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Boast Not

Posted on September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 by Pam

James 4:14-16

“…yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we will LIVE (yes, God is in charge of that too) and do this or that’. As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.

During the pandemic, my church video person (brilliant) Carson interviewed me about how I saw that time used by the Lord. It gave me pause and also gave me words to express what was stirring in my heart. I talked about focus on family (some of that edited out because of time constraint) and a desire to honor the Lord’s GO message. I said – I can’t wait to go! As I am less than a month out, I am careful with how I am spending my time. Today I fly to the Dallas area to visit family. That is my life. I love the Lord and I love my family and friends. However – I realize I am a bit older for this service abroad so I have found a place with YWAM. I’m sure there is vetting but if you hold a mirror in front of your face and it fogs – you are able to follow Jesus, be it across the street or across the world. However, again, I do not want to boast in what you have done to support this mission trip. It is your heart that God has moved, not a greying woman. I know that and thank God for you daily. Be not tempted to act as if we are in control of our lives and that our plans will succeed. God’s plans will succeed. Boasting is evil…

"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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