tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787629467406380348.post6801282619854447568..comments2009-10-16T21:01:24.589-07:00Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124523020082897525jenniferlantonucci@gmail.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787629467406380348.post-16426393287571911772009-10-16T21:01:24.589-07:002009-10-16T21:01:24.589-07:00WOW! thanks for writing this one! <br /><br />i am a bit past this point, but it&#39;s SO encouraging to hear that this happens to others. i was beginning to think we were giant failures and driving people away. we have lost almost all of our small launch team. some left in VERY painful and hurtful ways. i have felt so betrayed and attacked and hurt. it&#39;s be so hard. God has been doing amazing healing though and teaching me so much.<br /><br />the thing i have the hardest time with now is trusting people who are coming on board. establishing healthy boundaries - for them and for me.<br /><br />it&#39;s a tough line to walk.Vicky Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06152534007778873700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787629467406380348.post-52558764942268357332009-07-04T19:26:52.159-07:002009-07-04T19:26:52.159-07:00Thanks so much for your insights. I have been reading your blog for a bit and have really appreciated the steps-ahead-of-where-i-am perspective. Our church plant launch was in Sept 08 and we&#39;ve shared the painful experiences that you&#39;ve described in this post. We really do have to learn to hope in Him but still love people. So hard not to take things personally...plankineyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16229729032963950304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787629467406380348.post-82645176751966508472009-07-01T20:00:37.663-07:002009-07-01T20:00:37.663-07:00Thank you. I just found your blog, thanks to another friend who is a church planter&#39;s wife too. My husband and I are just aobut 3 months into the process and I can already say that your list has ministering to me. I can&#39;t wait to hear more! Thank you for the perspective.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07437995201960916659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787629467406380348.post-16629114081390462022009-07-01T19:59:23.829-07:002009-07-01T19:59:23.829-07:00Thank you. I just found your blog, thanks to another friend who is a church planter&#39;s wife too. My husband and I are just aobut 3 months into the process and I can already say that your list has ministering to me. I can&#39;t wait to hear more! Thank you for the perspective.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07437995201960916659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787629467406380348.post-31828197330922200402009-06-27T19:10:51.142-07:002009-06-27T19:10:51.142-07:00I am a new church planting wife, and this post is wonderful! You are so right with so many of these points; thank you for sharing them. I look forward to reading more from your blog!mommyneedscoffeehttp://mommyneedscoffee.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787629467406380348.post-54952290813719257592009-06-26T13:44:41.806-07:002009-06-26T13:44:41.806-07:00Beautifully written! I am not a church planting wife, but a military wife and I totally relate! Communication with God and your spouse is so important! Its hard to get attached to people to have them let you down or leave your life due to a move. I miss my friends in Oklahoma! I am learning through all this we have to trust God to lead the right friends into our lives - us women were meant to be relational! Big Hugs Sister, glad we&#39;re here in Vegas together for a time....Shockleysgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07364469841043610342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787629467406380348.post-39381064520373383302009-06-25T11:50:55.911-07:002009-06-25T11:50:55.911-07:00Just found your blog today and I LOVE it! I will for sure be reading more.Melodyhttp://lifeisabowlofwedgies.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787629467406380348.post-37372608421629607602009-06-23T12:52:24.970-07:002009-06-23T12:52:24.970-07:00Number 7 is so crucial...but yet so fricken tough to do. The hurts go wicked deep. And I can totally see how it changes my thinking pattern. We&#39;re working through some of that stuff ourselves now. Thanks for the Godly wisdom and motivation, as usual. It&#39;s nice to know that I&#39;m not a total monster and that truly great people struggle in these areas as well.<br /><br />Much Love,Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787629467406380348.post-85151564458135543632009-06-20T07:49:26.354-07:002009-06-20T07:49:26.354-07:00I just discovered your blog, hooray! I&#39;m not a church-planting wife (lol, I&#39;m single), but this is great advise for people in any ministry! Thank you so much for sharing :D<br />I have you, Vince, and this ministry in my prayers.Flaming Butterflynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787629467406380348.post-18919823728445873372009-06-19T22:59:21.031-07:002009-06-19T22:59:21.031-07:00Thankyou for the encouragement. It was extremely timely! Praying for you as you plant!Candrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479823824366169018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787629467406380348.post-74281293339427273552009-06-19T14:26:32.665-07:002009-06-19T14:26:32.665-07:00I never thought of it from your perspective. Gulp. It&#39;s so easy to forget that pastors and their families are human too. Thank you for the reminder and for keeping your heart open. I&#39;m sorry you&#39;re so far away from your friends. <br /><br />Lot&#39;s of wise advice here - even for non-church-planting wives!Julienoreply@blogger.com