Pat Strickland

Category: feathers

  • First Big NO

    First Big NO

    My sister arrived – we hugged.  She was exhausted from the last few days.  My father said, “Let’s go into the chapel.”  Then he asked me to pray.  I didn’t want to pray.  That was my husband’s job.  He was the preacher.  But he was still in Michigan.  I had flown to Georgia that morning by…

  • What Does That Mean?

    What Does That Mean?

    Faith, Family & Feathers Faith, Family and Feathers is the wording on my husband’s grave marker. Hopefully future generations will ponder these words and find the meaning in Psalms 91. It sums up our lives together for 58 years. Faith in God is the foundation of our lives. The heritage of family and the legacy of previous generations causes…

  • Faith, Feathers and Family

    Shekinah Lane Psalm 102:18 “Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the Lord.” The wispy peacock feathers on the teal green background of my Bible cover brought back many memories as I prepared for communion Sunday morning in 2012 at House of Prayer Church in Blairsville,…