Geri Scazzero, a pastor’s wife, speaker, and author of The Emotionally Healthy Woman, shares her wisdom, “We over function when we do for others what they can and should do for themselves.” We are busy women, and we are going to be busy. Ministry isn’t for the faint of heart. Most ministry wives believe they are…
One summer, I felt I couldn’t do it anymore. I kept this information to myself – after all, I was leading retreats for ministry wives who needed a rest, and we offered them the retreats to do just that – refresh. For me, the wall I was hitting was everything. I was still recovering from…
As we grapple with the magnitude of the Maui fires and the losses of physical, material, and cultural life, we find ourselves on the mainland with excessive heat, hurricanes, tropical storms, and the erratic uncertainty of our economy. Today, our younger generations experience anxiety at an all-time high, and the levels of drug abuse and…
Life as we know it is hard, and there are many demands on women. Have you ever just wanted to give up? Have you ever wanted to quit….throw in the towel…. chunk it to everyone? Have you ever wanted to disappear…or if we are really honest – have someone else disappear? Do you ever feel…
Ministry. It can be blissful, but it can also be burdensome. People are human, sinful by nature, and forgetful of God’s goodness. We’ve all heard the saying, “Hurt people, hurt people!” And if you are leading in any capacity in your life, you will not only be the direct recipient of this unfortunate truth, but…
What do we do when life doesn’t turn out the way we expect it to? We can cry and pitch a fit, shake our fists at heaven, and be mad at God. We can feel sorry for ourselves, become cynical, and rooted in bitterness. We can re-evaluate our faith, deconstruct and walk away. We can…
Two weeks ago, Leighann and I wrote to you concerning the reality of the battle we are fighting! I hope you read and pondered our blog post and you’ve had the opportunity to listen to the first two podcasts of our summer series – “Five Smooth Stones.” [su_spacer] Jacque Garner, Leighann McCoy, and I are passionate…
A life-changing moment in my life occurred on a regular day while cooking a regular dinner in my regular kitchen. As I stood near the stove, warming a skillet, my husband made his way from the living room sofa to the kitchen to turn down the flame underneath the pan. As his hand reached for…
“There is one thing you have to know about me,” I said with a circle of search committee members looking my way, “I am a breadmaker’s wife.” They all looked around, still smiling, but with looks that told me that they were wondering if I realized my husband was there to work at a church,…
by: Marshelle Wilburn As a mother of five biological children, two foster and other spiritual children, I have nurtured “my babies” sometimes to exhaustion over the past three decades. [su_spacer] When you parent younger children, you experience a physical drain resulting from sleep deprivation and extended energy required when they fight naps, teeth are cutting,…
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