The Hard Life of Young Mamas Posted on April 22, 2016April 22, 2016 By pamela I just read a blog post written by a young mama — a thirty something year old mama. She wrote about the stage of life that’s hard. The repetitive dailies that are particular to young motherhood. She’s a great writer, part of a group of mamas who have a website… Read more
What’s Hypocrisy Got To Do With Anything? Posted on April 21, 2016April 21, 2016 By pamela Every day in the news: a new outrage and the unintended consequence, hypocrisy. Outrage (and hypocrisy) on both sides for or against the cause du jour. Facebook memes, articles, quotes — all over, we’re seeing the proliferation of outrage over the so-called discrimination against behaviour and gender identity. For all… Read more
Porn. The Insidious, Pernicious Lie. Posted on April 15, 2016 By pamela We’ve got to face this: Porn is an insidious, destructive, pernicious lie. No one benefits from porn. No one. People may think they’re benefiting as they temporarily have sensual and emotional gratification, or relief from stress or loss. Magazines and movies gave way to desktop and then laptop computers and… Read more
Not Safe. Women’s Restrooms. Posted on March 31, 2016April 1, 2016 By pamela Women. The sign on the door. All my life, that’s been the safe room. It’s safe to be there. Safe to pee there. Safe to change there. Safe to nurse a baby there. Safe to send a teen daughter. Safe to wait there. Our local department store. No more. Secure… Read more
CSA… It Steals and Steels Posted on February 23, 2016February 23, 2016 By pamela For days my mind’s been flooded with grief and all sorts of other CSA emotions I’ve been trying to stifle. (I wrote this a week ago; gripped with the reality that sexualabuse steals and steels. Today I wondered if I wrote it as another of many, many entries I would… Read more
Wasting Time Posted on January 25, 2016 By pamela Do you ever feel like you’re just wasting time? As I was washing dishes the other day, I found myself mentally wading into the pond of regrets and perhaps for the first time ever I stopped mid-thought and wondered what I would have done differently were I to have the… Read more
Surveying The Year Posted on January 1, 2016 By pamela Surveying the Year — (a reprint of a message from 12-31-2001) Happy day to you as you work in your home. I trust the LORD has been working in your heart and home creating in you the woman He designed you to be. As we come to the close of… Read more
♥ THM “Pay Off Day” yummies Posted on December 17, 2015December 17, 2015 By pamela Are you stuck? Are you stalling? (This post is teetering THMers) Are you wanting to give up thinking you’ll ever get back on track Trim Healthy Mama stlye? Maybe you have used the Trim Healthy Mama plan with great-great results — weightloss, strength, energy, and confidence. Yep, me, too. Maybe… Read more
Don’t give up, Climb higher Posted on December 8, 2015 By pamela I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. philippians 3.14 Read more
Thanksgiving 2015 Posted on November 25, 2015 By pamela From me (and my family) to you, Happy Thanksgiving 2015 We celebrate God’s merciful kindness this Thanksgiving! I’m filled with awe and gratitude for the opportunities the Lord has given me and I am thankful to be able to share this blog with you. I sincerely wish you love, peace,… Read more