Category: Life in the Glass House

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Ministry Musings: Identity Crisis…Identity Christ

April 23, 2015

Sabbaticals gift a lot of uncluttered thinking time. And I’ve been thinking a lot on the topic of identity…specifically as it concerns ministry and being a pastor’s wife. Before my husband resigned and we began our sabbatical, I wondered what it would be like to not be an active pastor’s wife for awhile. I wondered… Read More Ministry Musings: Identity Crisis…Identity Christ

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Dear Pastor’s Wife…Thank You.

March 31, 2015

Dear Pastor’s Wife, For consistently supporting your husband spiritually, emotionally, and physically…thank you. Your love is his greatest earthly treasure. For filling in the ‘gaps’ at church, for noticing the little things…thank you.  It makes a difference. For smiling when your own heart is breaking…thank you.  That takes grace. For all of your sacrifices, both… Read More Dear Pastor’s Wife…Thank You.

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Ministry Should Make You Weak

March 20, 2015

“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,” they say. But I may have to respectfully disagree. Actually, what doesn’t kill you simply lets you survive. It really has nothing to do with strength. Anyone who has fought for their life at one time or another will tell you. Whether a real battle of military proportions,… Read More Ministry Should Make You Weak

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Ministry Musings: I’d Rather Be Broken

February 19, 2015

This thing called “sabbatical”- it’s a first for me. Most of me is wondering where it has been all my life, and why we have never done this before. In some ways, it’s been the best thing we ever decided to do. In other ways, it’s been the hardest thing we ever decided to do.… Read More Ministry Musings: I’d Rather Be Broken

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5 Ministry Surprises {And the Gifts They Unwrapped}

August 26, 2014

When I was searching for an image for this post, I asked my husband, “What image comes to mind with the word ‘surprise?’” He answered immediately with “a gift.”  And as I read through the post again for editing purposes, I realized that my husband had just unveiled a profound truth: With each surprise comes… Read More 5 Ministry Surprises {And the Gifts They Unwrapped}