Question 1: Your response to everyone’s favorite question: “And why are YOU still single?” Short answer: In God’s time. Long answer: I chose to be single. Or rather, God asked me to wait and I said yes. My generation went through the “kiss dating goodbye” and “I’m waiting” trend, mania, phase, whatever you want to […]
The Single Woman’s 30-Day Blogging Challenge
Back in October, Mandy Hale hosted The Single Woman’s 30-Day Blogging Challenge. I really wanted to do this, but I was already doing the Nester’s 31 Days Challenge. You can read all about my 31 Days of Passion, and this month, you can read my answers to The Single Woman’s 30-Day Blogging Challenge or TSW30DBC. […]
Don’t Stop the Gushing
My sister had a sleepover at a hotel downtown. We walked into the lobby and I immediately notice a tall woman in a fantastical dress. It was a striking dress. Pink, full mid-length skirt, petite flowers everywhere. It’s a grown-up version of every little girl’s dream dress. It’s a dress fit for fairies frolicking in […]
The Ministry Taught Me…
Being in the ministry is not a straight-forward thing. It has ups and downs. It has joys and pains. It challenges you and tests your faith. It fires you up and tires you out. It’s confusing. It’s simple. It’s educational. It’s so many things and so much more. Being in the ministry has taught me so […]
Preventing Burnout
Ministry burnout is one of the saddest things I’ve seen. Psychological burnout, according to Wikipedia, is “long-term exhaustion and diminished interest in work.” It’s not just tiredness. It’s when that tiredness, that exhaustion, seeps way deep down in your bones and settles around your heart. You don’t just lose interest in work; you lost interest […]
In the Spotlight
People in the ministry are in the spotlight. You don’t have to like it. You don’t have to agree. But it’s true. There I said it, said it like it’s set in stone. Even though ministry leaders and volunteers at times feel lonely and ignored (and are sometimes actually ignored), there’s always at least 1 […]
Volunteer Appreciation Gifts on a Budget
Volunteer appreciation is important. Can we leave it at that? It would seem obvious, wouldn’t it? Volunteer appreciation. But it doesn’t always happen. Sad, but true. Appreciating the people around you is important. Even though in the ministry, we “do it for the Lord,” people still need to be appreciated and recognized. It’s not to […]
