Set Free: From Addiction to the Pastor Wife Life | Episode 151

Set Free: From Addiction to the Pastor Wife Life | Episode 151

Carrie Blackley is a Tennessee pastor’s wife who has experienced the mercy, grace, and love of God. Her story of coming out of addiction and into a life surrendered to Jesus to being the pastor’s wife is an amazing testimony of the power of God. You will love her genuine heart and be encouraged by…

Empowered by Faith: Encouragement for Pastors’ Wives with Special Needs Kids | Episode 150

Empowered by Faith: Encouragement for Pastors’ Wives with Special Needs Kids | Episode 150

In today’s episode, Michele Cole shares her story of becoming the pastor’s wife, facing infertility, and the diagnoses of autism and ADHD for her boys. Michele emphasizes the role of faith in the midst of difficult journeys and the importance of finding spiritual and relational support. She also gives great insight into way the church…

LESSONS LEARNED IN TRANSITION with Julie Lynn Ashley

LESSONS LEARNED IN TRANSITION with Julie Lynn Ashley

Transitioning out of one ministry and into the next is one of the most challenging aspects of the pastor wife life and it’s one that 99.99% will probably experience at least once. In today’s episode, Julie Lynn Ashley shares the lessons she learned when she and her husband were faced with an unexpected transition. From…

Recognizing Toxic Relationships & Finding Healing with Lisa Dingle | Episode 147

Recognizing Toxic Relationships & Finding Healing with Lisa Dingle | Episode 147

Lisa Dingle is not just a pastor’s wife and mom, she is also the program supervisor for a social services program with a master’s degree in psychology. In today’s episode, Lisa shares her story of finding herself and her then-fiance (and spoiler alert: now husband) in a toxic relationship with a narcissistic pastor. Although it…

Body Image & The Pastor Wife Life with Heather Creekmore | Episode 146

Body Image & The Pastor Wife Life with Heather Creekmore | Episode 146

You may remember today’s guest from episode 96. Heather Creekmore is a pastor’s wife, author, podcaster, online course creator and coach focused on improving body image from a biblical perspective. In today’s episode, we chat about the cultural pressure on women’s bodies and how we can find a balanced and biblical approach to body image, food, and exercise. We also talked the…

Finding Wholeness & Healing When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned with Angeline Garlinghouse | Episode 145

Finding Wholeness & Healing When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned with Angeline Garlinghouse | Episode 145

Angelene Garlinghouse is a missionary’s daughter, a lead pastor’s wife, mom to 6 kids, a teacher, and a published author. In this conversation, she shares the importance of understanding and embracing the truth in God’s word and rejecting the lies of the enemy and how that helped her to walk in wholeness and healing in…

When Pastors’ Wives Grieve with Kerstin Turner | Episode 144

When Pastors’ Wives Grieve with Kerstin Turner | Episode 144

As pastors’ wives, we are often called on to offer comfort to those grieving the loss of a loved one. But what do we do when WE are the ones grieving? In this episode, I’m chatting with Kerstin Turner about unexpectedly losing her mom and how she walked through this season as a pastor’s wife…

Thriving in a Ministry Marriage with Carrie Turansky | Episode 143
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Thriving in a Ministry Marriage with Carrie Turansky | Episode 143

Carrie Turansky is a pastor’s wife of 45 years and also an award-winning novelist. In this episode we chat about ways to help our marriages thrive in the midst of ministry. LISTEN TO THE EPISODE LINKS WE MENTIONED YNABAvid Readers of Christian Fiction Facebook group Carrie’s books – The Legacy of Longdale Manor is her latest one CONNECT WITH…