Category: Equipping the Pastor’s Wife

It was New Year’s 2009. I don’t remember how we rang in the new year that year, but I do remember the significant new thing…

View More God’s Faithfulness through Miscarriage

Motivation is an incredibly popular word these days. We talk about needing motivation and losing motivation. We have motivation boards on Pinterest and find our…

View More When You’re Just Not Feeling It

As I study the life of Priscilla, I imagine her life as it might have been. Here are some of my wonderings. She was Italian…

View More Ministry Quagmires and the Faithful Example of Aquila and Priscilla

It was a particularly crazy time in our ministry lives (what time isn’t?!) when my husband and I were trying to juggle life with one…

View More Faithfulness to your Family—Keeping Them Your Primary Ministry

Heading into Bible college as a 19 year old, I was ready to serve the Lord with or without a husband and family. I had…

View More Faithfulness in Motherhood, Marriage & Ministry: Balancing it Well

There’s so much to talk about that I don’t know where to begin. If we had a pot of tea and a few hours I’d…

View More Views on Sabbatical

My husband leaves early on Sunday morning to prepare the church building for our services, and the kids and I arrive about three hours later…

View More Sunday Prayer

What does it mean to be faithful in transitions when excitement and hope are scrambled with uncertainty and chaos? Good question. My husband and I…

View More Faithfulness During Ministry and Family Transitions

Homeschooling as a pastor’s wife can be challenging if your congregation doesn’t fully understand what you’re up to. I remember in our first (rural) church…

View More HOMESCHOOLING TIPS FOR PASTORS’ WIVES

I describe our household of two adults, five children, two cats, and one dog as very busy. Add working as a substitute teacher and general…

View More Refreshment Through Fatigue