Pastor's Wives?

[lesliesnini]

I know Quilt Angel is a Pastor's WIfe, and so am I.

Are there others out there?

Lesliesnini

[Kathy]

I spent a good number of years as a Pastor's wife too. He's not in full time ministry now...but know the struggles of a pastor's family.

[IamCricket]

I am a pastor's daughter. I know how demanding it is. My daddy is in his 60's now, and still going strong. It seems to me he is pulled in so many directions. And of course, we are all under a microscope.

[QuiltAngel]

It has become a dream of mine to do a forum similar to this for Pastor's wives. Somewhere to celebrate the many wonderful blessings and to receive support for those times that are not so great. Many of us live in rural areas which can be isolating. Small towns are not easy to find friends in.

But, I don't think my ISP would be up to speed to handle a webserver.

Wondering what others here might think,
Jane

[lesliesnini]

Jane,

I think it's a great idea!
I am blessed by a group of wonderful women, but to have a place to share those things I cannot share with anyone here would be wonderful.

[QuiltAngel]

I guess there aren't too many of us on this forum yet.

Kathy, I am always learning new things about you.

Along with the struggles, there are many joys and blessings in this "business". The many wonderful people to start with. We have always been in rural churches and my husband has been able to attend events the kids are involved in during the day which many fathers are not able to.

One of my biggest struggles have been how other kids would treat my kids because their Dad is the Pastor. Now that they are older, it is not so bad. The older two are in universities that are part of our church, where half are PK's and the other half don't care that the half are.

Just a few more of my thoughts.

[Cugie]

I am a pastor's daughter. I know how demanding it is. My daddy is in his 60's now, and still going strong. It seems to me he is pulled in so many directions. And of course, we are all under a microscope.

I am a PK too! It was some life. And goodness if you got caught doing something wrong.
Colleen

[QuiltAngel]

Whenever my daughter was told she could not do something because she is the Pastor's daughter, she would reply that if her dad was a farmer (we are in a farming area) she still couldn't do it. Or if they expressed surprise my kids were at a dance or something, my kids would say that because their dad is a pastor, does not mean they did not enjoy certain things.

There are many things they liked about being PK's also. Just by moving, they had a bigger view of the world than their classmates. That is probably the biggest. There is more to the world than the little corner of the world they live.

[lesliesnini]

Our poor girls were 13 and 17 before they became PKs!
I'm not sure if that was to their advantage or disadvantage!

When people make comments, I remind them that they were just kids long before they were Pastor's Kids! They are now 22 and 18. The oldest is in church every Sunday and Bible study Sunday eve with her hubby and 11 mo dd. They are really growing! My youngest was in church yesterday--the first time in a couple of months. She is really struggling, knows the Answer, but is in rebellion. We can only pray for her and love her.

As for me, I was 43 before I became a Pastor's Wife. I tell people I've heard it all, said most of it, and done a lot more than I'd like to admit--but that I never knew I'd grow up to be a PW!

As for my kids being treated differently, they always have been. I've held them to higher standards than most of their peers--including PK's before we even knew they'd be PKs someday. The higher standards are God's standards, and we all ought to be living by them!

[lraine]

I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses and my husband is an Elder which is comparable to your pastors. I also grew up in a family where my father was an elder. There are standards we all must strive to meet but even if we do not have a father or husband that are elders, all in the congregation still strive to meet the standards set out in the Bible. Our elders are servants to our congregation, another words they serve the congregation, provide us with the proper information that is need at the proper time.