The Upside-Down Pastor's Wife

Greetings!

My name is Shanda Sargent. I have been married to my beloved, Matt (whom I also call IronMan), for 34+ years. We served in full-time church ministry for twenty years, and subsequently led a more intimate home church ministry for ten years. We are currently seeking and patiently waiting for what is next. We have been through some rough seasons, experienced profound loss, trauma, rejection, betrayal, abuse, confusion, doubt, sorrow, and anger, and also raised a family trying to carefully and prayerfully sort most of that out. Your story may be more difficult than ours, or we may not be relatable, and that's okay. I won't share all the details, but my hope here in this humble space is to be a safe place where you know you are not alone. I have been to the "edge of me" and wrestled with God and probably the devil a little bit, too. Because of God's FAITHFULNESS TO ME, I am still here. We are still here. For that, I am incredibly grateful.

I am so glad you stumbled upon my miniscule corner of the internet. My prayer is that you find encouragement, relief, peace, and that you leave this humble place washed in the truth of grace. I am not here for clicks, views, or a chance to go viral, and there won't be any ads because I am not here for that either. If you need someone to talk to, or if you would like to message me, I am a real human being on the other side of these words, and you can feel free to email me here:

theupsidedownpastorswife@gmail.com

Thank you for reading the pieces of my heart that I have shared in this space. God's blessings to you,

Always grace,

Shanda

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Manger