Author: Pam R

“Each year, around the latter part of winter, Lent arrives. It nearly always surprises me. Here it is, once again, summoning me to change how I typically live.” W. David O. Taylor It’s the middle of February. So far, I’ve done none of the things I said I would do, started none of the goals…

You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.Rick Warren ********** God didn’t make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you.Joel Osteen ********** Oh, it is wonderful to know that our Heavenly Father loves us – even with…

“Lord Jesus, we are silly sheep who have dared to stand before You and try to bribe You with our preposterous portfolios. Suddenly we have come to our senses. We are sorry and ask You to forgive us. Give us the grace to admit we are ragamuffins, to embrace our brokenness, to celebrate Your mercy…

I am beginning to understand God’s amazing grace. For the past few weeks, I have been given strength beyond myself. I have been able to think, plan and do in a way that would have been impossible just a year ago. Now, as things have stabilized, I find myself dizzy and weak; Chronic Fatigue crashy….

Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out” With the cats needing more than their usual cuddles and the house requiring a lot less than the usual cleaning (because of construction), I’ve been doing a lot more than my usual reading. The Ragamuffin Gospel is a book about Christianity by former Franciscan priest Brennan Manning. Manning argues that Jesus’…

God never made a promise that was too good to be true. Dwight L. Moody ********** God’s way is perfect.    All the Lord’s promises prove true.    Psalm 18:30a NLT ********** When God promises, He’s not saying, I’ll try.  He means, I can, and I will. James Mac Donald ********** God is not a man, so he does not…

Sometimes a very special cat enters our lives … their presence changes our hearts forever.  And we can call ourselves blessed for having known them.  (author unknown) ********** Yesterday afternoon, our beautiful Zoey went to her final rest.  She was losing the struggle with end-stage kidney disease and, that morning, when she tried to eat,…

It’s unusual for me to see a Bible promise come true as it is happening. This time, I did. ********** On January 14, my upstairs neighbor had a pipe burst. Water poured down through the ceiling. Figuring the electrical things were compromised, I found an electrician on the Better Business Bureau site. Yep. Everything must…

… On Those Bad Days. I’ve done it before, and I can do it again. I don’t need to solve all my problems in one day. It’s okay to not feel okay. ********** Don’t say, “I’m having a bad day.” Say, “I’m having a character-building day.” Les Brown ********** Pretending I am fine doesn’t make…

As I watch Zoey getting thinner, I whisper a prayer. “I can’t do this, Lord!” A still small voice, “You are doing it.” And I remembered that I’d prayed that prayer before. ********** It was the winter of 2005. My husband was slowly dying of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). I slept in the…