It is well………… Posted on October 31, 2008 By pamela It is in the quiet crucible of your personal private sufferings that your noblest dreams are born and God’s greatest gifts are given in compensation for what you’ve been through.” —-Wintley Phipps Devotionals
China & Jeremiah; Vanity… Pride… Posted on August 12, 2008 Presentation is everything… image is everything… whatever the cost. My friend used to tell me these things about the country to which she and her husband were missionaries. My mother said very similar things upon returning from an extended visit to the same country. I marveled each time I heard… Read More
a friend’s anniversary letter Posted on January 21, 2012January 21, 2012 I received this letter… and it’s too sweet to not share with you. I console myself with this letter — that perhaps one day I will have a mind to write such a letter. I loved his wife, Florence, even giving our last baby, our daughter Amelia her name as… Read More
a battle of wills Posted on March 23, 2007 I was standing in the kitchen a little while ago and, as I do most every morning, I was waiting for my tea water to boil. Instantly, Doubter came in along with his friends, Sabotager and Shame to visit She-who-must-be-obeyed. You see, She-who-must-be-obeyed has been battling against My-will-to-obey and She-who-must-be-obeyed… Read More