Patsy Shannon's Author Page

02/18/2025

02/18/2025

OK friends, you have waited so very long and so very patiently! GREAT news...the manuscript is now AT THE PRINTER and hopefully we will have hard copies with a week or so.
Stay tuned!!!

02/15/2025

“We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants it to be our first line of defense. We pray when there's nothing else we can do, but God wants us to pray before we do anything at all.

Most of us would prefer, however, to spend our time doing something that will get immediate results. We don't want to wait for God to resolve matters in His good time because His idea of 'good time' is seldom in sync with ours.”
― Oswald Chambers

02/12/2025

from Patsy's upcoming book, "Running With the Son: Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize!"

“yea, though I walk through the valley of darkness, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me...” the 23rd Psalm

Patsy Shannon grew up with a passion for running- from the streets of Enumclaw, Washington- to setting high school and collegiate records in track and field, she had it all, despite the many hurdles in her life...she had it all, except...where was God?

It took a near death experience for her to understand that unless you have your eyes on the prize, that prize being Jesus Christ, all the awards she'd acquired were without meaning.

In this book, Patsy describes through her stories and poems what it was like growing up in a poor Irish family, all the while competing to be the best.

One doesn't have to be a runner to appreciate the stories here, this is a journey of Faith that will inspire, motivate and empower all...that the true meaning of life goes beyond the award, rather, it's the reward that counts!

Keeping your eyes on the Prize...never lose focus!

02/07/2025

The final edits will take place this upcoming week, then it's off to the printer! Stay tuned for more info!

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02/03/2025

Pitch your tent between two things
the calm of God and the earth that's seen....
the peace of the Father and the world's disgrace
Worship God throughout this race.

Genesis 12:8: "From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord."