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Plot Twists

Posted on April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 by Pam

I love a surprise ending. The plot twists come from the imaginations of writers. I once was in a class at Fuller Theological Seminary – Westwood Christian Foundation (across from UCLA, where I had graduated 1-2 years earlier) satellite campus, with a writer on the show ‘Mork and Mindy’. We loved Jesus and wanted to learn more. Lot’s of people study the Bible for differing reasons. I wanted to be a good lay-person and Greek made sense in my bible study. In Genesis we know the beginning and in Revelation we know the end but what we want to do now, in the present, is how to live the best life we can as we work in growing God’s Kingdom. We don’t know the plot twists until the surprises takes place. This week I learned of a friends diagnosis, a baby coming, that I’ve gained another half-pound (I love dessert), it rained during the eclipse so we in Seattle had to watch it on tv, I’m nervous about a meeting tonight, the stairs in my home are good for me, and other developing stories. The point is, we don’t know because we don’t control. We pray like our lives are up to God and we work as if it depends on us. I keep writing the same things – sorry. A divorce is a plot twist, a car accident, a tumor, job-change, and…make your own list. The thing on a plot twist is that God is not surprised. He is over time and did not give you cancer but saw what was coming. David’s Psalms help us keep our spirits up. Chapter 1:1-3, “How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. And he will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season, And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.” Along with the surprise plot twists, we do control where we stand, who we listen to, what we read, and where we are planted. God will guide us through the rest.

"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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