Dear Pastor's Wife

Dear Pastor’s Wife: Unlikely Waves of Goodness

I just finished leading our third annual pastors’ wives retreat in western NC. It’s always a week of sweet community among fellow pastors’ wives that is truly blessed by God in so many abundant ways. While I would love to detail many of the things we watched God do during the planning year and at… Read More Dear Pastor’s Wife: Unlikely Waves of Goodness

Dear Pastor's Wife

Dear Pastor’s Wife: The Things They Never Told Us

Dear Pastor’s Wife, I had surgery recently, and it’s given me some extra time to think about pain and healing…specifically about the part they never told me would happen after surgery. I’ve also had some time to write, and it’s been awhile since I wrote you a new letter. So….it’s like this: I was well… Read More Dear Pastor’s Wife: The Things They Never Told Us

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A New Beginning

A few weeks ago, I became aware that my (now old) website had been hacked. It wasn’t just a little hack- it was crippling and widespread, and  our options were limited and expensive.  I don’t want to take up your time or my space here to explain all the details, but I do want to… Read More A New Beginning

Dear Pastor's Wife

Dear Pastor’s Wife: Not Your Year

Dear Pastor’s Wife, You wouldn’t believe the year I’ve had in my garden so far- the tussle of life and death, and of toil and waiting. Well, I say you wouldn’t believe it, but you’re a pastor’s wife so I know you will find yourself in this letter. The year started with an unseasonably long… Read More Dear Pastor’s Wife: Not Your Year

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Tribute To A Pastor Consumed With Christ

  Tuesday morning my husband and I woke up to the news that a dear college professor of ours had passed away suddenly from a heart attack on May 14th.  At 68 years old, he was scheduled to leave the following day to go overseas on a mission trip to Madagascar. Instead, God took him… Read More Tribute To A Pastor Consumed With Christ