Let's Grow | the blog

We all agree we are called according to His purpose. We all agree we are to share the best news with others; thus, introducing them to a rel

I recommend this book for any woman, but especially for someone who might be in a season of pain or disappointment. This book could definite

We were in our first senior pastorate position and in the midst of learning the good, the bad, and ugly of all that is involved in leading a

Inevitably if you ask a ministry wife these days how she is doing, her reply resembles one of two general responses:  "I'm busy&quo

I can visualize just where I was sitting in the dimly lit bedroom of our rent house, 16 years ago, where we housed our ministry's home...

A grown woman made eight-years-old again…kindly tolerated but not belonging. If Jesus was so great, why were His people so hard to please?

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

When my husband and I started going to church “for the kids”, I was not where I needed to be with the Lord and my husband wasn’t even saved.

They never made us feel stupid, or “outed” our sin. They walked real LOVE into our lives and He showed us the way.--Sheila Harper Grace...

I was so excited for my husband and so proud of him for stepping further into his calling and gifts. Meanwhile, I felt like a fish out of wa

Today is the day! Today we are READY to Retreat and have opened up registration for Sanctuary's 2019 Let's Retreat. We are so excite

This year's Let's Retreat will be held in November 7-9, 2019 at our new location of Gathering Oaks in Crawford, TX, just 15 short mi

Once loneliness has a choke hold on an individual, it seems all the more difficult to break out of it. Often ministry wives begin to take in

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

At Sanctuary we are convinced that the number one tool in the enemy's toolbox targeting the Church is merely isolation. If Satan can iso

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

The pastor’s wife of the church I grew up in was a memorable lady. She was such a wonderful pastor’s wife, and yet, now that I think back as

Did you know that you have a backstory or an origin story? Your backstory has helped shape who you are today. Your backstory makes you compa

Once that trust is broken it becomes more difficult to trust. The tables completely turn. It’s now a matter of learning to trust again, not

“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