Category: Ministry

  • THE 10 COMMANDMENTS PRINTABLE PACK

    Teach your kids the 10 Commandments.  You can use this printable pack and let them color while you talk. Used to, long before there was Sunday School and Children’s Church, parents taught their kids the Ten Commandments. I know that we had a plaque that had the Ten Commandments on them (yay for Home Interior!). But I…

  • 10 STANDARD LEFT HAND PATTERNS FOR PIANO EXPLAINED

    There is a fantastic video on youtube that Ken Larkin put together that breaks down 10 standard left hand patterns for piano. All of the patterns are played in the key of C, progressing from the C chord, to the F chord, to the G chord, back to the C chord. There is a bit…

  • SO HOW MANY TIMES IS FEAR NOT ACTUALLY IN THE BIBLE?

    I was so intrigued when I learned that “Fear Not” was in the Bible 365 times. I thought, “Wow! How awesome is that!” After a few months of thinking about this from time to time, I had a great idea to do a printable using all 365 scripture references that deal with “fear not”. I…

  • An Open Letter to the Mom Whose Bra is Falling Apart

    An Open Letter to the Mom Whose Bra is Falling Apart

    An Open Letter to the Mom Whose Bra is Falling Apart My $5 sports bra that I got on clearance last year is literally coming apart. I desperately need a new one. The sport is long gone out of this bra, I assure you. My husband says, “Just go buy a new bra.” It sounds…

  • My Husband is a Minister and a Biker

    This is pretty much how my husband looked when we first got together 15 years ago.  At that time, he was a biker, but he was very, very few of the things on the above list. When we began to serve Christ 13 years ago, we “cleaned up”.  He did get rid of his bike…

  • Home Burial by Robert Frost

    Even as a young girl of 14, Robert Frost’s style of writing appealed to me — the directness, the capture of everyday life, sometimes the good, sometimes the bad, the non-rhyming, the emotion. Looking back on this poem now, I am reminded of the harsh reality of the two miscarriages that Jimmy and I went…

  • The Joy of Being a Submissive Wife II: Why I Don’t Disrespect My Husband

    The statement about disrespecting my husband may seem unrelated to the first three, but really, for me, it’s all tied in together. If you’ve been following the FB comments on this post (on my MusingsOfAMinistersWife page, not my personal page), then you know that I’m bringing this around to issues of the heart. It’s out of…

  • Boy Wanted, Addressing When Children Disappoint

    I am dedicating this post to my son. He tells me at least ten times a day that I’m the best mom in the world. My shoulders sag with guilt. I do try, but I am not perfect. This “want ad” appeared in the early part of this century. Wanted — A boy that stands…

  • Personal Guidelines for Modesty

    When we went out to party, it was evident that I was supporting the party lifestyle.  I was not to be confused with a “nice girl.”  I drank, smoked, cussed, and cavorted with the best of them.  I was proud of who I was.  I could hustle you at pool and look good doing it. …