Hi there. I'm Amy. I write here about my life and my issues. I also design blogs and websites at Uncluttered Design. I'm a mom to 4 and a former pastor's wife.
Pastors' Wives
My secret life as a pastor’s wife
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!
Interviewed at CLUTCH
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 a much-appreciated opportunity for me to reflect more on this journey I’ve found myself on. Continue reading...
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 results so Continue reading...
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 are Continue reading...
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. Continue reading...
My TIME experience
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 words about the experience.
You know how it is when you know exactly what you’re trying to Continue reading...
A moment of fame for PW’s
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 article online here.)
So, if you’re here as a result of the article, welcome. Continue reading...
Let the stress continue
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 doing other stuff—stuff which, for me, takes considerably less brainpower.
Anyway, I was beginning to think Continue reading...
