There’s so much to talk about that I don’t know where to begin. If we had a pot of tea and a few hours I’d…
View More Views on SabbaticalCategory: For Pastor’s Wives
Trusting in God’s Plan (Even When I Don’t Understand It)
I remember accepting Jesus as my Saviour as a small child. I was in my bedroom and I knelt down at my bedside and asked…
View More Trusting in God’s Plan (Even When I Don’t Understand It)Sunday Prayer
My husband leaves early on Sunday morning to prepare the church building for our services, and the kids and I arrive about three hours later…
View More Sunday PrayerFaithfulness During Ministry and Family Transitions
What does it mean to be faithful in transitions when excitement and hope are scrambled with uncertainty and chaos? Good question. My husband and I…
View More Faithfulness During Ministry and Family TransitionsHOMESCHOOLING TIPS FOR PASTORS’ WIVES
Homeschooling as a pastor’s wife can be challenging if your congregation doesn’t fully understand what you’re up to. I remember in our first (rural) church…
View More HOMESCHOOLING TIPS FOR PASTORS’ WIVESRefreshment Through Fatigue
I describe our household of two adults, five children, two cats, and one dog as very busy. Add working as a substitute teacher and general…
View More Refreshment Through FatigueDon’t Pick Up the Stick
My ears prick up at the sound of raised voices in the other room. I enter the conversation in time to hear one of my…
View More Don’t Pick Up the StickSure Calling of a Pastor’s Wife: Chelsea Hall
When I was in high school and college, I spent a couple months in the summers of 2003 and 2007 in the jungles of Panama.…
View More Sure Calling of a Pastor’s Wife: Chelsea HallInterview With a Pastor’s Wife: Karen Stiller
Karen and I were connected through a local pastor here in Ontario who has been developing a ministry for small churches called Small Church Connections.…
View More Interview With a Pastor’s Wife: Karen StillerInterview With a Pastor’s Wife: Kathy Pinkham
Where did you grow up? How did where you grew up contribute to preparing you for life in small-town pastoral ministry? I was born in…
View More Interview With a Pastor’s Wife: Kathy Pinkham