by Karen Blandino | Mar 4, 2021 | LeadWithLove, Pastor's Wife
Me: Happily sharing I had passed a national certification test for my counseling degree.Friends/Family: What does this mean for you?Friend: (Before I could answer) – it just means now she can be sued as a counselor.Me: Walks away praying no one...
by Karen Blandino | Jan 28, 2018 | Pastor's Wife
Small Church, Big Footprint “God has not called me to be successful; He has called me to be faithful.” –Mother Teresa About five years ago my husband and I made the decision to say “yes” to God’s call to plant a church in the cultural arts district of Fort Worth. The...
by Karen Blandino | Oct 20, 2016 | Pastor's Wife
Memories: The day I like to forget. October 17, 1989 marks a very unique day in my life. What started as a normal day, ended in me being the victim of a 1st degree robbery with a deadly weapon – (click to watch my story). It is also the same day a 6.9 earthquake...
by Karen Blandino | Sep 27, 2016 | Pastor's Wife
The Unfiltered Mouth: 4 lessons dealing with verbal abuse It really is distressing to be the target of someone with an unfiltered mouth. I am not talking about someone who “over shares”; I am talking about that person who tears you apart like a dog to a T-bone. As the...
by Karen Blandino | Aug 21, 2016 | Pastor's Wife
Where does your heart long for? When you dream of the most beautiful, perfect place to be in this world, where does your heart long for? Is it a white sandy beach, a mountaintop experience, or in the arms of a true love? Perhaps, it is somewhere alive with people such...
by Karen Blandino | Aug 3, 2016 | Pastor's Wife
“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 Does this verse narrate a personal situation? Do you feel like the enemy is circling? You may be pursuing Jesus, coming undone with...