Quintessential Motherhood Posted on February 26, 2021February 25, 2021 By pamela Throughout the week I wonder what the LORD would have me to write. In an attempt to convey a message from my heart, I have the usual distactions. Distractions, buzzers, timers, calls, the dryer’s beep-beep-beep, the knocking at the back door… distractions. And then I thought: distractions? No: life. Life… Read more
Motherhood’s early years: Why It’s Hard Posted on February 22, 2021February 23, 2021 By pamela The other day I was browsing the aisles of a local thrift shop — not that I need another thing, but since many of our things are in a storage unit, on more than one occasion recently, I’ve needed to pick up an item or two. This time, of all… Read more
The Eternal God is thy Refuge Posted on February 19, 2021February 24, 2021 By pamela The days seem long but the years are quickly passing. As I typed that, I recalled saying something similar in the early years of motherhood: the days are long and the weeks fly by. I never thought about the swift passage of time in terms my own mortality but in… Read more
The Next Right Thing Posted on February 17, 2021February 24, 2021 By pamela Over the years I’ve used a phrase numerous times in all sorts of seasons, mental spaces, homemaking, motherhood, even on this blog — the phrase: do the next right thing. This concept wasn’t learned overnight and it wasn’t learned easily. It wasn’t something that came naturally to me — as disciplines of… Read more
In This Strange Season Posted on August 20, 2020February 24, 2021 By pamela In this strange season I attempted to ‘rethink’ this blog, realign it, redirect it. And, for the life of me, I haven’t been able to “get it” or come to a resolution. But, here’s my attempt… In this past year—this strange season, many changes have occurred in my life and… Read more
Home Sweet Home Lists Are Tools Posted on April 2, 2018 By pamela After writing last week how I dealt with starting out unprepared, my friend wrote about lists I used to have on my walls. So I thought I’d continue on today sharing about lists and how to use them — remembering: lists are tools, they’re simply tools. Again, I wasn’t born… Read more
Unprepared Posted on March 31, 2018 By pamela Just so’s ya know, I’m not a naturally prepared girl — I’m more unprepared than prepared. But God. It was through many blessings in my life that I learned to be prepared for things. It was through many failures, missed events and opportunities that I had to develop methods to… Read more
More Slices of Life Seasons End In Various Stages Of Bloom Posted on November 8, 2017October 28, 2024 By pamela I’ve been mulling over the thought of seasons ending in various stages of bloom. It was below freezing through the night and this morning and as I look out the windows of my warm home, I see all around, summer is falling to the ground. The trees are losing their… Read more
Mother’s Happy Day 2017 Posted on May 13, 2017May 13, 2017 By pamela [cp_quote style=”quote_left_light”] a child, unclear on the concept, loaded the dishwasher so carefully for me.[/cp_quote]So many “Mother’s Day” entries have filled my journals — tomorrow will be another, Mother’s Happy Day. As I read this morning’s entry of Streams in the Desert I marveled at how many of the examples… Read more
Of Roses & Wayward Children Posted on May 9, 2017 By pamela A Welcome Home message from Mother’s Happy Day ~ 2004 [cp_dropcaps]T[/cp_dropcaps]he topic I feel led to share tonight transcends cultures, language and socio-economic boundaries or barriers. When a child wanders out of the way, it doesn’t matter what you’ve got, what you know or what you don’t. It doesn’t matter… Read more