by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | May 31, 2023 | Leadership, Ministry, Stress, Stress Management
Did you think about quitting this week? It’s common for leaders to think about throwing in the towel. Leadership is not for sissies! I’ve heard it said, “Don’t throw in the towel, wipe the sweat off your face and keep going!” I...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | May 6, 2023 | Grief, Loss, Stress, Stress Management
Since entering my season of grief in December, it has felt like I’m in a fog, specifically brain fog. Creative ideas typically flow out of me like Niagara Falls, gushing forth with everything from blog posts to sermons, to team meeting ideas, to books, to articles, to...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Apr 4, 2023 | Leadership, Ministry, Stress, Stress Management
When I was growing up, I mistakenly thought a Sabbath day constituted making sure you went to church on Sunday and honored “The Lord’s Day.” I was completely mistaken about what Sabbath is really all about. I learned about the importance of Sabbath when I began my...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Mar 21, 2023 | Stress, Stress Management
I lost a lot of hair over the past eighteen months. I do not have bald spots, but it has thinned out tremendously, to about half of what I used to have. It began when I was on the last year of my doctorate and particularly during the dissertation phase. When I began...