Category: Life Lessons

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Sabbatical Blessings {8 Month Report}

September 29, 2015

I can’t believe that another two months have gone by! This means, of course, that another sabbatical report is due. {Click here to catch up on previous sabbatical reports} It’s amazing how quickly time goes when you’re not under extreme pressure. This sabbatical year has absolutely raced by. My husband and I agree that 2015… Read More Sabbatical Blessings {8 Month Report}

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7 Ways to Nurture Your Heart in a Season of Pain

September 17, 2015

Early last year our Small Son broke a couple of bones in his foot. He jumped off the couch- a mere 18 inches off the ground- and landed in a crying heap. We thought his foot was just sprained so we gave him the option of either going to the Wednesday evening service or staying… Read More 7 Ways to Nurture Your Heart in a Season of Pain

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Ministry Matters: If It Weren’t for People

August 6, 2015

“Ministry would be easy if it weren’t for people” is a common phrase that pastors and pastors’ wives chuckle over. We know it’s silly, because ministry is people- it would be pointless without them. And…we ourselves are part of those “people” we are referring to. No matter what walk of life you find yourself in… Read More Ministry Matters: If It Weren’t for People

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Ministry Matters: How to Embrace Being An Outsider

July 9, 2015

I walked past the end table in that doctor’s office, and a propped up poster caught my eye. It read in bold, impossible to miss letters: Be An Outsider I may or may not have stopped in my tracks, shuddered a bit, then recovered and snapped a picture of it with my phone. The idea… Read More Ministry Matters: How to Embrace Being An Outsider

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Ministry Matters: Rest is More Than an Antidote

May 28, 2015

I wasn’t too familiar with the practicality of an antidote until recently. In the past, my only exposure to the idea was when we visited the serpentarium in Orlando, FL and watched them milking the venom from the most poisonous snakes on the earth. The venom is milked in only a few places in the… Read More Ministry Matters: Rest is More Than an Antidote