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Posted on August 8, 2024August 8, 2024 by Pam

“Happy are the people who walk with integrity, who live according to the teachings of the Eternal.” – Psalm 119:1 The Voice.

Something needs to happen once we believe. We are walking in integrity and living a different way. To know what to tweak we read the Bible – the teachings of the Eternal. There are new things to learn and do. We are not stagnate, like…well that was a nice experience… then remaining unchanged. It is simple and concise – live a different way. It reminds me of a very old film, Young Frankenstein. He says, “Walk this way” (meaning follow me) and instead, they are all hobbling because he was hobbling. In our case, we can walk this way but the teachings direct how we walk and where we walk and probably when.

The word ‘happy’ shows up more than once in the Bible. Philippians 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”. Psalm 16:11, “And your greatest happiness will be found only in God”. James 1:2-3, “God commands us to count it as joy when we face trials in our life”. Romans 15:13, “May the God of hope fill you will all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit, you may abound in hope”. John 15:11, “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full”. Also, I Peter 1:8-9, Galatians 5:22-23, Proverbs 17:22, Proverbs 15:23. There are a lot of happy people and I hope there will be more…

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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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