One thing that I have noticed over the many years that I have served as a wife to a minister is that staleness can creep into a woman’s life when she begins to base who she is, or her identity, on a performance standard set by others.
Paul tells us, that above all things we are to put on love. As love is the chief of virtues, and all the others grow out of love.
I read of a woman named Sarah who went on a missions trip to Ukraine. During her time there, she befriended a 12-year-old orphan girl named Bogdana, who proved to be a wild child.
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One day, my seven year old daughter grabbed my hand and said, “Mommy can you stop being so busy for a minute and play dollhouse with me?”
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I have faced criticism in my life, as both a pastor’s wife and a human. I have come to the realization that although it hurts, not everybody is going to like me, and that is ok.
Most people have had pets of one sort or another. While dogs and cats remain tremendously popular, some people prefer hamsters as an alternative.
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Have you taken the time to listen lately? While the numbers suggested by experts vary dramatically, it can be safely assumed that the average person speaks millions of words in their lifetime!
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During our seminary years, when all Tony and I could feast on was ground beef, I developed several ways to cook what we affectionately called “seminary steak.”
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A few years ago, I was potty training my daughter at Christmas time, when baby Jesus mysteriously disappeared from our manger scene. Frantic searching ensued. Eventually, He was discovered in the most unlikely location…the training potty. I was appalled! What drove my sweet little daughter to put Jesus in a potty? Horrible thoughts flooded my
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“Oh, I bet you can’t, because, your dad is a preacher!” Has anyone ever said this to your children?
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