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Friends, we have ONE SUITE LEFT for this fall’s annual Let’s Retreat, hosted at Gathering Oaks Retreat, just 20 minutes from Waco, TX!...

Over the next few months our team feels a blog break will grant us a reset button, allowing time to hear what the Spirit is saying, garner f

I'll take one for the team and say the thing that most ministry wives wouldn't dare say out loud: I don't want to go back to th

True strength is the gutsiness to do whatever God asks you to… even if it scares you.

Fear teaches us to pray differently. Whether it’s physical or emotional pain, it reminds us we are needy people dependent upon a God who nev

It is often hard for us to know what to say because it is very possible that we are trying to sort out our own feelings regarding what is go

If we aren't careful, though, the western Church will tragically miss an opportunity to put out a clarion call that loudly blasts, &quot

If you're going to walk through the struggle of this season, don't avoid the healing process required to ensure you capitalize on th

The Surgeon wasn't necessarily trying to remove things from me. He was actually attempting to give life to something deep within my spir

Sometimes it's necessary for us to undergo His cutting away of things we hold so dear before He can truly heal us.

Things took a turn for the worst, or rather a turn toward the emergency room. Long story short, I may have traveled to Missouri with a gallb

When you meet my husband Chris and I, you may get the impression that we are open, honest and transparent, but the truth is that we have tol

Friendships could easily take a back seat to the demanding schedule that I have, but I have had to learn to fight against that and be intent

I didn’t grow up wanting to be a missionary. There, I said it. I had never felt called to Africa. There, I said that, too. They say confessi

Sanctuary Let's Retreats are currently held annually and are designed with the wives of full-time ministers in mind. Each multi-night...

We teach people that they are uniquely gifted by God and to use those gifts. I am here to remind that you are, too. He has equipped you and

My kids can know all the right Bible answers and have excellent behavior in public (ha! It’s funny even to type it!), but if they don’t know

What should you do when you are succeeding as a leader in your church but your own son or daughter isn’t thriving? In the past 20 years of m

...if you are a MINISTRY MAMA and you feel that your husband has upfront leadership and a divine calling, but you are left sitting on the cu

With a heart to connect ministry wives and a desire to provide them with a weekend to unwind, rest, receive ministry, and connect, the Sanct