It can be challenging to balance ministerial responsibilities with your own well-being. It can be difficult to find the time and energy to prioritize self-care. But, taking care of "you" is just as important as taking care of others. In this article, I will share some tips for creating and maintaining a personal wellness routine as a busy pastor. We will focus on ways you can achieve a balance in your life and ministry, while also thriving in your role.

God's Promise to humankind: One of the things I enjoy is designing stoles for the clergy. This one is a limited, one of a kind, designer stole. No two stoles in my Designer collection will be exactly the same. Each one sports unique characteristics that distinguishes one from another. This elegantly designed Liturgical stole may be worn during the Ordinary season of the Christian Year. 

One of the things I enjoy is designing clergy stoles. This one is a limited, one of a kind, designer stole.  No two stoles in my Designer collection will be exactly the same.  Each will sport unique characteristics that will distinguish one from another.  This elegant stole has been created with the sacred in mind and may be worn during the Advent season of the Christian Year.  

The River Nile is the longest river in the world, snaking some 4,160 miles from Burundi, Africa, to the Mediterranean Sea. And in this beautiful, exotic, life-giving river lives one of the most fearsome creatures in the world, the Nile crocodile. Twelve species of this strong, ferocious creature watch from the shores ready to spring and devour an unsuspecting animal or human being, hardly a place to hide a child, a beautiful child.

My pegboard adventure began when I felt the need to store my many cones of knitting yarn in a tiny crafting space. Out of pure necessity, I came up with the idea of using my wall space for this task. LIGHT-BULB moment > Pegboard... pegboard would be the perfect answer. But, I had no idea of how I was going to be able to install it without a helper.

So... you want to make a clergy stole. Hey, that is wonderful (read to the bottom to get my free pattern)! Whether you are making a stole for yourself or for someone else, it will be a fun project, indeed. But before you get started, let's talk a little about symbolism and colors. In the Christian church, the clergy stole is a symbol of ordination and the colors normally follow the Christian year. 

Hey, it's not easy downsizing your sewing, crafting, knitting area from a huge space to a teeny tiny room, that you thought at first was a walk-in closet... but it can be done. With a little determination and thoughtful planning, it can be done. (Read to the bottom to receive one of my favorite digitized embroidery designs free). I was absolutely amazed that I could get so much in such a small space.