Author: Pam R

The Lord appeared to us in the past. He said,“I have loved you with a love that lasts forever.    I have kept on loving you with a kindness that never fails. Jeremiah 31:3 NIRV “There is a tremendous relief in knowing that {God’s} love to me is utterly realistic, based at every point on prior knowledge of the…

When I was very small, I spent a lot of time at my grandparents’ apartment in Chicago. I must have been about 3 when this happened. Granny and Paw Paw’s home was not particularly child friendly. I remember it being fairly elegant, with porcelain figurines on various tables. On this occasion, I had made myself…

“A nun I know once told me she kept begging God to take her character defects away from her. After years of this prayer, God finally got back to her: I’m not going to take anything away from you, you have to give it to Me.” Anne Lamott, Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers ********** The…

A friend of mine, who had actually met and talked with Corrie Ten Boom, told me this story. ********** Corrie Ten Boom would come out with a heavy suitcase. She would hoist it onto a table and begin to pray. “Dear Father,” she said, as she lifted out a book and placed it on the…

“It will be celebrated with pomp and parade, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other.” John Adams You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4th,not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and…

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,    the people he chose for his inheritance. Psalm 33:12 NIV ********** On July 3, 1947, the day before Independence Day, U.S. Senate Chaplain Peter Marshall prayed: God of our Ancestors, whose almighty hand has made and preserved our nation; grant that we may understand what it is we commemorate and celebrate…

Moreover we know that to those who love God, who are called according to his plan, everything that happens fits into a pattern for good.  Romans 8:28 J.B. Phillips New Testament

Practice is the hardest part of learning, and training is the essence of transformation. Ann Voskamp Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions; I will put them into practice with all my heart. Psalm 119:34 NLT Because, “Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.” Anton Chekhov Keep putting into practice all…

“I love you,” I whispered to the cat sleeping in my arms. If he understood what that meant, what would he say? ********** “I can believe you love me when we are snuggling like this. I can believe you love me when you give me good food and lots of treats. I can believe you…

New International Reader’s Version 1 Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good.His faithful love continues forever.2 Give thanks to the greatest God of all.His faithful love continues forever.3 Give thanks to the most powerful Lord of all.His faithful love continues forever. 4 Give thanks to the only one who can do great miracles.His faithful love continues forever.5 By his…