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…
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I’m Annoyed “Sometimes I want to hide in the bathroom,” a friend once said to me, confessing her struggle to love a certain individual in…
View More Friday Flowers, Part 1 of 2: “I’m Annoyed”When 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 1/2Hope, Flowers, and Rain
Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as…
View More Hope, Flowers, and RainReluctance: 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 StealerJoyful Satisfaction
What satisfies you? What brings you …purpose? …identity? …joy? Ponder the topic with me for a moment. “When I have ___________ I will be happy.”…
View More Joyful SatisfactionWhen 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 SOSThe Christian Millennial
I read an interesting article on millennials in the last few weeks and suddenly as I was reading the article some pieces that had been…
View More The Christian MillennialIn 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 1Pot Luck
Pot Luck /ˌpätˈlək/ noun -used in reference to a situation in which one must take a chance that whatever is available will prove to be…
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