'Til Dawn Comes: Have No Fear

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Have No Fear

Tuesday I was invited to share from an author's perspective on my book Song in the Night with the members of a local book club. The members read the book during the month of November and brought their questions and comments to me in an informal get-together at the Juliaetta library.

I was delighted to share with them and touched by their insightful questions and comments. As some of them their shared their own stories, I was humbled by their quiet strength and deep faith. As always, I felt I received more than I gave.

This is why I love writing.

Many thanks to the Juliaetta book club and library for their warm hospitality!

The last few weeks have reminded that we live in intense times. This has reached me deeply on a personal level as I have watched the suffering of those I love.

As we celebrate the coming of the Deliverer, join me at CMADDICT.COM for this Wednesday's devotional Slightly Obsessed: Have No Fear.

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Anonymous said...: Pamela, thank you so much for sharing your world with me. You are truly an inspiration! I am at work on a book called "Dancing With the King," in which I share how God delivered me from the bondage of mental illness. I hope to following your example on how to use my writing to help others!; December 18, 2012 at 8:11 AM

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If you've been to our Song in the Night website or read my book by the same name, you have seen this image of a burned tree. In case you're wondering...

It's actually the view from my kitchen window. This tree used to be a large, living pine tree that sat on the crest of a hill overlooking the river next to our home. Then one night, we had a horrific thunderstorm. The clouds rumbled heavily above us as lightning split the darkness in a fearsome display of power.

The next morning, the tree looked like this. It has become a bit of a mascot to us over the years, and especially since our son's spinal cord injury fifteen years ago.

We've decided that the tree is like us, or maybe we're like the tree. At any rate, we know what it's like to be struck, charred, and split to the core.

Once we, too, grew and flourished in the sun. Now we live as stark testimony to God's fierce power and greater grace: broken and scarred, but miraculously...

still standing.

Did You Know?

Nationwide today, there are more than sixty-five million caregivers of aging or disabled family members. These people often work long hours without respite, give up jobs outside the home, and deal daily with the extra financial and emotional costs of caring for their loved ones. It has been estimated that caregivers sacrifice ten years of their lifespan due to the physical strain of caregiving.

They do it for love. Remember to pray for the families of the disabled and aged, and hug a caregiver today.

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