Yes, I'm the preacher's wife.

I guess that may be hard for some people to believe...or accept.

As it says in my sidebar, I am not the typical preacher's wife.  How did I come to that conclusion, you ask?

#1 - I don't play an instrument and I don't sing solos in front of the church.  For hundreds of years, the preacher's wife has been almost expected to sing and play an instrument.  Why?  Does it help in the ministry to have these gifts as a preacher's wife?  Maybe...I can't see where it would hurt.  Well, I can't carry a tune in a bucket (however I do a great job in the shower and alone in my car) and I only took piano lessons for a short time when I was younger...but in that time I have managed to forget everything I learned except "When the Saints Go Marching In".  Go figure.

#2 - I don't wear a dress to church every Sunday.  If its cold outside, this chick will be wearing pants  If I didn't shave my legs...wearing pants.  Does a dress define the preacher's wife as being more Godly than the lady who sits in the pew on Sunday in a dress, but spends more time on the phone gossiping the other six days of the week?  I'm just sayin'.

#3 - I wear high heels.  My motto:  "The taller I look, the less wide I look."  I like to be fashionable (or attempt to look fashionable).  High heels make me feel good.  Do they make me an easy target for people to say things?  Sure.  Do I care?  No.  I believe that you can have fun with your clothing without having your "goods" hanging out all over the place and still carry yourself like a lady.  High heels make me feel like a lady.  So there.
Disclaimer:  I do not wear denim jumpers, ankle skirts, my hair in a bun or Keds sneakers. 

#4 - I don't think I need to surround myself with people just like me.  Do I get criticized for trying to go out of my way to help minister to people for who they are?  Yes.  Didn't God come to you, just as you were?  Yes.  I don't judge anyone...I mean ANYONE.  I love people for who they are and who they can become in Christ...not because of their past or where God has brought them from.  I love everyone and try to be friends with everyone.  If you can't get along with anyone, maybe it isn't everyone else, it is you.

#5 - My kids are hoodlums.  Yes, I said it.  My kids do not always act like they should...but then again, neither do I.  I am not the perfect mother and have never claimed to be.  So, I would appreciate it when I make a mistake in parenting it isn't the topic of conversation at your next family meal...thankyouverymuch.  My children are beautiful and I love them deeply...but they will probably not act like a preacher's kid should sometimes.  You can just overlook it and know that I'm the not-so perfect preacher's wife...so expect it.  *wink*

#6 - I am an introvert.  If you don't know what that is...Google it!  My definition:  I get my energy from being alone, where my husband (not your typical preacher) gets his energy from being surrounded by people.  Does that make me a bad person?  No, I do not think so.  I like being alone.  I think I do a pretty good job of hiding it, though.  I feel like I know many of the members of our church intimately...if not all.  I know their likes, their dislikes and I hope that they know that my interest in them and their life is genuine.  Not because I am the preacher's wife.  So, when I hug you...know it is real, not fake.  When I tell you I care, I do.  When I tell you that I am here for you...I mean I am here for you.  Not because I am supposed to, being the preacher's wife.

#7 - I am goofy.  I am not prim and proper.  I act like an idiot at the drop of a hat.  I like making people laugh and have been known to laugh at myself more than anything.  I love a practical joke or two...okay, I never get tired of them...EVER!  So, don't be surprised what you read here...'cause I can guarantee you that it will not be perfection in every post.

Okay..I totally am going to stop at #7...because in the Bible the number seven is a sign of perfection.  Note the irony.  Gah lay, I crack myself up sometimes.  If you didn't get that...you totally need to go back and read #7 again.

I hope you will come back for daily devotions and take a swim inside my life in this "fish bowl"...where so many noses are constantly pressed to the glass.