by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Nov 8, 2023 | Leadership, Ministry, Recovery, Reflection, Trauma
Do you ever feel like you might as well not even work on yourself because it takes so much effort, it’s a never-ending battle and you often feel as if you fail as much as you succeed? I get you. Last week, I shared this post on my social media: Sometimes I get...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Nov 1, 2023 | Leadership, Marriage, Ministry, Reflection, Relationships, Stress, Stress Management, Women
I’m in the process of breaking a long-standing pattern of over-functioning. I can’t believe it’s taken me five decades of life to identify and do something about this issue! There are under-functioners and over-functioners. Underfunctioning people...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Oct 18, 2023 | Leadership, Marriage, Ministry, Relationships
I love pastors and pastors’ wives. I am both of those things and have served in both of these roles for the past 37 years. I have received the majority of wisdom down through the years from ministers and their spouses. Larry and I leaned most heavily on this...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Sep 19, 2023 | Leadership, Ministry
On one of my trips to Africa, I met a tour guide who told me the story of a group that had been warned not to get out of the jeep in certain areas. They were told that it was extremely dangerous and they were to stay in the vehicle no matter what. A woman thought she...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Sep 12, 2023 | Leadership, Sabbath, Stress, Stress Management, Women
Confession: I have a lot to learn about rest. I know that on the surface, it appears to be a simple concept. To many people, rest means to, sit down and “rest a spell,” as they would say in the South. Put your feet up. Take a load off. But it’s not that...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Aug 23, 2023 | Leadership, Ministry
Did you know that God is not automatically on a leader’s side just because they are the leader? He does NOT approve of them just because they are the pastor or the “man of God” or the “woman of God.” Some leaders walk around as if they...
