The Vacant Chair Posted on December 16, 2011December 16, 2011 By pamela I’ve entitled this blog entry The Vacant Chair — a title that’s not original with me, but the title of a poem I’ll add to this post in a moment. The poem was written by a dear saint, the husband of a precious friend who passed into heaven earlier this… Read more
Springtime came… Posted on June 9, 2011June 9, 2011 By pamela I smile as I look back and recall a blog entry I wrote on the 22nd of March called Springtime… seasons. At the end of that post I wrote: “… And I can truly say that God has had the sweetest surprises in store for me following some of the… Read more
33.25 Posted on May 4, 2011 By pamela Thirty three and a quarter years ago today, Wes and I were married in SanFrancisco. The glow we had that 4th day of February truly was the glow of love, but it was also the glow of a high fever — a fever that led us to go to the… 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
The Love Dare Journal — Day 4 — Love is Thoughtful Posted on April 12, 2009 By pamela “Love thinks. It’s not a mindless feeling that rides on waves of emotion and falls asleep mentally. It keeps busy in thought, knowing that loving thoughts precede loving actions.” Today’s ‘dare’ is based on the principle that Love is Thoughtful. I have been prompted to ask… Read more
The Love Dare Journal — Day 3 — Love is not selfish — Posted on April 11, 2009 By pamela Love is not Selfish. This chapter begins with the comment: “We live in a world that is enamored with ‘self.’ The culture around us teaches us to focus on our appearance, feelings, and personal desires as the top priority. The goal, it seems, is to chase the highest level of… Read more
The Love Dare Journal — Day 2 — Love is Kind Posted on April 7, 2009 By pamela The Love Dare — Day 2 — Love is Kind Today’s Dare was much like (in my mind anyway) yesterday’s dare — except it was more “outward” or “tangible” instead of passive, personal or inward. Whereas yesterday’s dare was a “be careful, little mouth, what you say” sort of… Read more
The Love Dare Journal Day 1 ~ Love is Patient Posted on April 6, 2009 By pamela This is going to be some journey as I attempt to follow the ‘rules’ and go through each of the forty days’ suggestions. I cannot, however, resist making a few comments. I’ve skimmed through the book — but I’ve intentionally not read through the whole thing… so that I will… Read more
30 Favourite Things #13 Posted on March 15, 2009 By pamela Another favourite memory of my fiftieth year was going to the movie Fireproof! For a bit, the movie was blazing like a wild fire. Though I still don’t have the Love Dare Journal, one of our daughters did buy the DVD of the movie. It really is a great movie… Read more
I ♥ marriage Posted on October 1, 2008 By pamela I love it. I love my own and I love others’ marriages as well. I love God’s beautiful plan for marriage – His picture and His design. I love the imagery of marriage and am thankful that God, in His gracious wisdom and mercy, created marriage and called it a… Read more