Full of anticipation, I look forward to Monday mornings. My husband has fondly nicknamed our group SOCM, "Spouses of Crazy Ministers." The senior pastor's wife, the youth pastor's wife, the ministerial candidate's wife and me, the associate pastor's wife, all come together weekly. We are women who share the bonds of having husbands who are called by God to serve in full-time ministry. We are also ...

                                                                                                      

You may remember the good old days when you used to swagger off the playground and shout over your shoulders at your small critics, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." It wasn't true then and it still isn't. Words can hurt worse than anything anyone ever hurls at us, and they're especially hurtful when they're thrown at those we love.

It's a plain fact: If you're in ...