The first house my husband and I owned was perched on the edge of a tree-lined ravine on top of what is known as the…
View More Strengthen HOPE by Building Character: Alone with GodCategory: For Pastor’s Wives
Unfriended & Unseen
I was scrolling through Facebook when it happened. I thought of someone who had left our church a while back, wondered how they were doing,…
View More Unfriended & UnseenOld Testament Examples of Hope: Leah
I’ve never understood the way Jacob treated Leah. Even as a kid the story of Jacob and his two wives bothered me. Why did Jacob…
View More Old Testament Examples of Hope: LeahMichal and Unlikely Hope
I struggle with understanding some of the stories in the Old Testament of the Bible. David is one of them. I oscillate between feeling like…
View More Michal and Unlikely HopeHannah: Rock-Solid Hope
“There is none holy like the Lord: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.” 1 Samuel 2:2 Hannah’s Prayer…
View More Hannah: Rock-Solid HopeWhatever It Takes
Lord, cause my children’s actions to reflect the true state of their hearts so that I know how to pray for them. Lord, open their…
View More Whatever It TakesMaking Sense Of Your Fishbowl
In my opinion, visiting the Miami Sea Aquarium and the glass tunnel aquarium at the Omaha Zoo pales in comparison to having pet fish. I’d…
View More Making Sense Of Your FishbowlHope in Ministry Transition
As a little girl I often remember being asked what I would like to be when I grow up. I know my response ranged from…
View More Hope in Ministry TransitionHope for Raising the PKs–You Can’t But God Can
One of my favorite story books as a child was The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper which was based on an American folktale.…
View More Hope for Raising the PKs–You Can’t But God CanIncorporating Hope in my Ministry Marriage Series: The Best Laid Plans
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make…
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