tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30767741481036880682012-02-16T05:11:56.886-06:00Writings that have inspired, amused or touched me ~ from poems & stories to quotes & quips.Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12098033834249242637noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076774148103688068.post-82051299149385953362008-05-12T20:09:00.006-05:002008-05-13T06:51:48.863-05:00

I first discovered the widespread distribution of a photo I took ~ Five Generation of Hands ~ back in February 2008 when I wrote about it on this blog. Since then, I hear about people who have received emails with the photo on an almost weekly basis ~ my brother-in-law in Iowa got it from a cousin in the ministry, a friend here in Austin received it last week from her former mother-in-law, and

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With One of the Men in my Life: Our son, AustinI am a woman of a lot of WORDS ~ a lot of words that want to come to OUT. This can be quite trying in a house full of men ~ we have 3 sons ~ as the male species typically doesn't have that need (or patience) for that many words. Face it, there is a direct relationship between the number of words a female speaks and the degree at which the male eyes

Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12098033834249242637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076774148103688068.post-26315716564838424272008-03-17T17:29:00.018-05:002008-03-19T10:04:01.765-05:00

Adam & Jennifer WoodNews Flash ... My niece got married this past weekend! Weddings are one of those occasions when people seem to reflect on their own marriages ~ what works & what doesn't & what you've learned along the way. When you look at the love in their young eyes, it's hard to imagine that they need anything more than that to sustain them. Yet those of us with a few years of marriage

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The McFarland Girls:Sandra, Gayle, Mom, Julia & PamelaWhen sisters stand shoulder to shoulder, who stands a chance against us? ~ Pam BrownSisters annoy, interfere, criticize. Indulge in monumental sulks, in huffs, in snide remarks. Borrow. Break. Monopolize the bathroom. Are always underfoot. But if catastrophe should strike, sisters are there. Defending you against all comers. ~ Pam Brown If

Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12098033834249242637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076774148103688068.post-40276927740071268052008-03-15T07:26:00.006-05:002008-03-17T14:12:28.661-05:00

It is March 15, 2008. It is my sister Julia's 50th birthday. It is also the day that her daughter Jennifer will be married. Our family is all gathered in Manitou Springs, Colorado for the event ~ my parents, my 3 sisters and their families and many of our very close extended family. They fill my life with many blessings, but it's when we come together that I am especially reminded of the

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Reverend Browning Ware wrote a newspaper column for almost 50 years that was carried in various newspapers, including the Austin American-Statesman. While I never heard him preach, I looked forward to his weekly messages in our paper and gained inspiration from many of his columns. This was one of my favorites, which ran Saturday, May 21, 1994.Wound may not be Fatal but Reaction to it can

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The month before my Grandmother died, I visited her in Missouri along with my mother, sister, niece and her new baby girl. My Grandma Pete was 93, tired and getting weak. In her own words, she was ready to go to God. We knew her days with us were coming to an end, and we wanted her to have the joy of seeing her first Great-Great Grandchild.As the designated family photographer for the trip, I

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As a writer, I believe in the importance of giving credit. I believe only those who have struggled over the creation of a piece of writing or art can really appreciate the importance of this, but it is something everyone should be able to grasp. One of the great things about the internet is that you can easily circulate and share things with many other people. But it is also easy for original

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