There is a saying that goes something like this: "You don’t know what you have until it is
gone.” That is so true! I have been back in Arkansas for almost a
year and half and missing my Tennessee sisters is still a very real
emotion. Oh, I can keep up with you
ladies through Facebook, but it is not the same. I cannot come to retreats or give you a hug in
person. In Nashville area alone, I had
some pretty wild and crazy ministers’ wives friends who brought a lot of
laughter to my soul.
I do not say all this to sound sad or to be emotional. God is doing a good work here in Arkansas
among the ministers’ wives. We still have a long ways to go but we are working toward a goal of connecting
our wives. Our big accomplishment this
year is that we now have a public blog spot called A Common Bond. You can find
our link at www.minwives.com. Like Tennessee, our contributors are
volunteers but we share a common bond of being sisters in the ministry. I hope
you will take a moment to read some of the post from our writers and leave a
comment.
Through working with the ministers’ wives here, I have discovered
some pretty special ladies. In my
association we have formed a Ministers’ Wives Fellowship and try to meet once a
month. We are small right now but it is
great fellowship. Our recent outing took
us to a little place in Keo, Arkansas called Charlotte’s. Girls, you have to get there early and make
sure to order your homemade pie first!
(Yes, I had homemade chocolate pie.) It was great fun, and I discovered the blonde pastor's wife at my table is a fellow chocoholic. Ah, the joys of bonding!
I will always miss my Tennessee sisters but God is
developing new bonds among my sisters here.
I am personally glad we live in the technology age, because no matter
where God plants us in our ministry journey, we can still connect. We can still ask for prayers, encouragement, advice,
and share a funny thought.
Isn’t that what being a sister in the ministry is all about?
(Note the chocolate pies!)
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