The Secret Life of Pastor’s Wife (or Husband): Holy (h*ll) Week!

Another great post from Jada Swanson...

"...But, one day, my husband and I looked at each other and said, “If this is what vocational ministry is all about, we don’t want any part of it! There has to be more to life, more to ministry than this. What’s this business about ‘missional living’? Heck, we don’t even see each other, much less our neighbors because we are never home! We are always at church! Something’s got to change.” And something did: We did! In fact, many things changed..." (Read more at https://jadaswanson.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/the-secret-life-of-pastors-wives-or-husbands-holy-hll-week/)

The Secret Life of a Pastor’s Wife (or Husband) #2: Pastors’ Kids (PKs)

 From Jada Swanson, written...

"...after having conversation after conversation (online and in-person) with pastors’ spouses who were barely treading water. Ready to give up, throw in the towel and be done with ministry. A few, even, wanted to be done with their marriages. This was not okay with me. And it shouldn’t be okay with the Christian church either." (Read more at https://jadaswanson.wordpress.com/2015/01/31/the-secret-life-of-a-pastors-wife-or-husband-2-pastors-kids-pks/)

The Secret Life of a Pastor’s Wife: Gimmie A Break!

from Jada Swanson...

"...Remember when you were a little kid and had to walk into a new class at school, or ask to play with a new group of kids on the playground? That was hard. Well, it’s hard as an adult, too. Maybe even more so. And, especially, when you are walking into your husband’s place of employment week after week, Sunday after Sunday. A place where everyone knows you, but you don’t really know anyone. And the reality is, they really don’t know you either. They simply know who you are: the pastor’s wife...." (Read more at https://jadaswanson.wordpress.com/2014/12/06/the-secret-life-of-a-pastors-wife-gimmie-a-break/)