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Two Black Crows

Posted on September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 by Pam

Ps 138:3

“On the day I needed You, I called, and you responded and infused my soul with strength.” (the Voice)

I try to keep my eyes on the road but was on the backroad in Woodinville along the railroad tracks. People walk their dogs and other dogs along that stretch on road (nearby pet adoption center) but what caught my eye was the menacing black crow that flew near my windshield. I don’t know why black crows get such a bad rap and hummingbirds are cherished. They do different things and look different but are both birds. People are like that. I’m completing a read of “Contagious Disciple Making”, by Watson and Watson. Near the end is a list 75 COMMANDS FOR LIVING IN COMMUNITY, referencing the scriptures that list “one another passages”. It is interesting and I believe it is true but I am heading into another country with people very different from me to live in community and serve the Lord in anyway I am able. It won’t be perfect and might even be painful but I am aiming at fun. What could be better than talking about Jesus everyday? By the way, the menacing black crow landed beside the railroad tracks, next to another black crow and they seemed to greet each other. Nothing menacing here after all. In six days I fly!

"Thoughts from a genuinely evaluative mind."

Pam writes so that must make her a writer. Recently retired, she can now fill days with family, friends, missions, writing, creating, and showing up for whomever needs her. Pam loves the Lord and people. The Bible is God’s love letter to us (and who does not need more love) so she studies and writes some more.

Pam lives in the Pacific Northwest but was home-grown in Southern California. She attended San Jose Bible College and finished a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry at UCLA. She became a teacher, then a Research and Development Chemist, then she built two successful real estate businesses in two states. Pam also pursued study at Fuller Theological Seminary and just completed six months serving in missions abroad.

Pam has two amazing children, married to two precious in-laws, and five sweet grandchildren. Pam is a gifted connector and communicator and the Northwest has the perfect climate for staying inside and writing – or baking! She has been writing since a wee one and is currently converting many years of blogging, by topic, into ten books. The first is a collection from 2011 titled, Beautiful Enough. The second is a yearly day-timer titled, Weekly Planner - Lessons in Life, Glory, and Grace. Number three is in progress with the working title, Christmas Today.

Ten facts about Pam in no particular order:

  1. On the team that developed an insulation for the Alaskan oil pipeline.
  2. Loves looking at homes, decorating, and has flipped five homes.
  3. Likes being tall.
  4. Films have helped define her vocabulary.
  5. Comes from Colorado tenement farmers with history traced to Wales.
  6. Was lost but now is found.
  7. Baking makes her happy – as does eating sweets with coffee, of course.
  8. She thinks mission work is the most important work in the world.
  9. The church started in Rome so she is learning Italian.
  10. Pam is a work in progress!

“I will be your God throughout your lifetime - until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.” Isaiah 46:4

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