Author: Pam R
Thankfully Aware
Hallelujah! Thank you, Lord! How good you are! Your love for us continues on forever. Who can ever list the glorious miracles of God? Who can ever praise him half enough? Psalm 106:1-2 Living Bible “When you sit down to eat, pray. When you eat bread, do so thanking Him for being so generous to you….
Heaven Scent
I did something last week that I haven’t done in years. It was one of the hard days with my Chronic Fatigue and I just had no energy to make supper. So I ordered pizza. And not just pizza: pasta and dessert. (You have to buy three items to get the coupon.) With careful management,…
Thanksgiving Prayer
The Sounds of Music
Recently I reclaimed my old habit of music. Not piano playing – Hunter hides and giving me dirty looks when I play (He doesn’t do that to Jenna!). And I don’t have the stamina to sit or the brain-width to concentrate. Not singing, either. That takes energy, too. Unless, of course, I’m singing along to…
Sleepless in Glen Ellyn
Chronic Fatigue is a sleep-stealer. All day I look forward to going to bed, only to find once I’m there that I can’t fall asleep. I begin to drowse, then jolt suddenly awake. So I pull out the book I’m reading (currently the Wizard of Oz series – not too stimulating, right?), read and watch…
Remember
This morning I woke feeling good. I happily planned a full day as I ate breakfast and looked at that beautiful maple out front. Then at 11 AM, I crashed. Chilled and dizzy, I crawled to my recliner, tempted to start feeling sorry for myself. Has God forgotten to be gracious Has he slammed the door…
Look!
The sun rose at 7:23 AM – and so did I. Opening the curtains to the west, I noticed that the weather station on the wall was predicting rain. The western sky agreed. How disappointing. But when I opened the eastward curtains I got a surprise. There was a blossoming sunrise of pink and gold….
It’s November!
November has always been a full month of thanksgiving for me. I wrote daily notes to people who I especially appreciated that year. I moved to ecards when that became a thing. I also kept a gratitude journal. There is so much to be grateful for everyday. But November over the last years has come…
Fruitfulness
But the fruit [harvest] produced by the Holy Spirit within you is divine love in all its varied expressions:joy that overflows,peace that subdues,patience that endures, [never quitting]kindness [sweetness] in action,a life full of virtue, [goodness]faith that prevails,gentleness of heart, andstrength of spirit. [self-control]Never set the law above these qualities, for they are meant to be limitless. Galatians 5:22-23 The Passion Translation “Joy is love…