The Power and Process of Your Word of the Year
Are you still looking for your Word of the Year? I have been selecting a Word of the Year and Verse of the Year since I was 19 (before it was really a “thing”.) So, for nearly 4 decades, I have…
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…
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…
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…
6 Ways to Cultivate Hope
I’m glad from the inside out, ecstatic; I’ve pitched my tent in the land of hope. (Acts 26:2 MSG) This is my “Verse of the Year” for 2021 and my “Word of the Year” is HOPE! As we all deal…
Capturing the “Green Flash” in Marriage
We have had the lovely good fortune to have answered God’s call to serve him in Southern California, for most of our marriage living very near the ocean and now living on a boat on the ocean. If you have…