by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | May 12, 2026 | Leadership, Midlife, Ministry
For a long time, I thought “becoming” mostly meant achieving. Becoming stronger. More accomplished. More influential, capable, and respected. And while none of those things are inherently wrong, life has slowly been teaching me something deeper. Becoming is also about...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | May 1, 2026 | Christian Living, Leadership, Ministry, Prayer
There are seasons in leadership when you don’t need more advice. You need reassurance. Because you’re doing what you know to do. You’re showing up. You’re praying. You’re leading. You’re making the best decisions you can with the information you have. And still…...
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...
