Brokenness, Healing, Life Lessons, Ministry, Pastors' Wives, Rest, Sabbaticals are Life Savers

7 Ways to Nurture Your Heart in a Season of Pain

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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Book Giveaway for Pastors’ Wives

Hello friends! After four years of writing in this space, I took my website offline for two weeks in order to give it a much needed re-design. And I have to say- I would much rather be writing and chatting with you all than doing all the “techy” stuff! So, here I am, slipping back… Read More Book Giveaway for Pastors’ Wives

Be Faithful, Brokenness, Culture Shock, Every Pastor Needs a Sabbatical, Marriage, Ministry, Pastors' Wives, Relationships, Rest, Sabbaticals are Life Savers

Sabbatical Surprises {6 Month Report}

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}

Pastors' Wives, Rest, Sabbaticals are Life Savers

Ministry Matters: When God Wakes You Up to Rest

“And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob! And he said, Here am I. And He said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: I will go down with thee… Read More Ministry Matters: When God Wakes You Up to Rest

Be Faithful, Build Relationships, Character Development, Ladies Ministry, Life in the Glass House, Life Lessons, Live by Grace, Ministry, Pastors' Wives

Ministry Matters: How to Embrace Being An Outsider

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