by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Apr 17, 2026 | Leadership, Ministry, Perseverance, Tenacity
I was talking with my former assistant and close friend, Erika. In the middle of our conversation, she asked me a question that made me pause: “What is it within you that creates that tenacity you have? What drives that?” I didn’t have a polished answer ready. I...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Apr 7, 2026 | Marriage, Relationships, Therapy
After 38 years of marriage, Larry and I have learned a few things… and many of them the hard way. Like many couples, we’ve had beautiful seasons and very difficult ones. There were times we wondered if certain things would ever change, and seasons where we simply...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Mar 31, 2026 | Leadership, Ministry
One of the most important lessons I’ve learned in leadership is that if I take everything personally, it will exhaust me. Leadership puts you in the path of so many opinions, emotions, disagreements, criticism and misunderstandings. And if you absorb all of that...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Mar 25, 2026 | Leadership, Ministry, Relationships
One of the most important things I’ve learned over time is that leadership is weighty. And leaders need other leaders who understand that weight. But these relationships don’t always happen automatically. They often grow slowly, intentionally, and sometimes...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Mar 19, 2026 | Leadership, Uncategorized
There’s a moment every leader faces, sometimes more often than we’d like to admit. An email comes in. A comment is made. Someone asks permission to do something. A situation unfolds that feels urgent, emotional, or even personal. And everything in you wants to...
