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…
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A Prayer for My Pastor’s Kids
Heavenly Father, Thank You for my pastor’s family. Thank You for blessing them with three children, three unique children. Thank You for allowing us the…
View More A Prayer for My Pastor’s KidsPractical 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 PTSDFriday Flowers, part 2 of 2: “I’m Praying for You”
I’m Praying for You I pray a lot in the shower. No one sees me there, and the water spray masks the tears. To be…
View More Friday Flowers, part 2 of 2: “I’m Praying for You”Practical 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 2/2Friday Flowers, Part 1 of 2: “I’m Annoyed”
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.”…
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