By, Denna B. Advent is 25 days worth of waiting, expecting, and HOPE. I love celebrating this time of year at home and with our…
View More Celebrating Advent/Christmas with Joyful ExpectationCategory: For Pastor’s Wives
From Our Kitchen to Yours: Soup Recipes You’ll Love
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…
View More From Our Kitchen to Yours: Soup Recipes You’ll LoveCommunication Is Our Specialty
Communication is our specialty – that’s what my husband, Paul, and I often say. It’s a bit of an inside joke for us dating all…
View More Communication Is Our SpecialtySix 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 budgetFinancial Freedom
We began looking for a community outreach for our church to participate in. One that would check off a lot of boxes. We were looking…
View More Financial FreedomI 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,…
View More I am Not Alone: Finding Balance in the Depths of Depression Part 4 of 4Learning to Wait in the Depths of Depression, Part 3 of 4
“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)Interview With a Small Town Pastor’s Wife: Joanna Weaver
About a decade ago, I read a book that encouraged and grounded me as a new church-planting Pastor’s wife serving in an isolated context. The…
View More Interview With a Small Town Pastor’s Wife: Joanna Weaver