When dreams become reality…
If you came to my house right now this is what you would find:
3 baskets of folded laundry waiting to be put away
full laundry hampers in every bedroom waiting to be washed
a very full trashcan in my bathroom
bills that I need to pay
countertops that need to be straightened and wiped off
a dog that needs to be bathed
two refrigerators that need to be cleaned out
This is just what you can see. I am sure...
Sometimes in teaching our children a skill we need a little extra help. I am a method person. If you give me a list of instructions I can follow them, but since there isn’t an instruction book for parenting it often feels like being thrown out of a plane without a parachute.
Each of my children needs to be parented differently and they learn differently. When Adam was in kindergarten, it was time...
So I have made it 6 months as the senior pastors wife and haven’t been fired. I wonder if any senior pastor’s wife has ever been fired. I used my old friend google and only found results of “pastors and their wives being fired from churches, shootings, and being fired up.” Since google seems to be the authority on all things relevant, then I guess I would have to say no.
The last 6...
Nobody likes to live within a budget because it takes self-control. If it were easy then no one would have credit card debt. Budget is more important now than ever, especially in ministry. I have to be wise to plan for the future and spend less now.
Here are some ways I am budgeting:
Instead of buying all the food for my volunteers, I am supplying the meat and having them bring side dishes for a meeting.... 