Patsy Clairmont
Patsy Clairmont
Patsy Clairmont is a best-selling Author, Speaker and Artist. She has written books in several genres including devotional, fiction, children’s, and gift offerings. She is one of the founding speakers at Women of Faith and trains people for the platform through her Shaking Your Tree coaching Program.
Patsy about herself:
"I am a bookish woman who loves words and has a penchant for dark chocolate sorbet.
Since spelling bees in grade school, childhood Scrabble games, right up to my current addiction with Words with Friends I have been known to spell it out, to say it like it is.
Much to my surprise I have written a stack of books that continues to light my passion for the printed page.
And nothing pleases me more than to share my faith through laughter and tears and to encourage others to flourish."
Early life
She was a rebellious teenager, a high school dropout, a bride at seventeen and a mother at twenty.
Soon she became a terrified victim of Agoraphobia –a prisoner shackled by fear in her own home. She was lost in the shadowy darkness of depression, but she conquered her fears and found her way back to the freedom of winged hope.
"A former agoraphobic I never imagined the expansive plans God had in mind for me.
I just wanted to make it to her neighborhood grocery store and safely home again.
Instead, for the past 35 years I has been traipsing throughout the U.S. and Canada, interspersed with trips to Israel and Africa and I have even spoken at the Pentagon for the Flag Officers Bible Study.
I have spoken to millions of women (and men) offering spiritual and emotional hope."
Coaching Program
Her latest passion is helping people shake loose the stories from their own lives to use in communicating more personally, effectively, and memorably, whether from a stage, a board meeting, a Sunday School Class, or over the back fence with a neighbor.
"We were designed to invest in each other, sharing our stories are one way to do that."
Events
She hosts a number of events in her home from the "Girlfriend weekends" of On the Porch with Patsy to the small group teaching workshop of Shaking Your Tree.
Personal life
She recently moved from her home state of Michigan to Tennessee saying "it fits my like a cozy pair of cowgirl boots". She delights in sharing the "Mayberry like" city of Franklin with others. Her husband Les, affectionally known as the Porch Mayor, has taken over the wicker rocker where he greets friends and strangers alike with an invitation “to sit a spell.” She takes great delight in her spunky grandsons Justin and Noah…as well as her sons, Marty and Jason, daughter-in-law, Danya, and her highly-opinionated grand-dog Sammie.
Passions
Painting
Poetry
Writing
Books
Best-selling books
You Are More Than You Know
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"In You Are More Than You Know, Patsy’s trademark humor spills out as she answers the question she is most often asked — how she overcame her own debilitating fears — and along the way helps readers face their own anxieties, dismay, worries, and despair. Through honest and intimate glimpses into a heart changed by the power of hope, this book is a guide for the journey to find more of you…and much more of what God has for you."
God Uses Cracked Pots
"This book contains 61 short, funny stories.
Each story takes just a few minutes to read, but its message will keep you thinking all day.
Patsy takes everyday happenings and translates them into lessons to be learned.
This best-selling book will keep you laughing."
Normal is Just a Setting on Your Dryer
"Do you think you’re too tall?
Too short?
Too wide?
Too Narrow?
(It could happen)Ever get stuck in a comparison cycle, pursuing the unattainable?
Well, we all do it but we don’t have to any longer!Grab
a kleenex to dab your tears of laughter (and an occasional sniffle of sympathy), read on, be encouraged…You’re NORMAL!"
Under His Wings
"With poignant, personal insights gleaned from her own life, Patsy Clairmont uncovers the places women tend to hide."
Sportin’ a ‘Tude
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"Don’t look now…Your attitude is showing!Have
you ever found yourself Sportin’ a Tude? Like
the rude ‘tude a grocery clerk handed you with your receipt. Or
the feud ‘tude your husband forgot to leave at the office? Perhaps
you’ve even picked up a multi-‘tude.God’s Word
instructs us to have one very specific ‘tude. It’s called
the attitude of Christ and Sportin a ‘Tude with help us attain it."
Tea with Patsy Clairmont
"Reading Tea with Patsy Clairmont is like sitting down for a visit with this very popular speaker and author. Patsy wants women to be glad they are women, and she thinks that sharing a cup of tea and a chat with a friend is a great way for women to embrace their femininity. Patsy invites you to peak into her home and into her life through this very special book. (This book contains 12 color pictures of Patsy’s home and personal “tea” collection.)"
It’s About Home; Creating a Place to Cherish
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"I wrote It’s About Home: Creating a Place to Cherish, not to help you decorate better, but to help you live more fully in your abode, whatever and wherever that might be. The components I share are things you already have like doors, lamps, pictures, chairs, porches, etc., so these suggestions won’t require you to max out your gold card. Instead, I’d like for us to consider how the physical and spiritual intersect in the home. We will confab about enriching our environment with laughter, reading materials, and family history. We will talk about warmly greeting guests, as well as investigating sounds (train whistle) and smells (popcorn) that make us all feel at home. We’ll consider the importance and joy of waking our home to a new day and preparing her for a rest-filled night–plus much more."
I Love Being a Woman
"“What is it about us women and our rubber-band emotions?
Truth be known, ladies, we are in this emotional flurry together.
We are capable of going from fearful, to flaunting, to frenzied and everything in-between.
And I think it's time to talk.”
Best-selling author Patsy Clairmont reveals how women can unwrap God's wonderful gift to them: the gift of emotions.
Through biblical role models and personal experiences, Patsy explores the variety of emotional, spiritual, and character qualities that daily challenge us and that make us uniquely women.
Through this journey from emotionally wealthy to emotionally healthy, you will discover why I Love Being a Woman is something to celebrate."
Stepping Stones; A Garden Path
"Celebrate God’s creation with beautiful photographs and heartwarming meditations that blend together perfectly in this lovely companion to It’s About Home and Tea with Patsy Clairmont.
This book offers rich life-lessons drawn from Patsy’s gardening experiences and written with her gentle, trademark humor.Whether
you are an experienced gardener or a gardener-wannabe, you’ll find inspiration and encouragement to walk and talk with the One who created every glorious bud, blossom, leaf and vine in Stepping Stones; A Garden Path.To continue
your garden journey, please take a look at Patsy’s photography in beautiful note cards."
Mending Your Heart in a Broken World
"Using Scripture and real-life stories, Patsy Clairmont illustrates how hearts and dreams can be rejuvenated and rebuilt and how the trip through the valley can lead to the mountaintop."
The Hat Box
"There's nothing like a new hat to accentuate an ensemble.
And there's nothing like "putting on" the mind of Christ to transform your life.
Women of Faith speaker and best-selling author Patsy Clairmont invites readers to don their "thinking caps" and consider...
"Consider the lilies..." in a garden hat."Consider the heavens..." in an artist's beret."Consider what great things he has done for you..." in a party hatUsing a variety of Bible verses beginning with this thoughtful verb, Patsy draws parallels to diverse styles of hats.
The compact format and two-color fanciful artwork make The Hat Box an ideal gift. Patsy's playful approach yields a powerful truth that we can indeed have the mind of Christ if we are willing to consider the truths He has given in His Word."
The Shoe Box
"Wearing the wrong shoes can really ruin a perfectly nice day.
In this visually inviting book, best-selling author and Women of Faith speaker Patsy Clairmont demonstrates how God guides our feet daily, helping women to "wear" the nine fruits of the Spirit.
With words both whimsical and profound, Patsy teaches readers how to: strap on the sandals of kindness lace up the ballet slippers of joy glide into the penny loafers of patience tie up the tennis shoes of self control pull on the boots of peace slip into the house slippers of gentleness The imaginative two-color design and interactive features-such as a shoe box to "open" at the end of each chapter-make this book an ideal gift.
The Shoe Boxis small in stature, but it carries an enormous message: with the right shoes, your feet are ready to walk in service for Christ."
I Grew Up Little
"She was a rebellious teenager, a high school dropout, a bride at seventeen and a mother at twenty.
Soon she became a terrified victim of agoraphobia–a prisoner shackled by fear in her own home.
Lost in the shadowy darkness of depression, there was little hope for this woman to reemerge into the light, much less excel at life.
But reemerge she did and excel she has.How
did she do it? How
did she conquer her suffocating fears and find her way back to the freedom of winged hope? This
delightfully written autobiography reveals Patsy’s greatest struggles, her biggest failures and the secret to her ultimate triumphs.An incredible
story of overwhelming fear meeting overcoming faith, this is the autobiography of a little lady who found hope in a big God!"
Pillow Prayers
"This book contains 20 prayers to begin the day, as first-light or daybreak prayers, and 20 prayers to end the day.
Nestled ina four-color interior, these prayers will visually and verbally encourage the work-weary and restless to find comfort in conversations with Almighty God.
The book will offer a way to close a day acknowledging and finding solace in the Lord and then begin the next day in meditation with the Father."
All Cracked Up
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" Sometimes if we try we can disconnect from tough problems around us, but eventually the network of fractures spreads to our front doors when a husband walks out, a loved-one is arrested, a friend betrays us, a church splits, a job is terminated, a diagnosis is bad, or a financial picture worsens. Suddenly with no place to hide from the reality we realize life is all cracked up. Through the lens of our pain everything seems broken, bruised, and battered. But, as best-selling author Patsy Clairmont points out, there’s a redeemer of our pain–Jesus. The Redeemer of the broken and discarded who mends our hearts, and even gives us a reason to laugh again.Telling inspirational stories of women’s brokenness and healing, with tenderness and her trademark humor, Patsy Clairmont helps us realize that we’re not alone in our struggles. Jesus buoys our spirits and refreshes our tired minds. As Patsy says, “life is so much easier to bear when its shared.’"
Dancing Bones, Living Lively in the Valley
"We all want to live on a peaceful mountaintop where we can look down on the world below without getting hurt.
