Meet The Pastor's Wife

Maybe this isn't the most pastor's wife-y content. Maybe it is. "You can't be all things for all people." I think most of us have come to understand and embrace this. Of course I can't be all things for the strangers on the street, or for my extended family, or even for my friends. If you've read anything else in this blog, you know I am adamantly against being all things for my husband's church. I can't be all things even for my immediate family. But what about the times whe

Fun fact: I'm a nationally certified barista. I’m no slacker. And no, seminary isn’t "free". Am I really flaky? A crappy employee? Nope. I was just a seminary wife. When my husband was studying at seminary (pastor school) post-college, I held a shiny new teaching degree and went hunting for my first full-time job. But here’s the thing: the standard seminary route has one of the most fragmented schooling schedules I’ve ever heard of, and no one wants to hire those of us along

I’m currently sitting at a coffee shop, nursing awful period cramps and a peppermint cold brew, on the heels of an ultrasound. Not for a baby. For infertility. And if one more person at my church says, “When’s the next one coming?!” I’m moving to Canada. It’s going to happen. I should get my passport renewed. Add to to-do list. Yes, I have two kids. Yes, I’m very, very thankful for them. Yes, secondary infertility still hurts like hell. Do not assume anything about anyone’s f

Any normal person in church (really, in any social situation) is going to have favorites. Including the pastor's wife.

My all-time favorite Christian books for the littlest listeners from my experience as a mom, teacher, and pastor's wife

Pastors and their families need some important boundaries with their church.