by Patty Sampson | Feb 13, 2017 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
I hope you’ll bear with me as I share a personal story. It’s been a few years, so I can look back on this experience with objectivity. But I still cringe remembering this day. I survived a pulmonary embolism by the grace of God. A memorable...
by Patty Sampson | Feb 6, 2017 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
I sat in the darkened movie theater and tried to catch my breath. The movie I had just seen was so gripping that I had been holding my breath for what seemed like hours! My husband, sitting beside me, exclaimed “That was SO COOL!!” I had just seen...
by Patty Sampson | Dec 6, 2016 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
I’ve got a terrible confession to make. Sunday stresses me out!! I don’t mean the regular kind of stress, I mean the kind where I can feel the pressure building in my head. And I have to stop and take several deep breaths to slow my heart. It’s...
by Patty Sampson | Dec 1, 2016 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
God answers prayers. And we pray in faith, knowing He hears us. But what happens when the blessings don’t seem to come? I have a younger sister who greatly desires her own Prince Charming. She has met and dated many potentials, but none of them panned...
by Patty Sampson | Nov 13, 2016 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
Family History is boring. It’s for retired people who have nothing else to do. And the only way to really do family history is to go out in graveyards and find the names on stones and write them down. Or so I thought. I’m a young mom, busy with a young...
by Patty Sampson | Nov 11, 2016 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
Our family has been sick lately. I know it is the change in the seasons, and the fact my son has a new goal in life to never use soap. But that doesn’t stop it from being an endurance contest for me as a mother. My sweet boy has been throwing up for several...
