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Friends, we have ONE SUITE LEFT for this fall’s annual Let’s Retreat, hosted at Gathering Oaks Retreat, just 20 minutes from Waco, TX!...

Over the next few months our team feels a blog break will grant us a reset button, allowing time to hear what the Spirit is saying, garner f

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

True strength is the gutsiness to do whatever God asks you to… even if it scares you.

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

...as we learn ways to help our families survive in the midst of trials, we also have the responsibility of teaching our children how to thr

It is often hard for us to know what to say because it is very possible that we are trying to sort out our own feelings regarding what is go

If we aren't careful, though, the western Church will tragically miss an opportunity to put out a clarion call that loudly blasts, &quot

The Surgeon wasn't necessarily trying to remove things from me. He was actually attempting to give life to something deep within my spir

Things took a turn for the worst, or rather a turn toward the emergency room. Long story short, I may have traveled to Missouri with a gallb

When you meet my husband Chris and I, you may get the impression that we are open, honest and transparent, but the truth is that we have tol

I didn’t grow up wanting to be a missionary. There, I said it. I had never felt called to Africa. There, I said that, too. They say confessi

In our own thoughts and feelings, we are easily derailed and our effectiveness and purpose are taken out. It is significant that the first p

We teach people that they are uniquely gifted by God and to use those gifts. I am here to remind that you are, too. He has equipped you and

I was less than a week away from my wedding day when my fiancé tied the notorious marriage ball and chain to my ankle. He nonchalantly state

My kids can know all the right Bible answers and have excellent behavior in public (ha! It’s funny even to type it!), but if they don’t know

What should you do when you are succeeding as a leader in your church but your own son or daughter isn’t thriving? In the past 20 years of m

...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

With a heart to connect ministry wives and a desire to provide them with a weekend to unwind, rest, receive ministry, and connect, the Sanct

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