Winter Minestrone Soup Adapted from Melskitchencafe.com Serves 6-8 6 slices bacon, chopped, cooked till crispy 1 c chopped onions 1 ½ c diced carrots (about…
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Six JOY-filled Tips for Pastor’s Wives living on a shoe-string budget
This post is brought to you by, Denna Busenitz and Amber Fox (Denna Busenitz) My husband and I began support raising back in 2001 as…
View More Six JOY-filled Tips for Pastor’s Wives living on a shoe-string budgetI am Not Alone: Finding Balance in the Depths of Depression Part 4 of 4
There are no easy answers when it comes to combating depression, but I have discovered there are a few things that help me cope. First,…
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“You’re married to the pastor, what do you have to be depressed about?” Nobody has ever said this to me but I can imagine it…
View More Learning to Wait in the Depths of Depression, Part 3 of 4Depression and Self-Counseling: Remembering the Light of Truth in the Darkest of Times Part 2 of 2
My healing from the destructive nature of depression was not an immediate one. It is not something you can put a patch on or rewrite…
View More Depression and Self-Counseling: Remembering the Light of Truth in the Darkest of Times Part 2 of 2Depression: The False Friend (My Story)
My story of depression begins at the age of 19. I had entered my freshmen year of Bible college grieving the loss of my baby…
View More Depression: The False Friend (My Story)Building the Body: Welcoming People of all Abilities into the Church, Part 2
I cried once at a park. Well, probably more than once considering childhood escapades involving roller skates and hills, but these particular tears came the…
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My eight-year-old looks up at the industrial lights that crisscross the ceiling of the grocery store, and I brace myself for the ensuing outburst. I’m…
View More Building the Body: Welcoming People of all Abilities into the Church, Part 1When Your Calling Requires Sacrifice
It was the last day before Christmas break, and my daughter arrived home with one of those brown paper bags, our names scrawled along with…
View More When Your Calling Requires SacrificeHospitality Done in Love
As I sit here on this cold, icy day in northeast Kansas and think about the topic of hospitality in the pastor’s home, my mind…
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