126: The Pastor's Wife Life with Karen Stiller

<p>Karen Stiller is a minister's wife, mom, writer, editor, and author of the new book, "The Minister's Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Doubt, Friendship, Loneliness, Forgiveness, and More". She comes on the show today to give us a glimpse into what it's like to be a pastor's wife and provides us with advice and ideas for how we can be a blessing to our own pastor's wife.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>What We Chat about in Today’s Episode:</p> <p>~Karen's new book, The Minister's Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Doubt, Friendship, Loneliness, Forgiveness, and More, what led her to write it, and what readers can expect</p> <p>~Karen's book as a love letter to the church</p> <p>~Karen's passion to really show up for her congregation; choosing to belong to your community, and the impact that that "holy habit" has upon your faith</p> <p>~The trap of perfectionism and how lonely it makes your life; the adverse impact it has on your Christian walk</p> <p>~Karen's own struggles with doubt and what that is like as a minister's wife; how bringing our doubt into the light can actually deepen our faith</p> <p>~The ministry of admitting you don't have it all together</p> <p>~Some of the hardest aspects of being a minister's wife</p> <p>~How God calls the whole family to something when He calls one member of the family to it; the challenge that can be; Karen's encouragement for those situations</p> <p>~How sharing our stories can help each other remember God's faithfulness</p> <p>~What our pastor's wife needs the most from us as laymen in the congregation</p> <p>~And more!</p> <p>For full shownotes, head to <a class="linkified" href="http://www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast" target="_blank">www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast</a></p> <br /><br />Get full access to Beyond the Boxes at <a href="https://rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe</a>