What does it mean to be faithful in transitions when excitement and hope are scrambled with uncertainty and chaos? Good question. My husband and I…
View More Faithfulness During Ministry and Family TransitionsAuthor: Nicole Martin
Nicole is married to Trevor, who pastors at Calvary Baptist Church in the small town of Emo, Ontario, Canada. She grew up in rural Manitoba and attended Briercrest College (Saskatchewan), graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministry. Nicole joined the ranks of pastors’ wives when the couple moved to northwestern Ontario in Fall 2015. They are still there serving at their first church! Nicole’s opportunities to serve the Lord and people around her come in many shapes and sizes as she and Trevor experience vocational ministry together and persevere with joy in parenting--Andrea (7), Karis (5), Joel (3), and baby Cypress. She particularly enjoys hosting and getting outside with her family for bike rides.
Reluctance: A Joy Stealer
Reluctance is one of my biggest joy stealers. It can sneak up on me when I least expect it. Once I start focusing on myself…
View More Reluctance: A Joy StealerJoyful Satisfaction
What satisfies you? What brings you …purpose? …identity? …joy? Ponder the topic with me for a moment. “When I have ___________ I will be happy.”…
View More Joyful SatisfactionLessons from Psalm 30 for JOY in Daily Communication With Our Husbands
“Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” Psalm 30:5b (ESV) Is joy actually possible? In the nitty gritty of…
View More Lessons from Psalm 30 for JOY in Daily Communication With Our HusbandsInterview With a Small Town Pastor’s Wife: Jamie Fleming
I greatly enjoyed learning more from my cousin through this interview about her rural youth ministry context. I guess you could say I copied her…
View More Interview With a Small Town Pastor’s Wife: Jamie FlemingHospitality in the Home
One of my favorite pastimes is visiting and laughing with friends over food. Once the whirlwind of cleaning, coordinating, preparing, and cooking subsides I notice…
View More Hospitality in the HomeEvery Mom needs Mom Friends
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of…
View More Every Mom needs Mom FriendsLoving the Place We Call Home: Our Ministry and Church Family
A new job in pastoral ministry often means moving to a new town—a community to learn to know, love, and call home. A change in…
View More Loving the Place We Call Home: Our Ministry and Church FamilyLoving the Place We Call Home: Our Community Part One
Unpack Your Boxes When we moved to a small-town we had never heard of before, for our first calling into ministry, it did not immediately…
View More Loving the Place We Call Home: Our Community Part OneThe Surest Calling
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory…
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