Author: Pam R

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…

What a wildly wonderful world, God!    You made it all, with Wisdom at your side,    made earth overflow with your wonderful creations.Psalm 104:24 The Message ********** Jenna was just opening her drapes for the day when I heard an exclamation. “What’s going on?” I called. “Come see,” she replied. I went. Jenna and Zoey (the cat) were intent…

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