Category: Every Pastor Needs a Sabbatical

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Ministry Matters: 6 Ways To Become A Better Listener

June 16, 2016

One would think that the art of listening is a ‘given’ with pastors’ wives. I mean, we spend SO much time listening to people- we listen to our husbands preach, we listen to the elderly tell of their physical ailments along with stories of yesterday and yesteryear. We listen to complaints and accusations. And sometimes… Read More Ministry Matters: 6 Ways To Become A Better Listener

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Sabbatical Reflections {12 Month Report}

January 8, 2016

The phone rang early one morning a few weeks ago. It was my husband, not thirty minutes gone from home on his way to work: “I was just thinking about our life this year. You know, how the kids are so cute and it’s fun having them little. And the amazing ways that God gave… Read More Sabbatical Reflections {12 Month Report}

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Sabbatical Stirrings {10 Month Report}

November 3, 2015

Time flies when you’re having rest. And friends. And hope. Just like that, two more months of our sabbatical have flown by! The fastest year of our lives just keeps going by. Yet, as quickly as time is passing, I feel more than ever that I am fully present in each moment. Time may be… Read More Sabbatical Stirrings {10 Month Report}

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Ministry Matters: What You Miss When You Choose Stillness

August 13, 2015

This thing called sabbatical. If I didn’t know better, I’d say it was a living thing because it keeps changing, shifting like the sand, exposing different sides, different layers. Or…maybe it is me who is changing. At every turn of life during sabbatical, I am intrigued by what God is showing me about resting in… Read More Ministry Matters: What You Miss When You Choose Stillness

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Sabbatical Surprises {6 Month Report}

July 30, 2015

I came to this writing place three weeks in a row to give you my promised sabbatical update. But no words came. If you’ve followed our sabbatical, you know by now that it has been an evolution of sorts- a time that keeps changing and shifting and teaching and shaping. A lot has changed just… Read More Sabbatical Surprises {6 Month Report}