126: The Pastor's Wife Life with Karen Stiller

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.     What We Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~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 ~Karen's book as a love letter to the church ~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 ~The trap of perfectionism and how lonely it makes your life; the adverse impact it has on your Christian walk ~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 ~The ministry of admitting you don't have it all together ~Some of the hardest aspects of being a minister's wife ~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 ~How sharing our stories can help each other remember God's faithfulness ~What our pastor's wife needs the most from us as laymen in the congregation ~And more! For full shownotes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast