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…
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My Daughter’s Anxious Heart
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 HeartPractical Tips for Anxiety and PTSD
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 PTSDPractical Ways to Find Joy Amidst the Panic, Part 2/2
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 2/2When Panic and Anxiety Threaten to Overtake Your Ministry: Is Joy Really Possible? Part 1/2
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 1/2Reluctance: A Joy Stealer
Reluctance is one of my biggest joy stealers. It can sneak up on me when I least expect it. Once I start focusing on myself…
View More Reluctance: A Joy StealerWhen Your Husband Sends Out an SOS
The seasoned hiker was alone on an arduous journey, enjoying the beauty of the scenery and the challenge of the venture. Then something went wrong.…
View More When Your Husband Sends Out an SOSIn the Miry Bog with Him – Part 1
He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. Psalm 40:2 …
View More In the Miry Bog with Him – Part 1Nightmares into Blessings: Loving your Pastor Husband When Things are Dark
I woke up one morning with red welts on my arm. Now that in itself doesn’t seem strange; my mom always told me that our…
View More Nightmares into Blessings: Loving your Pastor Husband When Things are DarkThe Sure Calling of a Pastor’s Wife: part 3
You can read part 1 HERE You can read part 2 HERE My first trip to the Sandhills is etched in my mind. We were…
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