With her trademark humor and style, Patsy Clairmont uses the story of "dancing bones" in Ezekiel to remind us that life in the valley can be pretty breathtaking, too.
It's often in the valley that we learn and love the most.
Rather than running from our troubles, Patsy says true "valley girls" find grace, freedom, and a sense of humor in the midst of turmoil."
I Second that Emotion
"We women are wonderfully made, but, boy, we sure are emotionally intricate.
With her trademark conversational style and wit, Patsy Clairmont tackles a subject most women feel at a loss to approach―their feelings.
I Second That Emotion takes one of Patsy’s most popular topics at the Women of Faith conferences and shows how you can deal with a turbulent emotional life. I Second That Emotion pulls some of our emotions out to examine them individually. Don’t allow life to push your emotional buttons till you have an emotional meltdown. Instead, let God help you get untangled."
Catching Fireflies
"Looking for a little “light” reading with life-changing truth and ticklish humor?
This book is for you.
Popular author and speaker Patsy Clairmont weaves stories and scripture between lasers, lighthouses, and lamps to illuminate the heart and enliven the spirit.
Whether you’re bored with the routine, struggling through a crisis, or just ready for a good word, Patsy meets you there with vulnerability, inspiration, and an infectious grin.
As a daily devotional or weekend read, Catching Fireflies will light up your day even as it brightens your smile."
Kalediscope
"Acclaimed author and Women of Faith speaker Patsy Clairmont causes womens’ hearts to leap and their hopes to lift in this quirky, straight-to-the point look at the Proverbs.Understanding
the Christian life and the Bible can be a daunting task. But
maybe God didn’t mean it to be so hard. In
Kaleidoscope of Proverbs, Patsy Clairmont pieces together some powerful messages from God and reveals new facets of beauty, inspiration, and instruction. Written
for busy women, Patsy offers brief, powerful chapters that address the key aspects of their lives, hearts, and relationships.In the
Proverbs, God gives us small gems of hope and truth, and in Kaleidoscope of Proverbs, Patsy Clairmont unveils them for readers with her trademark humor and insightful teaching."
Stained Glass Hearts
"Stained Glass Hearts reminds us just how brightly the light of God can shine even amidst our darkest moments, uncovering the promise and possibility of redemption and transformation.
Comparing people to stained glass windows, Patsy Clairmont explains the power of God to restore and redeem that which seems devastated beyond repair, and she does so with the quick wit and deep insight of someone who has been there.
And back.
Themes of art and creativity are woven together with stories from Patsy’s own life.
And special features include quotes, suggested scripture readings, sample prayers, and recommended music.
With candor tempered by wind-whipped wisdom, Patsy provides a new lens through which to view our lives.
Stained Glass Hearts is a perspective that gives us the chance to see our potential for color, sparkle, and great purpose through the grace of God."
Children’s books
5 Cheesy Stories
"Once upon a pantry shelf lived the sweetest little mouse family ever...
Meet the MacKenzies....
Hidden in a forgotten box of Christmas candy on the third pantry shelf, this tiny mouse family is just like any other.
A watchful mom and dad try their best to keep the children from mischief and harm, but as adventurous children do, these little tails sometimes get into trouble.
In the end, invaluable lessons are learned when Mom and Dad's wise words carry the young mice safely home.
From our little mice to yours, this collection will share the stories of: Meatball overcoming her fears Soccer not believing everything he hears Spud learning that bullies aren't so big Stinky knowing when strangers are dangerous, and Basil and Parsley sticking together in an emergency"
Sleep Sweet
"This whimsical piece comes to life in words and pictures full of creation and wonder.
It guides a young mind toward comforting thoughts that help them to Sleep Sweet.
So dim the lights, peek at the moon, and help your little ones to tie their dreams to a star.
xoxo"
TWIRL….a Fresh Spin on Life
"Is life making you so dizzy that you’re forgetting what’s most important?Patsy
Clairmont loves a good twirl. The
kind that will make a child fall to the ground, squeal with laughter, and then want to get up and spin in circles some more! However,
there is a twirl where busy schedules and urgency create a different and unwanted variety of dizzy into our lives.Though hurry-up
is part of the human dilemma and certain seasons bring more of it than others, if it becomes a lifestyle you might find yourself on the slippery slopes of bitterness, sadness, and depression. Patsy’s hope
is to help her readers maintain a dynamic view on life—with activities and choices that lead to renewal and peace. So take
a little stroll with Patsy Clairmont through Twirl, and allow her unique perspective and deep well of biblical wisdom to realign your spin on life."
Stardust on My Pillow: Stories to Sleep on
"Through the fourteen tales featured in Stardust on My Pillow, Patsy sensitively explores the themes of compassion and kindness, holiness and hope, while providing beautifully written inspiration for all of us who desire to spread a little stardust of our own.
In Stardust on My Pillow, Patsy courageously and skillfully breaks new ground, offering her message of God's grace for the first time through the medium of short fiction.
In fourteen touching and tender tales, she explores the mystery and faithfulness of God's goodness and love, as experienced and demonstrated by his people."