tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post7054863619004759386..comments2023-10-21T07:52:07.859-04:00Comments on Overcoming With God: Pam Hillman Interviewed by Carrie Fancett PagelsCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-1639018316812039012014-02-09T11:48:04.274-05:002014-02-09T11:48:04.274-05:00Hi, Maxie! We always love to see you here! We hav...Hi, Maxie! We always love to see you here! We have to forgive. He doesn't say we have to forgive or hang out with people who have done us wrong , though!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-80290170855596741512014-02-06T02:44:06.510-05:002014-02-06T02:44:06.510-05:00Hello Carrie and Pam. Somehow looks like I missed ...Hello Carrie and Pam. Somehow looks like I missed this one and might be too late. Hope not. I have had to forgive several times in my family, but is hard when they act like they've done nothing wrong. But with GOD's help I did. But, the forgetting is hard. I don't let it mess up our loving each other tho. I would love to win one of Pam's books. Thanks for the chance. Gd bless. Love OWG. Maxie mac262(at)me(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-53021946527430659872014-02-04T11:30:33.414-05:002014-02-04T11:30:33.414-05:00Sorry that your flight got cancelled, Danie. But y...Sorry that your flight got cancelled, Danie. But you're right to look on the bright side. :)Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-21451213907870016322014-02-04T11:29:02.914-05:002014-02-04T11:29:02.914-05:00Thank you Nancy! So glad you enjoyed Claiming Mari...Thank you Nancy! So glad you enjoyed Claiming Mariah. :)<br /><br />You are so right. We'd like to think that we could forgive very quickly, but some trespasses are so deep and hurtful that it's not easy to forgive. But if we start with a willing heart, with God's help, we are able.Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-67801309123996856802014-02-03T22:49:01.511-05:002014-02-03T22:49:01.511-05:00Got bitter today when I found out that our flight ...Got bitter today when I found out that our flight out from NY got canceled and we have to spend an extra day in the cold. But then I remembered that we get to spend more time with my only Grandma who is 91. So I am very thankful for the time we have had with my grandma. <br />oh.hello.hiya@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144194473327699589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-91274443737843101932014-02-03T22:11:56.358-05:002014-02-03T22:11:56.358-05:00Yes, and unforgiveness just eats at you doesn'...Yes, and unforgiveness just eats at you doesn't it? I think it hurts us more than the other person. I have seen others hold that forgiveness and not give it and seen the results, so I try to grant it more. Knowing how much it hurts to hold on to it and knowing that Jesus died for our forgiveness helps. But, we are human and sometimes it takes a lot longer for us to reach a point to get there doesn't it! <br />I already liked your Facebook page. I read Claiming Mariah a while back. And I really loved it! Great job writing the book. I am anxious to read Stealing Jake! Congratulations on the Paper version! <br />Nancycooks4u at gmail dot comNancy M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-81476476626841341992014-02-03T21:54:03.155-05:002014-02-03T21:54:03.155-05:00Anne, you are so lovable I hate to think of somebo...Anne, you are so lovable I hate to think of somebody hurting you! XOXOXOCarrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-67418385120894589242014-02-03T21:53:22.202-05:002014-02-03T21:53:22.202-05:00My MacBook Pro does the same thing n it drives me ...My MacBook Pro does the same thing n it drives me crazy! And it kicks me off the WiFiCarrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-43787095730497055852014-02-03T21:52:35.196-05:002014-02-03T21:52:35.196-05:00You are too funny, Julie! How about if I intervie...You are too funny, Julie! How about if I interviewed an astrophysicist? I agree with you about that being such a ministry of hospitality for Pam to reach out to wallflowers like me. My brother said that when I was a kid I "was the wall" so maybe I wasn't just a wallflower lol!