Today’s catch phrase is: Forgive when there’s no “I’m sorry.” Truly in ministry {or life in general, for that matter}, if we wait to hear “I’m sorry” then we would never forgive. Perhaps this is one of those things that I wish I had known when we first began in ministry. Hurtful things are said… Read More 31 Days of Fishbowl Grace: FORGIVE {Day 7}

Today’s catch phrase is: Know the spiritual gifts and talents of your flock. Spiritual Gift{s}- I won’t debate here whether or not a person can have more than one gift, but regardless of what you believe about that, others’ gifts are important to know! Why? Because it can help you immensely when thinking of who would… Read More 31 Days of Fishbowl Grace: KNOW {Day 6}

Today’s catch phrase is: Sing. Through joy or tears, sing. I will admit, I’ve completely lost my song before. Several times. After we left our first ministry, I couldn’t sing. Every time I tried, a huge lump came up in my throat and no notes came out. I cried through every service in the little… Read More 31 Days of Fishbowl Grace: SING {Day 5}

Today’s catch phrase is: Study your flock. I’m a people watcher. Always have been. Thankfully for others, I don’t stare people down like I did as a child. 🙂 But now I just enjoy observing. I’m one of those who doesn’t like to have my back toward people at a restaurant or public place. There… Read More 31 Days of Fishbowl Grace: STUDY {Day 4}

The catch phrase for today is: Play hard. Maximize your time off. It’s Monday as I type this {I’m working ahead-yay!}. In this pastor’s home, we call Monday “Funday” because it’s my husband’s day off. We work hard the rest of the week and on this day we play hard. It might sound strange, but… Read More 31 Days of Fishbowl Grace: PLAY {Day 3}