Are you a pastor’s wife? I was.

I started this blog in 2004 when my husband and I had been 2 years at a church in which my husband was serving as solo pastor. My husband resigned from his position in the fall of 2007 after we realized I was experiencing a severe bout of depression. Suffice it to say, it was a tough, tough ministry experience for us (definitely the most difficult in 12 years of ministry). There were lots of wonderful and enriching times too, but it was very challenging.

I started this blog to write about my life in general, but inevitably, stories about my experience as a PW are sprinkled throughout. Since people want to know what happened and since I get emails and comments from other PWs very frequently, I thought I would put together a few relevant links in one place.

My Rock Bottom – This is the post explaining the events leading up to my husband’s resignation and my experience with depression.

Life On the Other Side Part 1 (and Part 2) – I was interviewed by the women at CLUTCH after having been out of ministry for about a year. This is my perspective after some healing and reflection.

Pastors’ Wives Archives – Here are all the posts I’ve written and filed under “Pastors’ Wives” (see category list).

Pastors’ Wives Blog List – This is a list of blogs written by PWs.

Pastors’ Wives Online – This is a forum I started (but have since handed off to some GREAT women) where PWs can meet and connect.