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How on earth does a pastor’s wife write about loneliness in marriage?
How on Earth Does a Pastor’s Wife Write About Loneliness in Marriage? | Loneliness in Ministry, part 3 Read Loneliness in Ministry part 1 and part 2. This post didn’t come easily. Maybe I simply didn’t...
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When the Preacher’s Kids are the Only Kids in the Church
When the Preacher’s Kids are the Only Kids in the Church | Loneliness in Ministry, part 4 I distinctly remember the day I realized: We have no friends to invite to our kids’ birthday parties. Maybe...
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Once upon a time, there was a lonely preacher’s kid…
Loneliness in Ministry, part 5 | Once upon a time, there was a lonely preacher’s kid… Back in a little world in East Texas, I was a brand new wife, fresh out of Bible college. And that’s when I...
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Do You Ever Need Restored? {I sure do!}
Do You Ever Need Restored? | Minister’s Wife Monday It’s Monday afternoon. My Minister’s Wife Monday post was “due” (in my mind, at least) at 6 o’clock this morning. What was I doing at 6 o’clock this...
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A ride to Church {does anyone even notice what I do?}
Minister’s Wife Monday | A Ride to Church Ever feel like the demanding duties of being a preacher’s wife don’t actually matter to anyone? Maybe you’ve wondered lately if anyone ever notices. If...
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The Right Words at Just the Right Time {the power of godly mentoring}
Minister’s Wife Monday | The Right Words at Just the Right Time {the power of godly mentoring} When is the last time you stopped and thought about how detail-oriented our Heavenly Father is, and how He...
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Let’s Get Real, Shall We?
Minister’s Wife Monday | Let’s Get Real, Shall We? Can we just get real here for a minute? Can I be real? Just so you- yes, you, the woman who bears the mantle of “perfect” pastor’s wife- Just so YOU...
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For the Pastor’s Family | Minister’s Wife Monday
Hi there, ladies! This isn’t going to be my usual Minister’s Wife Monday post… but then, this isn’t my usual Monday either. We just wrapped up our fourth annual Titus2 Ladies Retreat at our church…...
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It’s Monday! {and a new series For the Pastor’s Family}
A New Series For the Pastor’s Family | Minister’s Wife Monday It’s Monday! You know what that means, right? Well, for me it means a few things: I’m tired. I managed to carry a sleep deficit over the...
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The Importance of Cultivating Resilience as a Ministry Family
The Importance of Cultivating Resilience as a Ministry Family | Minister’s Wife Monday | “For the Pastor’s Family” #1 Welcome to our first post in our “For the Pastor’s Family” series! My heart is to...
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Guilt-free Down Time for the Pastor’s Family
Guilt-free Down Time | “For the Pastor’s Family” Post #2 So I kind of fell off the pumpkin wagon with our “For the Pastor’s Family” blog series, didn’t I? Well, I have a good reason! You see, we’ve...
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Advice to My Younger Self {From a Pastor’s Wife}, part 1
Welcome to our third “For the Pastor’s Family” post! Today I’m honored to have Kathi Eshleman sharing for our Minister’s Wife Monday column. This week and next, Kathi will be sharing words and...
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Advice to My Younger Self {from a pastor’s wife}, part 2
Read part one of Kathi’s post here if you missed it last week! I’ll be back at my usual blogging wheel soon, but today I’m happy to have Kathi sharing at the blog for me! -Kristy 3. You can’t give...
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Why Your Attitude and Words Matter #10dayswithoutcomplaining
Why Your Attitude and Words Matter #10dayswithoutcomplaining | Minister’s Wife Monday It’s Monday, which means you’re probably trying to get your feet back underneath you after a really busy Sunday....
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My Cranky Cake Pan Story #10dayswithoutcomplaining
So this is a story I’ve been wanting to tell you for a while. And today seems like the perfect day: smack in the middle of our 10 Days Without Complaining challenge. I’m calling it “My Cranky Cake Pan...
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What about being a good pastor’s wife?
Do you know what? One of the MAIN search phrases that brings people to this blog is “good pastor’s wife.” Generally, that phrase is in the context of How to be a good pastor’s wife, or How does a good...
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The Christ-Like Pastor’s Wife | Aware, part 1
Welcome to Minister’s Wife Monday! Today, I’m kicking off our Christ-Like Pastor’s Wife series. {If you missed the intro, What About Being a Good Pastor’s Wife?, you can read it here.} Although I’ve...
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The Christ-Like Pastor’s Wife | Aware, part 2
The Christ-Like Pastor’s Wife | Aware, part 2 Welcome to the first February edition of Minister’s Wife Monday! During the upcoming weeks of 2016, we’ll be unpacking Christ-like characters for pastor’s...
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The Christ-Like Pastor’s Wife | Broken
The Christ-Like Pastor’s Wife | Broken I was 19 years old when I went to Bible college, full of dreams. Despite the fact that I grew up as a very strong-willed child, I had learned to be a rule keeper....
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How Well Do You Know Your Father?
Sharing this from the archives today… I’ve been pondering what to write about in this first Minister’s Wife Monday post. So many topics pertaining to pastor’s wives and ministry came to mind-...
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