Category: Equipping the Pastor’s Wife

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…

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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

My ears prick up at the sound of raised voices in the other room. I enter the conversation in time to hear one of my…

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All Scriptures and prayers are in the NIV translation. ACTIONS Ephesians 3:16-19 “I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with…

View More Mom Prayers for Her Kids and Husband

I don’t know what it is like to grow up as a pastor’s kid. I imagine it can be tough at times. My daughter says,…

View More Encouraging Pastors’ Kids to Grow in God’s Image

Maybe you or your kids have seen the movie “Inside Out”. It’s the story of a girl named Riley and all of the feelings that…

View More Helping your PKs Hold onto Joy

Philippians 4:8-9 (ESV) Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is…

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Nearly every Ontarian who lives near the US border travels to the United States at some point to shop in order to enjoy the greater…

View More Walking through Grief Joyfully with the Gospel, Part Two

The tears first pooled, then pressed upon my eyelids, finally breaking over the edge and trickling down my face. My daughters and I were watching…

View More Walking Through Grief Joyfully with the Gospel, Part One

Since “joy” is our theme this year, I have been contemplating how to recognize and implement joy in my life. We have all been taught…

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