A special birthday Posted on March 14, 2011March 15, 2011 By pamela When Timothy was born, there was a brief hush over the delivery room — enough time for me to realize there must be a problem. Fearing the worst, I asked my husband if the baby had died. No, he said, he’s going to be fine. As Timothy was born, the… Read more
retracing pages of days gone by Posted on January 31, 2011 By pamela Maybe you do this from time to time: see a photo of yourself and wonder how could that have been you? Or read something you’ve written and say: I recognize the writing… but how could I have forgotten that!?! Recently, while putting away fresh laundry, I stopped and looked up… Read more
seventeen years Posted on November 1, 2010 By pamela In a moment, in a twinkling of an eye… it hardly seems possible that seventeen years have passed by since our seventh child was born. How marvelous the Lord has been to bless us with this son. How sweet the Lord is. I am taking the time to write about… Read more
motherhood means goodbyes Posted on October 31, 2010January 19, 2017 By pamela The goodbye’s of motherhood. I’ll tell you, I never thought about this end of the deal as the children were coming along and our family increased in size every other year. I didn’t even think about it when the children would go on occasional outings or when they headed off… Read more
internet junkie Posted on October 17, 2010October 28, 2010 By pamela There have been times when I imagined that one day I’d be sitting in a circle waiting for my turn to introduce myself and then when the person beside me finished their introduction and small talk, they’d glance at me, signaling my turn, and then I’d say: I don’t know… Read more
The Family Meal Table Posted on October 22, 2009 By pamela One of our greatest treasures and lasting blessings is our meal table. It’s a real challenge to maintain mealtimes when the family begins to grow and scatter in different directions each day. But we endeavor to have at least one meal, if not all of them, together each day. It’s… Read more
Sweetest Day Posted on October 17, 2009 By pamela It is the third Saturday of October — Sweetest Day. For many people, for many reasons, today is [the] Sweetest Day. I’m thinking that, after reading an article about an abortionist who was gripped with the reality of what abortion really is, maybe some will make a decision, on this… Read more
for mothers of boys. Posted on October 7, 2009October 9, 2009 By pamela Mothers of boys… you understand why this is cute and funny. You’ve heard these sorts of stories in your kitchen. Read more
Mother’s Happy Day… Posted on May 9, 2009 By pamela our daughters… and me I’m in awe…with more than I could ever have asked or imagined. my mother, mother-in-love and me Read more
Thank you… Mother Posted on May 9, 2009 By pamela Happy Mother’s Day Thank you, Mama, for the gift of my life, for the years of sacrifice and love you have given on my behalf. Thank you for you. I celebrate *you* today, Mother… I thank the Lord for the blessing you are and have been to me. I… Read more