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America the Beautiful

Posted on April 6, 2025April 6, 2025 by Pam

I think I must have killed one hundred bugs on my drive over the pass. It’s crazy that everyone is traveling 75 miles/hour when the posted speed is 55 for trucks and 65 for autos. I’m willing to drive 70 but that is my limit unless the posted limit is 70. I started the journey in lovely trees, saw more, then a plateau, then mountains melted into high desert, flat and dry, then a partial reverse. After all of the fun with family I returned the same way but with a boot on my injured foot from soccer. There are so many interesting people to notice when you are in an unfamiliar place. On the trip home I passed a few cars but many passed me. One was the prettiest baby blue Bronco I had ever seen. The car traveled quickly, making it impossible to determine if it was a spirited lady or a metro-man driving. Isn’t it odd how many times we make assumptions and draw conclusions/judge others. First impressions land. That’s what makes travel fun – new views and possibilities. Where should I live? What is the best plan for this season? Travel seems to be the current status and I hope with good purpose – God first, family second, friends, then me. See you on the road.

On the road again

"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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