“Just a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down,” sings in my mind as I picture Mary Poppins working her magic. However, as fellow…
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Growing together as a couple in ministry. That is what I was asked to write about during this month of love. Looking back, I think…
View More Failing and Flourishing Part ILove is in the Details
Stuffies and giftware, cards and chocolates seem to be everywhere during the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day. I remember as a young adult, pondering…
View More Love is in the DetailsAsking for Help Is a Sign of Strength
Sometimes, it is hard to ask for help. Most people, men and women, have the attitude that to ask for help from others is a…
View More Asking for Help Is a Sign of StrengthPractical Ways to Practice Patience as a Pastor’s Wife (Part 2/2)
As a child, I remember waiting for Christmas. It was a magical and exciting time, a mixture of expectation both spiritual and material. Although I…
View More Practical Ways to Practice Patience as a Pastor’s Wife (Part 2/2)Advice or Encouragement?
I was rushing around my newly purchased home about a month after moving in, getting ready to have a group of women from church over.…
View More Advice or Encouragement?Slow Learner, Patient God
My youngest daughter has a much higher tolerance for clutter than I do. As a mother I want to teach her good habits, and when…
View More Slow Learner, Patient GodA New Song of Patient Hope
Psalm 130:5-6, “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and I wait for His word. My soul waits in hope for the Lord more…
View More A New Song of Patient HopeA Challenge for 2022
In my Christmas newsletter I shared that I have never created a bucket list. The Bucket List is a term that began in 2007 by…
View More A Challenge for 2022Practical Ways to Practice Patience as a Pastor’s Wife (Part 1/2)
As I sat down to write this blog, I realized I had some serious work to do. 1 Corinthians 13:4a contains just five little words…
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