Author: Pam

Tonight I attended a prayer meeting for missionaries, most of whom I know. It was dark and raining. I wanted to stay home. I don’t get any brownie points for caring about people and caring about the lost. The main reason I wanted to take a pass is I’m in a funk. You can attach…

Hello parents. You have the best job in the world but there are challenges. I would sort these tasks into soft and hard. Soft is the hugs, kisses, cutest smiles, growth charts, school and soccer wows, freckles, friends, parties, vacations, nite-nite prayers, and a million other blessings. More challenging could be diapers, tantrums, runny noses,…

When Jesus returns I don’t want you to be confused. He promised He would come back for us and no one has ever caught Jesus in a lie. He is God and can do the impossible like saving you and me and all of humanity who believe His promises. God’s word reinforces the terms of…

Two things. As I raced across Bellevue yesterday it was pouring down a river of rain and I was also in morning downtown traffic. Two things affected my morning commute. I was late for appointment one, on time for appointment two, then early for appointment three. The weather is never under our control but leaving…

I played an older hymn this morning as I think about the future. “I’ll go where you want me to go, dear Lord, over mountain or plain or sea. I’ll say what you want me to say, dear Lord, I’ll be what you want me to be.” I don’t know why this song led me…

This is the season of trying our best. Today I had help digging out a few layers in my garage to find the snow tires. Now I cannot get my car into that space until the bi-annual shuffle completes. It is an ordinary garage but impossibly narrow for one car. I’m trying my best. Next…

The Bible talks about God restoring what the locusts have stolen in Joel 2:25 where the Lord promises to “restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten”. The locusts are often interpreted to represent judgment for the sin that besets us and leads to loss. The restoration is for those who have repented….

I just returned from Greece. I had never been there and what a privilege to view the many ruins, monasteries, and dig-sites. Now that the jet lag is behind me I am wondering, in amazement, how did the ruins get ruined? All fall down? Did people stop caring and giving care to those buildings? They…

Today I read the end of Genesis with the account of the colorful life of Joseph. He knew people and had experienced what we all experience – betrayal. What God did in his life was remarkable. I noticed something I have never seen before concerning his brother’s assignment to bring their Father and household to…

This title could be perceived as a shopping trip and I am comparing prices but it isn’t. What I really wanted to write is ‘How much loss is enough’? I just took this photo of what the final destination is for the leaves from a tree near me. The leaves begin with hope and beauty…