Skip to content
Pam Schmoll
Menu
  • Blog
  • Contact
Menu

Clouds

Posted on July 5, 2024July 5, 2024 by Pam

I flew somewhere and was under the clouds, as usual, then, suddenly, over the clouds. I thought of Jesus. The clouds below me looked like a fast-moving, giant storm. I took too many photos because it is a different view than our normal. I also wish they would stop putting me in a row where the wings obstruct the beauty. I taught a physical science class many years ago but still am amazed that a metal tube can soar to 35,000 feet. I will attach some photos but have a couple of observations. 1) The plane passed through the clouds. They are vapor and not solid. 2) Pilots fly using instruments to help them see when they can’t – altitude indicator, navigation display, and terrain maps. 3) Clouds are dangerous with strong updrafts and downdrafts causing turbulence. 4) Air-traffic controllers are also watching clouds. My thoughts are that we sometimes fly blind. Today my mind is spinning over some terrible news. I don’t know what will happen next. The ‘instruments’ I used today were; confiding in some praying friends, hoping in Jesus, prayer, trust, frustration, and I ate a lot of ice cream. My excuse is the heat wave. Life is dangerous with turbulence. God is in control. He will take care of this. Lastly, I remember that life is like a vapor and that these present troubles are no surprise to God.

"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

© 2025 Pam Schmoll | Powered by Minimalist Blog WordPress Theme