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“Where do you live?” As a pastor’s wife I have had to learn to make conversation with strangers as I’ve sought to welcome visitors into our home and church. That question is one of my go-to’s in order to break the ice. Everyone lives somewhere, right? So, it’s usually a pretty safe bet that you […]
Interpersonal conflicts, forced terminations, personal & spiritual attacks; crisis, abuse and mental illness counseling–most, if not all, of these events become a part of every ministry family’s lives over the course of their time serving God’s church. With these experiences come so many emotions and thoughts. Many of these have lifelong effects on our husbands […]
“Mrs. McCready?” the young boy inquired as we passed each other in the school hallway one day. “Yes?” I replied. “I lo-o-ve you!” he sang as he threw out his arms wide. So simple. So unaffected. So genuine. And such a blessing to me that day and any day this boy simply expresses affection for […]
An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. Proverbs 31:10 One afternoon my husband came home from a lunch meeting with a young man from our church. “How did it go?” I asked. “It went well,” he replied. “He’s wrestling a bit. He feels God has called him to full-time […]
Heavenly Father, You know the unique role that each pastor’s wife plays as she serves with her husband in ministering to Your church. You know that each one is called by You to be in relationship with You. Give each woman the gift of resting in the depth of Your love for her each day. […]
Sometimes life takes us by surprise. As pastors and wives we are well-familiar with surprises because we often walk with people through those hard ones—that unexpected phone call that gives the shocking news of untimely death or serious accident or a moral failure. What is usually the first thing we do as ministers or as […]
Silence. It’s not something you hear much of these days. It seems that daily we fill our lives with constant noise and activity. Much of the Western world stops on this day each year on the eleventh month and day at the eleventh hour to silently and respectfully remember those who have sacrificed for our […]
The news my mom relayed on the phone that week when I was in Bible College wasn’t good.
In and out…in and out…in and out… This is something that we do every day. It seems simple, but it is actually quite complex. If we stopped doing it, our life would end. Did you know that the average adult takes 20,000 breaths in a day? According to Advent Knows, a company that helps with […]
I frequently tell people, “I don’t need to work out; I’m an EA!” In Canada we are known as Educational Assistants, in the States either Teacher’s Assistants or Paraprofessionals. Basically, we have the privilege of working with the students that have those extra challenges with academics and classroom behaviour such that we are often out […]
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