When I was a girl my mom often taught missionary stories to our whole group of Sunday School children. I always remember her telling about…
View More Hope for Eternity: He Will Come AgainCategory: For Pastor’s Wives
Tension and Twinkle Lights
The tension in my neck and shoulders has been so constant the past several months that my body seems to have grown accustomed to it.…
View More Tension and Twinkle LightsHope-Filled Words: Learning to Speak Words of Hope to Ourselves (Part 2)
In October I wrote an article looking at the living hope we have in Jesus from 1 Peter 1. As we encounter and engage with…
View More Hope-Filled Words: Learning to Speak Words of Hope to Ourselves (Part 2)Finding Hope Amidst Depression, Part 2
A wise friend told my husband, “We can’t be doing the ministry in such a way that it ruins God’s ministry in and to us.…
View More Finding Hope Amidst Depression, Part 2Finding Hope Amidst Depression, Part 1
“I feel angry all the time.” He hung his head. His hands pressed against his forehead. My strong, dependable, even-tempered husband began to cry. (more…)
View More Finding Hope Amidst Depression, Part 1Hope-Filled Words: Learning to Speak Words of Hope to Others
Life is a rhythm of seasons, which hope threads together—hopefully. While I look at the vibrant crisp leaves twirling around my neighbourhood, I am amazed…
View More Hope-Filled Words: Learning to Speak Words of Hope to OthersWhere Flowers Bloom So Does Hope
I’ve been thankful over the years for the extra closet space which my husband drywalled, hung a door, and I painted a light shade of…
View More Where Flowers Bloom So Does HopeHope in the Midst of Criticism
Criticism in ministry seems to come in waves, at least in my experience. We seem to enjoy sweet seasons of an encouraging and upbeat atmosphere…
View More Hope in the Midst of CriticismHope When People Disappoint You
In Jane Austen’s well-known classic novel Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth’s sister Jane is shocked when the antagonist Wickham’s true character is revealed. “What a stroke…
View More Hope When People Disappoint YouLilias Trotter: Reflections of Hope
“Turn your eyes upon Jesus Look full in His wonderful face And the things of earth will grow strangely dim In the light of His…
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