Dear Pastor's Wife

Dear Pastor’s Wife: The Dance of the Fire Ants

Dear Pastor’s Wife, Well, you are due for another letter, and I have something burning in me to share (pun intended.) So we meet here, again, with computer and keys- but imagining beautiful paper and handwritten ink. *** It happened in this one particular flower garden in my yard. {It seems to happen here often.}… Read More Dear Pastor’s Wife: The Dance of the Fire Ants

From My Heart

From My Heart: The Place That Can’t Be Touched

                  I do a lot of writing to process the past (and the present, for that matter). I fill pages and journals with Scripture, prayer, and my own thoughts. This year I’ve done quite a bit of reading about the benefits of writing down painful and traumatic… Read More From My Heart: The Place That Can’t Be Touched

Stories of Grace

Stories of Grace: I Need To See Your Face

“Mommy?” Her tiny voice sounded from beneath the wooden dock where my husband and I were casting our fishing line into the sparkling pond at our home. “Yes?” I answered, mirroring her voice inflection. “Mommy?!” She chirped again, and this time her voice was accompanied with a vigorous splashing as she swam out from beneath… Read More Stories of Grace: I Need To See Your Face

What I Learned

What I Learned This Summer

I’m coming to appreciate the value in recording what I learn. For years I’ve done this in my journal, and it’s always encouraging to look back and see how God is continuing the sanctification process in my life, and how He is enabling me to follow my passion {given by Himself} to never stop learning.… Read More What I Learned This Summer

Missions

Breaking News From Our Family!

We have some very exciting, not-yet-shared-on-the-blog news for you, my friends and readers! Most of you have followed me closely through the ups and downs of pastoral ministry,  then through our sabbatical, and then through my father in law’s death in 2016. These last two years have been a very unique period in our life.… Read More Breaking News From Our Family!