Pam Reynolds

Mother of 4 Grandmother of 10

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The Criticism Cycle
Forgive

The Criticism Cycle

“My basis of morality is this: does this action enhance life, or does it denigrate life? Does it build up or does it tear down?”    John Shelby Spong As I age I find I am

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Language Destroys
Children

Language Destroys

“The tongue like a sharp knife… Kills without drawing blood.”     Buddha “A man’s character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.”    Mark Twain It is assumed that any

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Plowing Through Obstructions
Fear

Plowing Through Obstructions

“Any aggressive lust lacks balance and is unwholesome and obstructive.”    Bryant McGill “You are likely the greatest obstacle to achieving your own dreams.”    Bryant McGill “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality

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Living with Faith and Hope
Courage

Living With Despair Or Hope

How many of us are fearful at every turn. I would guess that most of us worry constantly. We fear so many things that we don’t even count or connect them anymore. Our anxiety level increases along with the stress. What we don’t see is the numerous diseases we encounter because of the pressure of our burdens. We may be able to walk through fire to help someone, especially our families, but facing the issues of daily life may bring us to our knees. I heard someone say that there would always be prayer in schools because there would always be tests.

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Why Worry About Failing!
Children

Why Worry About Failing!

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.”    Maya Angelou “Don’t let

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Friendship Is Ever Evolving
Children

Friendship Is Ever-Evolving

“I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; My shadow does that much better.”   Plutarch “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to

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Kids Find Love In Family Life
Children

Kids Find Love In Family Life

The world desires are luring all of us as they profess to cure our unhappy mood and our overburdened life. They are like the charlatans that promised cures for our ailments with something within a bottle.

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Best Birth Order
Age

Best Birth Order

No one could agree on who had the worst birth order placement. It seems like a silly thing to argue about but try saying it to a group of friends and watch he discussion fly. I have thought about it quite a bit and I don’t like any of the negatives that go along  with any of the positions. When I was done recalling everyone’s complaints I realized we were just talking about life.

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