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Category Archives: Personal

Worrying

April 23, 2009

I know that other professions (besides being a pastor) have high stress.  Air traffic controllers, lawyers, and border patrol agents …

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Fighting

April 22, 2009

I sometimes wonder if people assume that pastors and their wives don’t fight with each other.  I know there have …

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Getting stuff done

April 15, 2009

I am a perfectionist.  This is not something I came to realize on a whim.  In fact, I once did …

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(un)Holy Week

April 14, 2009

Wow, lots of comments about leaving in silence – who would have thought?  If you haven’t checked out the comments, …

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Leaving in silence

April 10, 2009

A bit of explanation for those who do not have the same Holy Week experiences as I do:  Our church …

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What (not?) to wear…

April 8, 2009

I am hyper-conscious of what I wear to church.  It’s a combination of factors that instilled this in me.  First, …

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To speak, or not to speak

April 7, 2009

I struggle a lot with group situations at church – Bible studies, training sessions, you name it.  In particular, if …

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The churches of my past

April 5, 2009

Speaking of waiting, it’s Sunday and there is a meeting after church.  So I’m posting because I have access to …

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Politics and Pastors

April 2, 2009

When he was growing up, my husband’s teachers told him he would either be a pastor or the president.  You …

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Movies and Books

March 24, 2009

If it were only up to me (and I had unlimited resources at my disposal), I would have a gigantic …

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