BY MARJORIE TRUESDALE
In an article that appeared in Pray! Magazine, '04 Jill Briscoe indicated that many pastors' wives don't enjoy that role.
I agreed with that statement because I felt the same way when my husband pastored his first church. I had grown up as a PK, Preacher's Kid, and knew the fish bowl experience from the inside out. Many times my older sister made the statement, "I'll never marry a preacher;" (but she did!) and I reflected the same statement. There was an ego-building feature to being elevated in the community. Even so, what I felt others expected of me angered me
My mother was my only role model and she felt frustrated, unfulfilled, and criticized as a preacher's wife. God has patiently worked in my life to heal me of my own hurts and unrealistic opinions. He provided other women who have nurtured me and demonstrated joy in their positions. Those women are still available to me as godly mentors.
God burdened my heart to share with others what I have learned. Out of that passion, the Heart of America Ministry Women was born. As an organization, we seek to be the safe place where pastors' wives from all denominations honestly share their personal struggles and are surrounded by peers who will pray for them.
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