Today’s catch phrase is: Be who God made you to be. Perhaps we all start off in ministry looking around at the ministry wives/women who we know and trying to mirror them. This is certainly not all bad, as there is MUCH to be learned from those who have walked the ministry pathway before us.… Read More 31 Days of Fishbowl Grace: BE {Day 12}

Today’s catch phrase is: Do things you don’t think you can do. I’m talking to myself here too. In fact, most of my ministry life has been characterized by doing things I never thought I could do. It’s part of living by grace. I’m not talking about doing everything that needs to be done, or… Read More 31 Days of Fishbowl Grace: DO {Day 11}

Today’s catch phrase is: Say ‘no’ without guilt. I know someone who used to say ‘yes’ to everything. Yes to the nursery and yes to the piano. Yes to the youth group and yes to the ladies visitation. Yes to the care groups and yes to teaching Sunday School. Yes to the Wednesday night kids… Read More 31 Days of Fishbowl Grace: SAY {Day 10}

Today’s catch phrase is: Survive Sundays.  {If you’re not in ministry and you’re reading this, read it as tongue in cheek and don’t take it too seriously, ok?} Let’s enjoy some humor and talk about Sunday. It’s a day off, right? Oh, I guess you didn’t hear. It’s the pastor’s second day off!….that he really doesn’t… Read More 31 Days of Fishbowl Grace: SURVIVE {Day 9}

Today’s catch phrase is: Write. The old fashioned way.  You know that little leap your heart does when you realize that the mail has brought you an ‘old fashioned’, hand written note or letter? I’m talking about snail mail {hopefully we all remember what that is.} Even if it’s just across the street or into… Read More 31 Days of Fishbowl Grace: WRITE {Day 8}