Living God's plan for your life
Ministry Wives Mastermind Group
Ministry Wives Mastermind Group As a ministry wife, you’re on the front lines as a leader in your community. Not only are you there to support your spouse and family during all of this uncertainty, but your community and congregation looks to you as you and your...
How do you manage your time?
Do you use your time wisely and effectively? How do you determine what gets done each day? Are you a planner? I find that if things aren’t on my calendar, they don’t get done. It’s that simple, for me. It's all about the planner... I use my phone calendar to keep...
Do you need any pruning?
Are you familiar with emotional intelligence (EQ)? EQ is defined as: the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one’s emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. According to Daniel Goleman, a psychologist who made this...
Today would be my Hannah’s 23rd birthday
This week has been an interesting week full of memories. 23 years ago today, our daughter, Hannah, was stillborn. I’ve taken a lot of time this week to reflect on some of the events that took place and some of the emotions and thoughts that I experienced that week. On...
Is your “YES!” worth the less?
Do you ever feel like you’re over-extended with multiple things to do on your list, but you know you really don’t have enough to give all of them what they really need? Something will get “less”, whether intentional or not. I’ve been dealing with a few things in this...
Bloom With Grace
Have you ever thought about what it means to “bloom with grace”? My daughter painted this for me this weekend. She really enjoys painting and likes to give gifts and little notes of encouragement to people. She asked what my favorite flower is and then ran downstairs...
Whisper from God
The boys As you may know, I have 2 sons with Down syndrome. They are 8 and 9 years old. They are both in special education classrooms at their school and go to “specials” (PE, Music, Art) with a regular-education second grade class. Noah also spends one hour each...
What kind of vehicle would you be?
Have you ever thought about what kind of car or vehicle you would be? I like to think outside the box a little (ok, maybe a lot). The other day I was thinking about people and what our lives are like. that led me to compare our lives to cars. I'm not sure why. I'm...
Life presents us with 2 choices
"No matter where we are, life presents us with two choices. Either we can use it to indulge ourselves, or we can use it to make an impact on the lives of others. In other words, the choice we face is between EMPTY SELF-INDULGENCE and MEANINGFUL ACTIVITY. Will we seek...
Who are you trying to change?
Changing someone else is impossible. Changing your situation is possible and changing yourself gives you the strength to say "I'm-possible". Everything is different when you make the decision to change. Who are you trying to change -- yourself or others?
