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Taking Notes

Posted on June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 by Pam

TAKING NOTES

I jot down notes all of the time. Later, I assemble sticky notes, toss the ones that don’t make sense, and see if anything might be useful to encourage you and me. I wrote, ‘Life is a sailboat – not a speedboat.’ Today it may not feel true as I plan on what gift to give to my granddaughter on her 9th year on earth. I’s gone quickly. I even remember hearing about her after conception but before delivery – oh the excitement of the second child! She is a total blessing and needs to hear that from Grandma. When these littles started arriving I picked the name, ‘GrandMaMa’ but it never stuck. I am currently; Grandma, Grandma Pam, BeeBee, and Gramcracker when they are being silly. Back to the sailboat. I have enjoyed sailing many times. Have you ever trolled? You just drag a line and see if a fish is conveniently in the same place and hungry. It is no-pressure and easy. You may even catch dinner. A speedboat would not work and that is the point. You rush and miss the fish. Life has a similar quality. Speed can be the enemy of a good life. What if the journey is the destination?

"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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