by coletta@alongsidepastorswives.com | Dec 1, 2021 | Articles and other Resources, Blog, Calling, Pastor's Wives, Women in Ministry
A young woman gave me a gift that made me tear up. I want to share it with you. READ MORE
by coletta@alongsidepastorswives.com | Oct 26, 2021 | Articles and other Resources, Calling, Pastor's Wives, Women in Ministry
I could see it coming. I even had one of my besties praying for me because I knew I was putting myself in a place that invited struggle. But the benefits of taking our leadership team to this conference far outweighed the yuckiness I’d have to wrestle with in the...
by coletta@alongsidepastorswives.com | Oct 11, 2021 | Articles and other Resources, Calling, Healing, Navigating Crisis, Pain, Pastor's Wives, Women in Ministry
First responders see some pretty gory injuries. But it’s not just the paramedics and the firefighters that have to face the broken bones and blood. If you’ve been in ministry for very long, you’ve found yourself first on the scene to life-altering...
by Coletta Smith | May 31, 2020 | Articles and other Resources, Pastor's Wives
By Kathy Litton The well-worn word that marks many sentences during the COVID-19 crisis is “unprecedented.” The upheaval of an unimaginable nearly world-wide quarantine has shaken up almost every person, organization, company and system – including the Church. We are...
by Coletta Smith | May 13, 2020 | Articles and other Resources, Blog, Pastor's Wives, Printable Resources
Being a pastor’s wife might be one of the hardest jobs out there with no job description. There are lots of expectations (from others and ourselves), but expectations don’t equal understanding. Expectations don’t help us find our space – that space God created...
by Coletta Smith | Apr 14, 2020 | Articles and other Resources, Blog
Guest Author: Shannon S. Mckee I’ve settled on my intention. I’m trying for some sense of normal. Get out of bed when the alarm goes off at its usual time. Find the scrunchie and pull the hair back. Slide on the slippers (the cute owl ones that I love). Stumble groggy...