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-8182191444825852572014-02-03T21:09:14.621-05:002014-02-03T21:09:14.621-05:00Anne, I hear you. There have been times that I'...Anne, I hear you. There have been times that I've been hurt by something so completely out of left field that I couldn't help but be hurt. So glad you were able to forgive. You made the right choice. :)Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-37694662812976431542014-02-03T18:42:14.036-05:002014-02-03T18:42:14.036-05:00Not bitter but definitely hurt. It took much praye...Not bitter but definitely hurt. It took much prayer, wise counsel, and immersing myself in Scripture to be able to truly forgive and move on. Anne Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326796364748948854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-89621096179061840532014-02-03T16:59:04.768-05:002014-02-03T16:59:04.768-05:00BREAKING NEWS...(well, it broke over the weekend, ...BREAKING NEWS...(well, it broke over the weekend, but too late to add to the OWG post...) Tyndale is giving away 5 copies of Claiming Mariah on Goodreads! How cool is that??? Let's see... attempting to imbed the link. <br /><br />I know how to do this. <br /><br />Trust me.<br /><br />Mary Connealy taught me, so if it doesn't work, blame Mary! ha<br /><br />Click here for to enter the <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/78464-claiming-mariah" rel="nofollow">Claiming Mariah Goodreads Giveaway!</a>Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-7129098654049518622014-02-03T16:49:00.135-05:002014-02-03T16:49:00.135-05:00I've got OWG pulled up on my fancy-dancy new M...I've got OWG pulled up on my fancy-dancy new Mac because my poor old Dell is so slow. But don't knock her. She's been a good'un for many years. But my little Macbook Pro is so cute...Mac'y keeps going to sleep (just like a new baby) and I forget about her. Have to wake her up.<br /><br />Sorry, rabbit trail...<br /><br />JULIE, you don't know the half of it. I was a tall, gangly teenager and up until I got out of college, I barely spoke to anybody. Hard to believe I was so shy and backward. Just unbelievable, really. It was a sheer act of will to change that. Well, and my day job answering phones, dealing with customers and then salesmen slowly but surely brought me out of that shyness. What a blessing in disguise. <br /><br />Lord, girl, I'll talk to <i>anybody</i> these days. Much to my husband and grown son's horror. lolPam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-36045352002803120882014-02-03T14:11:53.870-05:002014-02-03T14:11:53.870-05:00PAMMY!!! Sooooo fun to see you on one of my FAVORI...PAMMY!!! Sooooo fun to see you on one of my FAVORITE blogs with some of my FAVORITE people ... including YOU!! <br /><br />You said, "My natural inclination was to stay in the huddle, but I felt an overwhelming urge to reach out to other “wallflowers”, so I left the group and cruised the room, speaking to those standing alone or in other small groups. It was really hard, but I did it."<br /><br />WOW. I already knew I liked you A LOT, Pam, but that statement just UPPED the respect and appreciation factor, my friend, because if more people would do that, God would smile a whole lot more!! And the fact that it's so hard for you to do in the first place means the smile you put on His face is just that MUCH bigger!! :)<br /><br />LOVED Mariah and LOVE you, my friend, and it goes without saying I LOVE any interview Dr. Pagels does too!!<br /><br />Hugs,<br />JulieJulie Lessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406395645316139292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-7342232492672691252014-02-03T13:11:13.103-05:002014-02-03T13:11:13.103-05:00I'm not so good with Pinterest, Linda, but I d...I'm not so good with Pinterest, Linda, but I did figure out how to pin some of those you sent to me! Woah, I got my own board? Wowee!!! Blessings!!!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-63235759546423633542014-02-03T11:06:43.143-05:002014-02-03T11:06:43.143-05:00lol, Oh I have you pinned Pam...You have your own ...lol, Oh I have you pinned Pam...You have your own board on my wall there. You and Carrie. Do you know I have so wanted your book since seeing the cover ! It has to be the artist in me , but I was so drawn to it....smile So my hearts up here Yelling to Carrie, Pick Me Pick Me !!!! I so cannot wait to read it... I know what you mean though, I try to stick to working on my Faithful Acres Books things when on pinterest. I signed in on faithfulacresbk and perhaps now it will post everything to that board ... less distracting then the personal board of faithfulacres7, but mind you that one is full of awesomeness too...take a peek ! <br />Blessings<br />Linda<br />PS: Sure Jules, share a link but your not here