Category Archives: Pastors’ Wives

My secret life as a pastor’s wife

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Amy

Or, not so secret if you’ve followed this blog for any length of time. In any case, Part 2 of my interview is up at CLUTCH. Check it out!

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Interviewed at CLUTCH

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Amy

Delina from CLUTCH, a blog by and for pastors’ wives, recently asked me a few questions about my experience as a pastor’s wife. I thought she had great questions and answering them was a surprisingly cathartic experience. It was also … Continue reading →

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What would you say…?

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Amy

In keeping with the “pastor’s wife” theme from last time, I have another question for you PWs, prompted by Rich’s comment. So, if you met a woman who was just about to become a PW herself, how would you encourage … Continue reading →

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Are you a pastor’s wife?

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Amy

I am amazed at how often I get emails from other pastors’ wives (and occasionally their husbands) who express very similar struggles to my own (i.e. usually a mix of depression and disappointment in the ministry).  When I get an … Continue reading →

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Tax day

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Amy

I did our taxes yesterday.  Who knew it could be so quick & easy when you don’t have to deal with all the funky rules about clergy? Or maybe it’s because we have no assets. Either way, it was the … Continue reading →

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My year away

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Amy

I stopped blogging between May 2007 and July 2008.  Following is a list of posts explaining my absence: My dark year of the soul The bright spot in my dark year My rock bottom

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My rock bottom

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Amy

So in my other post, I promised more details regarding my prolonged blogging absence. Why I make promises like that, I’m not sure, because really, more than a year has gone by and do you know how many details are … Continue reading →

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My TIME experience

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Amy

So, now I’ve had a little time to reflect on the TIME article. It was good. That’s all. But I’ve never been interviewed for a publication like TIME—or any publication for that matter—and I’d just like to say a few … Continue reading →

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A moment of fame for PW’s

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Amy

I blogged the other day about being interviewed by so-and-so from such-and-such magazine. Well, What God Joined Together, an article about pastors’ wives by Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, is in the most recent edition of TIME Magazine. (You can read the … Continue reading →

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Let the stress continue

Posted on March 24, 2007 by Amy

So here’s what happened. I’ve been taking a break from blogging, mainly because I hate writing and because one blog post takes a ridiculously long time for me to complete because it just doesn’t flow outta me. And I was … Continue reading →

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