God not only wants us to grow and blossom, but to succeed and prosper.

Although the boxes were unpacked and the house was beginning to find its warmth, I continued to watch and wait for God to fill my emptiness and give me a sense of purpose.

Unearthing potential in people is risky. It takes time, intention, prayer, and a willingness to step out in pursuit of what could be. But I believe the payoff is well worth the investment.

Don’t be surprised when God sends a box of chocolates to you in the midst of difficult times.

I was on a missions trip when I finally put a word to the emotion that had been niggling at the back of my mind for months: loneliness.

We anticipated Mark’s birth for nine months; we never anticipated his death.

When I was eight months pregnant with our second child, my best friend, Tonya, committed suicide. I wasn’t prepared for the emotional fallout of the circumstances of her death.

Larry, my seemingly healthy husband of 30 years, had just been told he needed emergency open-heart surgery. We suddenly found ourselves in a hospital room trying to prepare our hearts and minds for major surgery the next morning.

In our culture, waiting tables is just a bit above collecting garbage, with all due respect to garbage collectors. It's honest work, but let's face it, waitresses don't get much respect.

“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” (Matthew 6:26).

The Mehl family was enjoying corn on the cob and other dinner delicacies when a familiar ring intruded into our family time at the table—a noise that seemed to accompany our mealtimes so frequently.

We'd entered marriage expecting a glowing ministry. What had happened to me?

The blessed Holy Spirit is working actively today in our world and in the lives of all who respond to Him. Could anything be more comforting and fortifying for God's people?

Talk about culture shock! My husband, Corey, and I were absolutely sure God had called us to move from Kansas to plant a new church on Long Island, New York.

It has become painfully clear to me during the past decade that the number of discontented women in ministry is mounting. Why is this?

When we live with an eternal perspective, our pain becomes a gift.

Before we set out to demand justice, we need to reevaluate all that's been extended to us.

When we quit exhausting ourselves by trying to fulfill a position, we can relax into His plan for us.

This life is rewarding, but it’s hard.

As we filled their containers, our hope was that they would see something in us to give them hope

What fun to remember those early days!

What a blessed privilege it is that our Heavenly Father uses those of us who are believers to infiltrate our neighborhoods with His love!

Where do all those socks go? Surely there must be a huge sock mountain somewhere!

It would be easy to feel that my only value is because of my husband's ministry.

We ministry wives never know exactly what the Lord will do for us each day.

Velda understood that fulfillment comes by developing into the person God created me to be.

“Where do I go when life brings more than I can bear?” “Who

Can you imagine giving birth at 90—nighttime feedings, potty training, and chasing a toddler?

Being a pastor's wife is a wonderful adventure, isn't it?

It's not giving up or giving in.

At the heart of financial management in marriage is an understanding of Christian economics.

Wives of sexually addicted ministers must recognize three important truths.

I am so grateful that none of the broken pieces in our lives are wasted in His workroom.

Women who are successful in ministry learn quickly that if we want to lead people, we need to lead ourselves first.

How hard a life can it really be if you only work on Sundays?

Routinely taking time away from daily stresses and routine will enhance your marriage and ultimately, your ministry.

In ministry, a real sense of humor grounded in our bedrock faith keeps us balanced and sane.

Which will it be?

Is God challenging you to "get real"?

Do you have a hidden desire that it seems the Lord has ignored?

A Midwesterner whose roots stretch across two continents.

Although a gifted professional, Joyce always considered her primary role to be a support to her husband, and a loving mother and grandmother.

Of all the things we hope to pass on to our children, we pray we have been able to pass on the legacy of the family altar.

If there’s anything we learn as pastors’ wives, it’s that life and ministry, too, contain many seasons and changes.

We can try to deny our problems or bury them with work, but that does not make them go away.

A treasure trove of encouragement, inspiration and practical helps.

A ministry wife at the forefront of cultural diversity.

Short devotionals from real women living real lives of faith in the Lord.

Let’s meet a busy pastor’s wife who is also a teacher, and see what we can learn.

Helpful hints from a pastor’s wife who has somehow managed to juggle those myriad responsibilities while helping her husband plant and grow a brand new church.

My struggle with the ladybug plague mirrors the battle we undergo day after day in our thought lives.

Don't ever give up praying. God is faithful, even when we don't see what He is doing.

Here are some Web sites designed especially for ministers' wives.

Wife, mother, grandmother, speaker, writer, teacher, organist, world traveler.

We all need to be aware of life’s pitfalls.

She has made the transition from pastor’s wife to the wife of a seminary educator, but still retains her own place of ministry.

Forgiveness does not come easy for many people.

Coping with difficult people may be one of the most challenging demands for a minister’s wife.

When disappointment comes, you have three possible courses of action.

Wife of Carl Colletti, New Jersey District Superintendent

Any day can be “happy” if we keep in touch with our purpose in Christ.

by Becky Hunter

It’s one thing to fly the nest, quite another to fall out of it.

The joy of the Lord is our strength, even on difficult Sundays.

Being in the ministry sometimes makes me feel that I have put everything into life until I had no more to give.

Good friends are mirrors reflecting our ideas and opinions.

he purpose of parenting is recognizing those needs and making every effort to meet them.

Relationships are vital to ministers for it is the basis of ministry.

When we are fully committed to the Lord, we respond to His leading.

Combining marriage and ministry can be a challenge.

A minister and his wife are laborers together in the ministry, and both will find fulfillment when they each accept their position in ministry as from the Lord.

Sometimes, we do not even know what to say about ourselves.

Often we try to live up to an imaginary image of perfection we cannot attain.

We had not been in the ministry very long until I encountered that bane of the ministry—criticism by church members.

The minister’s wife may be the “maraschino cherry” that makes those moments special.