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 26, 2023 | Family, Marriage, Relationships, Women
Last week’s post about deconstructing from bad marriage advice caused a little kerfuffle online, not in the comment section of the actual post on my blog, but at a social media site. A group of complementarians were miffed at what I had to say. I wasn’t...
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 | Aug 30, 2023 | Grief, Loss, Relationships
Today was a hard day. My friend Bev Guidt passed away, in Richmond, Virginia. It was a total shock. I am still sitting here shaking my head wondering,”What in the world?!” Bev recently went into the hospital for surgery on her spine. Then she was released...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Aug 16, 2023 | Loss, Relationships, Writing
Writing about some things can cause you to lose everything or nearly everything. I’ve written a lot, and I’ve lost a lot. I’ve also gained so much more than I’ve lost. But the losses seem to stick in your mind more with anything. So we avoid...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Aug 1, 2023 | Business, Leadership, Ministry, Reflection, Relationships
Today is my birthday, and I’m in reflection mode. I’m a voracious learner…always have been. The thirst for learning and growing leads me into perpetual adventure, for good or bad. I can’t imagine life without learning. So, in no particular...
