So, why does stuff happen? Posted on March 5, 2011March 5, 2011 By pamela Do you find yourself asking the “why did that happen?” question? Why in the world did that happen? Or, why did this happen to me? Or, how could this have happened? We all ask some such question from time to time. Even when we don’t mean to bring up our… Read more
Don’t send opportunity away Posted on March 4, 2011March 4, 2011 By pamela What do you have in your hand? Are you wanting to send opportunity away? Most of the time, that’s the basis for our willingness to obey the Lord… our willingness to obey or our willingness to serve is based on what we’ve got in our hand or what we… Read more
Be ye not troubled Posted on February 18, 2011 By pamela Reading today in the Word… Over a cup of coffee with you. Mark 13 7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. 8 For nation shall rise against nation,… Read more
About those New Year’s Resolutions Posted on January 5, 2011January 6, 2011 By pamela It’s about now that the resolve for NewYear’s Resolutions is tested. Or forgotten. It’s right about now that most of us have either ignored, forgotten or revised this year’s resolutions (especially if we give in and confess they’re too arduous for us to keep). In reality, they’re probably not too… Read more
Could this be *the* year for you? Posted on January 3, 2011January 3, 2011 By pamela Could This Be *The* Year For You? “If ye love Me, keep My commandments.” —John 14.15 O, sisters in the LORD—could this be *the* year for you? This is when the real change will occur… when we finally seek to know and to live the truths of God’s Word…when we… Read more
stuck like glue… Posted on November 17, 2010November 17, 2010 By pamela I read a letter from a dear sister and at the end of her letter she enclosed a quote: “Self-pity is like super glue from hell that keeps us stuck to the past.” (Love & Thank you, Jenny) As I’ve worked in our home today I’ve been mulling this quote… Read more
Thinking Thankfully Posted on November 13, 2010November 13, 2010 By pamela I know you might be snickering at that title — as if it were written: “[She’s] Thinking. Thankfully!” Well, I am working diligently at really t-h-i-n-k-i-n-g before I write, t-h-i-n-k-i-n-g before I speak and even t-h-i-n-k-i-n-g before I think on things. If I’ve learned nothing else in the past year… Read more
for the woman in the mirror Posted on November 9, 2010November 11, 2010 By pamela Facing the woman in the mirror… and getting her to do what she ought: O, what a challenge, sometimes!! I know this. I know this painfully well. And so… I want to share with you some things you might do to help the woman in the mirror. Don’t “muddle” through… Read more
Stones Posted on October 26, 2010October 26, 2010 By pamela Significant to me are the milestones in my life that were either turning points or celebrations or decisions. Some of the turning points were simply changes in direction of thought or action; simple things like: from this day forward, I will________. I have marked many of the “I will’s” in… Read more
encouragement for prayer Posted on October 23, 2010 By pamela As I was reading my Bible, I began to pray specifically for one of my boys. This often happens as I am reading along and am inspired by the text to stop and pray or to make personal application to a particular situation or for a particular individual or family…. Read more