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Fired From Church - Surviving the Trauma Part 2
“Mom I had a dream. I was at school and I was walking past a classroom. I saw my little buddy from church and he screamed for me to...
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joyforministry
- May 1, 2021
- 7 min
Fired From Church: My story of surviving the trauma.
I will never forget the call. I was at my desk at work. I knew my husband Jason was having a meeting with his boss that morning. I looked...
joyforministry
- Apr 12, 2021
- 3 min
Messy Ministry
There is one thing I have become convinced of since hosting a podcast and talking to women in ministry. Ministry is messy. You can’t be...
joyforministry
- Dec 24, 2020
- 3 min
What You Feel is Not What You Believe.
Dear God, I feel so many things. Help me to choose the things I believe. I feel inadequate. I believe that I have the power of Christ. ...
joyforministry
- Nov 27, 2020
- 3 min
Don't Stop Short
It is Thanksgiving week and I am reflecting. Recently, my husband and I sat down for an interview with a woman who is doing her doctoral...
joyforministry
- Oct 8, 2020
- 4 min
I Am the Older Brother
Micah 6:8 says to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly. Act justly. I have a passion for justice. I seek it to a fault. If I...
joyforministry
- Sep 2, 2020
- 4 min
Ministry is not enough
A few years ago I set out to lose some weight. I set healthy goals and established some healthy disciplines. Through hard work and...
joyforministry
- Aug 11, 2020
- 5 min
Put Up Guardrails But Not Walls
I recently wrote a blog on trusting God. A day after I wrote it, the question came to my mind “who do you trust in this world?” As a...
joyforministry
- Jul 28, 2020
- 5 min
I thought I had more trust in God.
I love my morning coffee. It is just about my favorite thing. Many times I go to bed at night thinking of how I can’t wait to wake up to...
joyforministry
- Jun 30, 2020
- 3 min
Let God Rewrite Your Song.
We all have things that take us back. When I was pregnant with my first child, my husband and I would talk about baby names. There were...
joyforministry
- May 27, 2020
- 5 min
I am offended.
I am winning. But I have a confession to make. I can hold a grudge like nobody's business. My whole life I have been a grudge holder. A...
joyforministry
- May 25, 2020
- 1 min
Lord, Change Me!
This Monday's devotion is brought to us by Kaitlin! What a powerful word about prayer!
joyforministry
- Apr 9, 2020
- 4 min
The Early Years Series - Ministry, Marriage, and a Mess, oh my!
Ever think back to a really hard time in your life that you thank God that He brought you through it AND that you never have to go back...
joyforministry
- Mar 13, 2020
- 3 min
Keep the main thing the main thing.
God never changes. As I sit in church today I am reminded of that wonderful truth. Even when our world is chaotic and always moving, we...
joyforministry
- Feb 22, 2020
- 3 min
Redefining Success
As I sit in my bed at 7pm with my cup full of Ben and Jerry's low fat ice cream I am reflecting on my day. My brain is foggy. I forget...
joyforministry
- Jan 14, 2020
- 3 min
The broken parts reveal the beauty inside.
It has been one year since the shock and pain rocked us. 2019 was painful. One year later my husband and I walked on a beautiful beach...
joyforministry
- Nov 18, 2019
- 2 min
You be YOU
Recently someone quoted to me "God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called". Oh how I love that. In our different...