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!
Dear Pastor’s Wife, I know that many of you share my love of nature- I’m continually in awe of God’s creation, and even more so now that we live on a beautiful farm. The other night my husband and I were unwinding from the day by sitting on our front porch swing, watching a thunderstorm… Read More Dear Pastor’s Wife: Finding Sweetness In the Storm
This article comes to you from my vegetable garden. Though very large, it’s my “bit of earth” and one of my favorite places to be in spring and early summer. I think a garden is such a mysteriously peaceful place, don’t you? It appears stationary and frozen in time. Yet in all of it’s… Read More Ministry Matters: Be Gentle With Your Weeds
Dear Pastor’s Wife, Last week a friend shared something on Facebook that really grabbed me. It’s been tumbling in my heart ever since, and I’ve needed to write you another letter to share what I hope will spring hope into your heart. Here’s what she wrote: “6 1/2 years ago, only a couple of days… Read More Dear Pastor’s Wife: She Struggled To Grow…But She Did Grow
It’s that time of year again in our part of the world. The earth is readying itself for new growth. Soil is softening under warm spring rains. Trees are loosening up the tiny buds that they’ve kept tightly closed for the winter. Beetles, lizards, and snakes are waking up- and so is a certain kind… Read More Ministry Matters: If You Want To Be A Perennial Pastor’s Wife
