Tackling the Top Three
TOP THREE CAUSES OF BURNOUT…OR AT LEAST THEY WERE MY TOP THREE! My husband and I managed to pull off a three-week sabbatical where we...
Snagging the Pass-Through
There's a dark recess of your mind that is the end of you. Burnout takes you to a tired that sleep won't fix.
Bye, Bye Burnout
As I stood by her bed, I felt an old friend surface. Why in the world would I feel...jealous?
Modeling a Love for Ministry
I knew that, if I wanted children that loved the ministry, I had to exemplify a positive attitude about the ministry.
A Ministry Wife Mantra
I'll take one for the team and say the thing that most ministry wives wouldn't dare say out loud:
I don't want to go back to th
Battle Cry: Facing Fear Together
Fear teaches us to pray differently. Whether it’s physical or emotional pain, it reminds us we are needy people dependent upon a God who nev
The Divine Calling of Ministry Mamas
...if you are a MINISTRY MAMA and you feel that your husband has upfront leadership and a divine calling, but you are left sitting on the cu
Creating Time to Abide
Life gets really full and really busy, and sometimes it feels like you can’t add one more thing. But today, I challenge you to add more thin
Searching for Sabbath
As our family grew from just the two of us to a party of seven, and our jobs in church ministry grew, our Sabbath turned into just a day off
The Lie of Self-Sufficiency
This is easy for ANY driven person to fall into. It didn’t feel like sin; it actually felt like being a good steward of all God had blessed