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Several years ago, I woke up on Christmas morning to find myself completely empty.

Last week I shared from my recent sabbatical experience and the lessons I learned about the Top Three Reasons I reached burnout while reaching out to others in ministry. To review Reason #1, click here . Let's continue with the last two today. 2. Guarding. In my mind I knew I needed to love people. But loving people, letting them into my life, getting into their lives, and working through the muck and mire together was what led to the pain I was feeling. Several of these pe

TOP THREE CAUSES OF BURNOUT…OR AT LEAST THEY WERE MY TOP THREE! My husband and I managed to pull off a three-week sabbatical where we removed ourselves from everything and everybody. Many people much smarter than myself told us three weeks was not long enough, so we knew we had to make the most of every moment, being intentional in my thoughts and actions. It's amazing how much you can accomplish with no phone, no social media, no work, and no appointments. I was living in th

There's a dark recess of your mind that is the end of you. Burnout takes you to a tired that sleep won't fix.

As I stood by her bed, I felt an old friend surface. Why in the world would I feel...jealous?

As our family grew from just the two of us to a party of seven, and our jobs in church ministry grew, our Sabbath turned into just a day off

As Christians, we hold the Ten Commandments as precious to us. Many of us can recite these life-giving boundaries or, if we think about them

Rest seems to be a four-letter word in today's western culture. In the minds of many, especially those who serve in leadership, "re

I believe every Christian would benefit by doing what God has called them to do instead of wasting energy trying to discredit what others ar

It is possible for all of us to focus on the most urgent tasks at hand, but regret the small things that never seem to make it to the top of

You are fine. Things in your life are okay. You are not going through a tragedy that’s rocking your world yet you don’t feel like there is a

While numerous lifestyles contribute to a flurried, frenetic pace of constant activity, a heart in ministry can easily become "distract

It’s the first week in January and everyone is making lists. Lists that will make them feel guilty. Lists that might make them feel a little

Here's the reality:  I can't go back and undo what I did or erase what I said, but I can decide if I am going to allow it to haunt m

It's lonely at the top. You may have heard that statement before--most likely before you found yourself "at the top" where you

“It doesn’t seem like you need any help.” I was a perfectionist disguised as a collaborator, which is a fancy way of saying that I was a con

Sometimes we allow ourselves to go down the path of thinking about the worst possible outcome because, somehow, we think it helps to prepare

There is a moment in every crazy cycle of anxiety where we have a choice to get off the cycle. As with any habit, it’s easier to create a ne

The peace of God ruling and reigning in your life as a believer on the Lord Jesus Christ may be the single most important ally you have in a

I was encouraging others to be in the Word and to discover their worth in Christ, but I realized that I wasn’t doing the same. I began to di