As Assistants, we are pretty accustomed to the quick-change, short-notice nature of our responsibilities. Responding to the ever-changing needs of our world is part of the job and most days the variety and challenge of it all can be fun! But do you ever have days when those changes happen so quickly and so frequently …
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Holders of Trust
In this particular ministry role, we can frequently hear of struggle. From church family to fellow staff, it is an honor to be trusted by others with the pain they are walking through. The trust they place in us to listen, show compassion, and pray with them is something we can never take lightly. Our …
Pace
Ahh, summer! The kids are out of school, the pools are teeming with people, and the smell of sunscreen is in the air. People are officially switching gears to Summer Mode. As Executive and Administrative Assistants, though, our work doesn’t stop just because the temperatures are rising. Ministry continues to happen 24/7 with camps, retreats, …
The Hallway to Restored Hope
It is celebration season! Graduations from kindergarten, eighth grade, high school, and college. Holidays. Weddings. Here in Colorado, we are even throwing parties simply because the temperatures rose above freezing! Yet, with some of our recent local and national tragedies, we might not feel like celebrating. Laughter in the midst of a painful season might …
Walking In Sand
Last week a friend and I spent three wonderful days at a conference in Las Vegas. It was a sweet time of meeting new people in our field and reconnecting with old friends from around the country. This is the only conference in the nation that is geared specifically toward Executive Assistants in ministry, so …
Catch Your Breath
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen youwith power through his Spirit in your inner being,so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people,to grasp how wide and long and high …
Pictures of Your Past
A kind gentleman recently asked me to share my story with him. He had heard from someone else that I’d had some pretty rough experiences and wanted to “get it from the source.” I’ve always been an open book when it comes to my past so I wasn’t surprised that a mutual friend shared a …
Faith In the Face of the Impossible
Faith in the face of the impossible. That’s where my mind seems to camp leading up to Easter. As I read the story, I am strangely encouraged that even Jesus’ closest friends, the ones whom he told what would happen, still lost faith, hope, and belief. They knew … but they didn’t know. And the …
Opposition
op·po·si·tion | \ ˌä-pə-ˈzi-shən \ : hostile or contrary action or condition: something that opposes Opposition comes regularly to those of us who live on planet Earth; occasional instances of resistance to our assignments. It is annoying and irritating, and it is human nature to be unsettled by it. Many times a reminder of the truth can be a helpful pep …
Surprised By Kindness
Have you ever been surprised by kindness? The recipient of a random act of kindness? Perhaps your child made a Cheerio necklace just for you, or a total stranger anonymously paid for your meal. Do you remember the feeling that followed the realization that someone simply wanted to bless you? Therefore, as God’s chosen people, …
You Are Adored 