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…
View More Building the Body: Welcoming People of all Abilities into the Church, Part 2Category: For Pastor’s Wives
Building the Body: Welcoming People of all Abilities into the Church, Part 1
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 1Lessons from Psalm 30 for JOY in Daily Communication With Our Husbands
“Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” Psalm 30:5b (ESV) Is joy actually possible? In the nitty gritty of…
View More Lessons from Psalm 30 for JOY in Daily Communication With Our HusbandsWhen 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 SacrificeAm I Allowed to Say No?
When I was dating Paul, an uncle of mine who is also a pastor took me aside at a family reunion to shower me with…
View More Am I Allowed to Say No?Interview With a Small Town Pastor’s Wife: Jamie Fleming
I greatly enjoyed learning more from my cousin through this interview about her rural youth ministry context. I guess you could say I copied her…
View More Interview With a Small Town Pastor’s Wife: Jamie FlemingInterview With a Small Town Pastor’s Wife: Stacey Weeks
For me, the beauty of the Flowers ministry has been the privilege of meeting so many pastors’ wives from so many places in North America.…
View More Interview With a Small Town Pastor’s Wife: Stacey WeeksInterview With a Small Town Pastor’s Wife: Ginny Browning
I’ve know Ms. Ginny almost as long as we’ve lived in Washington, Il. She’s the type of person that everyone loves because of her kind…
View More Interview With a Small Town Pastor’s Wife: Ginny BrowningInterview With a Small Town Pastor’s Wife: Carmen Erickson
Carmen and my friendship came about as a result of our husbands’ friendship. Tim and Jonathan have been best friends through Bible college, through starting…
View More Interview With a Small Town Pastor’s Wife: Carmen EricksonInterview with Jennifer Barker, a Small Town Pastor’s Wife
I had the honor of getting to know Jennifer Barker during my time as a teacher in Coleman, WI. Her family was heavily involved with…
View More Interview with Jennifer Barker, a Small Town Pastor’s Wife