His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life....

2 Peter 1:3

 

Childhood Spark

It began in fourth grade when my teacher, Mrs. Lewis, returned a graded assignment. "You're a good writer," she said, placing my paper on my desk and looking directly at me.  She was known far and wide as the meanest teacher in the school and this would be the only positive thing she said to me the entire year.

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I'd love to report that I spent the next years reveling in this affirmation and writing all manner of stories and such. I did not. In fact, I forgot it for decades.

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Chaos Reigns

​I was nine years old and my home life was in shambles.  It would disintegrate a few years later in the wake of every kind of abuse imaginable. It would take years to reclaim my spiritual, emotional and psychological health.

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As an adult, homeschooling, church ministry, community volunteerism and freelance journalism kept me busy. Generational trauma and spiritual deception leaked (and sometimes poured) into my life. My marriage ended the year before my youngest left for college. It was time to start over again. 

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Calling Confirmed

I was in a thrift store one day and spotted a book that looked familiar. It was a classic children's story and I called up a memory of me sitting alone devouring it. 

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Here's the thing: during the chaos of my youth, there wasn't disposable income for reading material and we didn't visit the public library. Yet I distinctly remember sitting alone reading the Bobbsey Twins, the Nancy Drew series, Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel. We had two sets of encyclopedias, the usual kind and a set that summarized the Bible. I would sometimes thumb through the dictionary just for fun.

These books found a way to me and began my love of narrative. When I add these memories to my 4th grade teacher's assertion, I have one thought:

 

I was born for this.

 

Nothing that has happened to me is powerful enough to cancel my calling. God created me with the skills to accomplish my passion. This knowledge, mixed with perseverance and crowned with prayer, is all I will ever need.

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I wrote a book. Then another. Soon I had a series centered around painful, real-life issues, the battle between light and dark and God's good will towards his creation.

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I developed an online inner healing program based on my book series that guides believers through the steps that healed me.  I began helping Christian women recognize and overcome faulty mindsets and incorrect religious teaching. 

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I've battled fierce imposter syndrome and performance anxiety as I corrected negative mindsets. I was astonished to find that though I felt my issues were numerous, they were not and could not stand before the simplicity of truth. (Yes, truth is simple but healing takes work.) I know I'm on the right path.

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I have a vision board that is both a daily reminder of my dream life and an internal roadmap. God is also there: I see his promises, I feel his agreement, I expect his provision. I pray the same for you. That is my mission and what you'll encounter in this space. 

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Join me.  Watch the podcast. Grab a book. Explore  life coaching. Sign up for the newslwter. Or just reach out to chat. 

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See you soon,​

Pamela

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