Have a Happy PRODUCTIVE New Year
If you are like me, you love this time of year! Perhaps you have been anticipating cracking open that new planner, its empty pages drawing you in with grand hopes and dreams. Why is it then that we can repeat…
Victory In the New Year!
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Cor 15:57 ESV) We all desire victories, small and great, in our life and the lives of those we love. What is victory? We…
The Circle of Biblical Context
In our Discovering the Bible series, my co-authors (Jean and Karla) and myself, try to remind our readers of how important it is to know the context around a verse. Today, I am sharing a deep dive into this topic…
A Look Inside A Lasting Love
This week, Bill and I celebrated 42 happy years of wedded bliss. We are not perfect, and our lives together has been very much like a roller coaster (mostly due to challenging circumstances) It is common for us…
God is with YOU! And Those Your Love!
Does the holiday season feel different? Squelched? Lonely? Busy? A bit out of the ordinary? Ours feels a bit out of sorts too. We are caregiving my husband's 92 year old parents, both with frail minds and bodies, and our…
5 Big Benefits of Being Grateful
Grateful: a feeling or showing thanks Thanksgiving is the time of year that we reflect upon how and why gratitude, appreciation and thankfulness is a positive to cultivate in your life and in your home. In my book, Discovering Joy…
Creating a Successnet for Life and Love
No matter if you are a newlywed seeking to establish or strengthen a solid foundation for your marriage that we write for in The First Five Years: Make the Love Investment That Lasts A Lifetime; A growing couple that might…
When You Don’t Like Your Story
My friend, Sharon Jaynes, is a bestselling author of numerous books. She is the founder of the popular devotional, Girlfriends in God, and she is also my kindred heart sister in Christ. We were both raised in volatile and chaotic…
Prayers to Calm the Anxious Heart
Friends introduce friends to friends . . . I want you to meet a kindred heart. As you know, I (Pam) have co-authored Discovering Hope in the Psalms and Discovering Joy in Philippians: A Creative Bible Study Experience. For the…
Dealing with a Deluge of Distractions?
I (Pam) am ADD/ADHD so I feel like a walking miracle because typically someone so easily distracted doesn't pump out over 55 books (an average of 2 a year for the past several decades) . Every word I type out…