What would you say…?

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 her or what advice would you give?  (By the way, I’m loving watching the poll [...]

Are you a pastor’s wife?

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 email like that, there are two things I find myself saying again and again: You [...]

Tax day

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 best time doing taxes I’ve had all year. Photo by Matt Aiello.

My year away

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

My rock bottom

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 in a year? Well, there are LOTS of details in a year. And here I [...]

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