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Two Days in the Life

Posted on October 22, 2022October 23, 2022 by Pam

I thought you might enjoy hearing about my schedule. It varies in the study season but yesterday was very long and then today ended with me cooking chili con carne for 24 with the guidance of a very wonderful leader. So Friday began with an hour of corporate prayer after breakfast, which we do on our own but have the basics in the kitchen. By nine we were at our desks for the final day of teaching from Don Price on the Father Heart of God. This was especially meaningful because I had a good Dad but there is no perfect Dad – only our heavenly Father. At 10:00 we had a coffee and birthday celebration for a really funny guy who blesses us all. 10:30 – about 12:30 final lecture. Lunch. Break for homework and chores. 5:00 there was a special three-hour walk through the entire bible (like an overview for oldies and novices alike) – led by four young leaders. What I haven’t said much about is translation. If a speaker is in german then there is an english translator and vice versa. It takes twice as long because of the mixture of internationals. We took a break for dinner while the Israelites were still in the desert wandering aimlessly. Dinner was chicken in a nice curry then pita bread and no utensils on a dinner table with a path of sand. It felt like we were in the story. All of that ended at 8:45. Shower then catch up on some communique (which should get easier with the SIMM card that arrived today). I was so tired because it was packed and I’m young at heart but not as young as the rest. Since I am now retired, I realize that I had been winding down and am happiest when there is quiet and leisure along with a challenge. This is not that. So I was looking forward to a trip to Murten and Avenches today. There were 13 in a van and car. Murten has a protestant reformation history with Calvin. There are churches with foundations from the 1200’s – German, French, Catholic, Protestant – a beautiful waterfront, good coffee and sweets, and I found a white shirt (I brought only fall/winter darks) and was in a sleeveless tank most of today. I’ll try to post a few pics. Avenches is very French and had a colossium built about 130 AD to kill Christians and other entertainment (I would like to write a book someday on how the devil confuses people on the value of every human life and that includes present day). It could accommodate 20,000 but now is falling down and used for events of about 4,000. These historical buildings are amazing and there is nothing like it in the US. The oldest I have seen were in Connecticut. So time to leave and the van would not start. Since I am on the team to prepare dinner I got an honored spot in the car and the rest finally made their way home by 6:00. So lots of growth, work, fun, and fellowship. I am in the right place at the right time but so looking forward to a quieter Sunday. Next week is study on the Holy Spirit out of Norway…by the way, the Holy Spirit is in Norway and everywhere believers are but the instructor arrives tomorrow from Norway!

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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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