’s home seemed to revolve around foreign language, and of course our new baby kitten, Eponine! You’ve Got the Wrong Person I have told people before that Cheryl & I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Home & Family Life, This Week In Paradise (pastors family blog) | Tagged baby kitten, Eponine, fast food drive-thru, foreign languages, hugging, humor, Les Miserables, losing weight, non-languages, pastor's family life, POTS, Sherlock Holmes, watching rain, Wendy's | 1 Comment

This Week in “Paradise” (July 16)

Posted on 2012/07/17 by Shawn Thomas

This week in the “Paradise” otherwise known as the pastor’s home was my first with a new medication that seemed to keep my heart rate down, leading to my return to preach at First Baptist Moss Bluff on Sunday night.

Posted in Home & Family Life, This Week In Paradise (pastors family blog) | Tagged baby kitten, cat food, Eponine, humor, minister's home, missed vacation, new cat, POTS, sick headache, teenagers and cats similarity, weight gain | 2 Comments