Category: Equipping the Pastor’s Wife

“That baby is just going to fall out of you” That was the common comment as I reached the end of my pregnancy. And I…

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Your ministry situation might be different. I remember getting out of the car, so many years ago as a fresh faced girl with a baby…

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“I confess, I’m discouraged.”  (more…)

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Nothing evokes feelings of uncertainty like driving in a blinding snowstorm. Unfortunately, my half-hour commute to work every day requires that I sometimes drive in…

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“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…

View More Patience With A Dose Of Long-Suffering

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)

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.…

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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 Hope

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…

View More Practical Ways to Practice Patience as a Pastor’s Wife (Part 1/2)

Every year as the Christmas season approaches, my daughters and I look forward to watching Hallmark Christmas movies. We love the romance and sparkle and…

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