Category: For Pastor’s Wives

I don’t know what it is like to grow up as a pastor’s kid. I imagine it can be tough at times. My daughter says,…

View More Encouraging Pastors’ Kids to Grow in God’s Image

Maybe you or your kids have seen the movie “Inside Out”. It’s the story of a girl named Riley and all of the feelings that…

View More Helping your PKs Hold onto Joy

Philippians 4:8-9 (ESV) Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is…

View More Joy Stealers

Nearly every Ontarian who lives near the US border travels to the United States at some point to shop in order to enjoy the greater…

View More Walking through Grief Joyfully with the Gospel, Part Two

The tears first pooled, then pressed upon my eyelids, finally breaking over the edge and trickling down my face. My daughters and I were watching…

View More Walking Through Grief Joyfully with the Gospel, Part One

Since “joy” is our theme this year, I have been contemplating how to recognize and implement joy in my life. We have all been taught…

View More Joy After the Fire

When I watch my daughter struggle I feel like my heart is being ripped out of my chest. No parent likes to see their child…

View More My Daughter’s Anxious Heart

Dear beloved pastor’s wife, if I could sit down with you for a couple of hours and talk about anxiety, fear, panic attacks, depression, or…

View More Practical Tips for Anxiety and PTSD

As a pastor’s wife, it can be overwhelming to struggle with something so real and tangible as panic attacks and anxiety. But I know firsthand…

View More Practical Ways to Find Joy Amidst the Panic, Part 2/2

My role as a pastor’s wife is the realization of a childhood dream. As a little girl, I would pretend to be in ministry as…

View More When Panic and Anxiety Threaten to Overtake Your Ministry: Is Joy Really Possible? Part 1/2