Pam's Path

Christmas Creativity

pamelannette — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:46:38 +0000

Recently I had 3 of my granddaughters stay a few days with me as they do from time to time and much to my delight. Reflecting on our time I was most impressed with their creativity. It has amazed me all their lives. Children, in general, are amazing. Your own children and their children are [...]

Younger Wives

pamelannette — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:28:08 +0000

Can you see both the old woman and the young one? The Bible says the older women are to teach the younger women to love their husbands. I am officially older now since I just had to sign up for Social Security so I guess I better get to it! Actually we had a sermon [...]

Devotion

pamelannette — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:28:56 +0000

My view as I am sitting in the hospital room is of my mother, her back to me, sitting beside the hospital bed holding my Dad’s hand. He is looking into her eyes and she is returning his look with as much love as I think I have ever seen travel between them. Not just [...]

Pam’s Baptism

pamelannette — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:32:18 +0000

Finding some old pictures scattered around Mom’s house did quite a number on me. Laying on top of the pile sitting by my computer is one of me as a 11 year old being baptized. Forrest G. Bailey is doing the honors in a lovely baptistry with a mural of a river behind us. At [...]

Kevin

pamelannette — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 03:11:49 +0000

I met this kid when he followed my son in from playing to have a snack. We hadn’t lived in this new house, in this new town, in this new State, very long. He was so cute I, being single at the time, asked if his dad, who’s wife had just left him, was as [...]

Wrinkles

pamelannette — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:58:54 +0000

A wrinkle in a shirt is a frustrating thing especially if you put it there yourself. I was ironing this morning, (something I do as little of as possible) and accidently ironed a wrinkle in instead of ironing it out. Had a hard time correcting my mistake. Made me think of how we all do [...]

Difficult Transition

pamelannette — Sun, 29 May 2011 15:10:51 +0000

A cloud of sadness permeated my every thought. I was in a world of grief and guilt. The room was an institution, not a home! I was putting my parents in a nursing facility. I had to leave them in this place and I couldn’t hardly stand it. Just Christmas Mom was doing pretty good. [...]

Appreciation Verses Fear

pamelannette — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:48:44 +0000

I don’t read magazines often but when sitting in a doctor’s office it is a pleasure to check out the trends in whatever—cooking, fashion, health , decorating, gardening, celebrity gossip, etc.. Today I read a sentence that I had to write down to think about. “Our brains can’t simultaneously experience fear and appreciation at the [...]

Dichotomy

pamelannette — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 22:26:13 +0000

What a lovely choice to have, to be able to choose to spend money. Spending money is such a privilege! More to the point, maybe, is HAVING money to spend is the privilege. I am shameful to admit that I take it for granted most of the time. For most of my life I have [...]

Giving Bucket List

pamelannette — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:58:27 +0000

Jump out of a plane, see the pyramids along the Nile, any number of experiences can be on a list of things to do or accomplish before we die. Is this the definition of a bucket list? Maybe I need to take it further. It is more of our heart desires accomplished before we die. [...]