I got an email this week from a friend who wanted advice on how to help a friend who had just had a baby with special needs. I was actually honored that she would ask me how to help her friend. I remember when our local hospital would call my mom and say, “We’ve had…
So, you’re having a few friends over to your house for a book club, a Bible study, or just a fun girls’ night. You’ve invited one friend who is kind of quiet, who may not know the other women well, and who you had to literally beg to even get her to agree to come….
I have a vivid memory (that’s almost ten years old now!) of the leadership team for my college ministry group sitting around planning how our Sunday School time was going to be allotted. Our college worship leader (picture him with me- hair a little long, flip-flops on his feet, a guitar pick or two in his pocket-…
My early days of being a pastor’s wife were always easy. I sometimes saw the church as an enemy—the job takes him away from me, our kids, and our home. All plans were tentative, depending on what needs arise in the congregation. Once I stopped seeing myself in a battle for his attention, I could partner with my husband in ministry….
. . . don’t call me. (I’m only half-kidding.) But seriously, I’m not the best go-to person in a crisis. For one thing, I probably won’t answer the phone. Having a four year old who never stops talking and a two year old who never stop climbing makes it hard for me to have a meaningful phone…
I’ve only been a pastor’s wife for eight years, but I’ve already learned a thing or ten about what we need when our husbands are in ministry! A go-to casserole recipe. Whether it’s for the pot-luck dinner or taking to a new mom, you need an easy recipe that you practically have memorized and always have…