yet....smile<br />lolFaithful Acres Books ~ Linda Marie Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149437557897266898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-66635787345084387982014-02-02T23:33:06.430-05:002014-02-02T23:33:06.430-05:00Linda, thanks for connecting on twitter, fb, and p...Linda, thanks for connecting on twitter, fb, and pinterest. I need to hop on pinterest. Completely forgot it...Uh..you realize that if I go there, you might have to come find me and bring me back. I could spend HOURS there! lolPam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-82305787438498721702014-02-02T23:30:53.653-05:002014-02-02T23:30:53.653-05:00Melody, I'm so sorry you and your husband had ...Melody, I'm so sorry you and your husband had to go through that. Do you feel that experience made you more open to others who've faced unwarranted attacks?Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-45247705053660293862014-02-02T23:22:08.488-05:002014-02-02T23:22:08.488-05:00CentralEast, I'll be praying for this situatio...CentralEast, I'll be praying for this situation. I imagine several of us here know where you're coming from. Maybe this will help..one time a family member had a job on an oil rig where the stress was pretty bad. He was gone from home for 3 weeks at a time. I told him to find a bolt or a nut and every time he felt frustrated with a supervisor or situation, to reach in his pocket and wrap his fingers around that bolt, and pray for the situation <i>and the person</i> who'd caused it. He did and he said that entire 3 week period went so much better than before. Oh, and when he sent a picture of what he'd found, it was a 4" long bolt and nut! lol I was thinking something <i>tiny</i>, but maybe a BIG one got the job done! ha<br /><br />I personally have a small rock with a tiny red heart and cross painted on it. One of my co-workers sons painted three more crosses on the back. :) I received it during a devotional, and boy, did it help remind me not to let bitterness take root over situations and toxic people. More than once, I reached for my little rock and held on.<br /><br />Pray...and hold on to the <i>rock</i> of your salvation!Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-34306352188244482382014-02-02T23:04:08.760-05:002014-02-02T23:04:08.760-05:00Wilani, thanks for sharing that book. I haven'...Wilani, thanks for sharing that book. I haven't read it, but the title <i>From Forgiven to Forgiving</i> says it all, doesn't it? When we think about how much <i>we've</i> been forgiven, how can we do less?Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-58525614599333278172014-02-02T23:00:16.945-05:002014-02-02T23:00:16.945-05:00Thank you, Babbi! I'm so excited to see this b...Thank you, Babbi! I'm so excited to see this book in print. And didn't they do a fantastic job on the cover??? Gorgeous! :) <br /><br />What a blessing to have that burden lifted, Babbi. Praise the Lord!Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-72722439906313421792014-02-02T22:57:45.495-05:002014-02-02T22:57:45.495-05:00Noela, so glad you read my books and enjoyed them!...Noela, so glad you read my books and enjoyed them! Yay!!! :)<br /><br />And it also sounds like you did everything in your power to heal the relationship. Sometimes that's all you can do.Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-39561818040487197242014-02-02T22:55:24.911-05:002014-02-02T22:55:24.911-05:00Cindi, your choice to pray and forgive before bitt...Cindi, your choice to pray and forgive before bitterness took root is a great example for all of us. Thank you for sharing!Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-90500537177473315302014-02-02T22:53:02.009-05:002014-02-02T22:53:02.009-05:00Thanks Diana! I'm excited to be here, and look...Thanks Diana! I'm excited to be here, and looking forward to hanging out with you guys. :)Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8713519582170578996.post-4235029620406623672014-02-02T22:52:00.547-05:002014-02-02T22:52:00.547-05:00So true, Chris. I'll be praying for your forti...So true, Chris. I'll be praying for your fortitude in this situation. It takes a strong backbone to forgive time and again when it's someone you face on a regular basis. Pray for them, and that will soften your heart toward them as well. They might not ever change their ways, but with God on your side, you can endure and persevere ... and find <i>peace</i> in the situation.Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.com