tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post1939301633398976342..comments2024-03-27T03:25:08.267-07:00Comments on Life in the Shoe: Letter from Harrisburg/ The Minister's WifeDorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-18456140544883894162015-02-15T20:22:55.542-08:002015-02-15T20:22:55.542-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Diaperswyperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572063786745059958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-19329925635815725092015-02-15T20:22:54.988-08:002015-02-15T20:22:54.988-08:00If it would ever happen that my husband would be o...If it would ever happen that my husband would be ordained and in some strange twist of fate we would be at the same meeting, i hope i get to sit beside you. :) <br /><br />~DarlaDiaperswyperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572063786745059958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-38013152632661571382015-02-11T16:39:39.474-08:002015-02-11T16:39:39.474-08:00Thanks for your honesty...that's refreshing wh...Thanks for your honesty...that's refreshing when wearing a mask can be so easy but artificial. I'm thankful that God understands where we are at and will help us to become the women He wants us to be...for real. <br />God bless you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-9786303302052410502015-02-11T09:44:58.384-08:002015-02-11T09:44:58.384-08:00You mean I'm not the only one who has walked i...You mean I'm not the only one who has walked into a minister's meeting with my husband and felt like a great big fake? I'm not alone. <br /><br />Thank so much for your thoughts on walking alongside and being a friend. <br /><br />I will fail if I try to be the perfect minister's wife but being a friend may be a goal I can meet.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-40091920448032857192015-02-11T05:15:41.035-08:002015-02-11T05:15:41.035-08:00Yes. And this is not limited to ministers' wiv...Yes. And this is not limited to ministers' wives, people. This is woman.<br />sarah sauderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-80726666974271068372015-02-10T19:06:39.263-08:002015-02-10T19:06:39.263-08:00Oh, my! I'm not in the 'position' you ...Oh, my! I'm not in the 'position' you are, but it all sounds familiar none-the-less (what does that really mean?!) My sisters and my sis-in-law's are all so efficient and grown-up- I feel so un-capable in their presence. I think I fit in with my nieces and nephews much better. But I love them anyhow and I think they love me. My mom was a preacher's daughter and she always thot she didn't fit... It's 'those' of you who don't always 'fit the mold' that are the easiest to go to... You seem to totally understand the rest of us stick out around the edges. Thanks for being 'you'- even tho I don't know you personally...NMTimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133999292856707962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-23878179028910833982015-02-10T17:33:13.764-08:002015-02-10T17:33:13.764-08:00Dorcas, you write such wonderful articles. I jus...Dorcas, you write such wonderful articles. I just wanted to drop you a note to tell you that I love your blog. We all feel the need to put up good front so that we can edify other believers and be a good testimony to them. But perhaps that's not the best way. Perhaps the best thing we can do is to be real. Aren't we all drawn to "real" people. I am. Thank you for being one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-27604492049605465772015-02-10T13:18:06.053-08:002015-02-10T13:18:06.053-08:00This is what I, too, need at this season of my lif...This is what I, too, need at this season of my life. My 35th birthday is staring me in the face and I so often feel like a child in an adult body yet part of my role as my husband's wife to come alongside people. I like to have things figured out before I jump in - I need this reminder to be myself, loved by God, loving others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-82373045520715994232015-02-09T13:30:40.023-08:002015-02-09T13:30:40.023-08:00Love it Dorcas, thank you. It fits for other walks...Love it Dorcas, thank you. It fits for other walks of life, not just the pastor's wife! Thanks again.quintuplicatemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746223077610167716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-56790540213715237402015-02-09T11:08:13.938-08:002015-02-09T11:08:13.938-08:00Thank you for your refreshing outlook. As a girl, ...Thank you for your refreshing outlook. As a girl, I watched my mom struggle to meet "pastor's wife" expectations. Living in an attempt to perform is just not worth it. Loving God and loving people is what truly matters, even if the methodology (immaculate house or realistic live-in look, gourmet meals vs. take-out) differs from person to person.Mary Anne Bradyhttp://www.bradyediting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-14474848655534331352015-02-09T09:46:32.526-08:002015-02-09T09:46:32.526-08:00Sandy--yes, help yourself!
And thanks to all of yo...Sandy--yes, help yourself!<br />And thanks to all of you for understanding.Dorcashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-19921841039052237392015-02-09T07:41:37.864-08:002015-02-09T07:41:37.864-08:00Thank you for your honesty! I would like to share ...Thank you for your honesty! I would like to share some of what you said to a group of minister's wives in March. May I have your permission to do so? Thanks, Sandy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-49049625701182595902015-02-09T06:07:02.638-08:002015-02-09T06:07:02.638-08:00I am said friend in CaraDD's comment.
Thank ...I am said friend in CaraDD's comment. <br /><br />Thank you for your honesty. My husbands father was a pastor for 40 years, and of course his wife was the "pastor's wife". They were of the generation that the pastor's home was to be perfect at all times, life was to be perfect... and it came with a cost. I watched theirs lives, and the pressure that was put on the pastor's wife (or the pressure she put on herself) and vowed that would not be my role. Life is real... not to be picture perfect. Thanks again for your encouragement, candor, and good dose of keeping it real!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232772085216455800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-83325802847225325852015-02-09T05:47:46.840-08:002015-02-09T05:47:46.840-08:00Loved this. I read a quote from humans of new york...Loved this. I read a quote from humans of new york this morning from a mom who said something like, "I thought having children would make me into a mom, but I'm still just myself with children." Luci Millerhttp://lucindajmiller.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-893619437134515542015-02-09T05:33:59.165-08:002015-02-09T05:33:59.165-08:00My only real friend in this wee little town we hav...My only real friend in this wee little town we have been called to was just promoted to Minister's Wife yesterday. We had a good cry together after because we soooo understand what a hard job it is. Thank you for the encouragement, and I forwarded it to her.CaraDDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15738542306396422860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-85686551449670816162015-02-09T05:17:26.237-08:002015-02-09T05:17:26.237-08:00There is just so much about this that I love! The ...There is just so much about this that I love! The Margaret Atwood quote and this "We wish we could distribute perfect solutions at arm's length, but what people really need is for us to walk beside them until they figure life out." Are, perhaps, my favorite parts.Bethany Eicherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00279586692972368906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-39182521962445447892015-02-09T05:14:37.177-08:002015-02-09T05:14:37.177-08:00Love your article. Because my mask is feeling very...Love your article. Because my mask is feeling very uncomfortable these days. I love my dear husband...I wouldn't trade places with any other wife in the world....he makes a wonderful pastor in our church and in our community. Problem is - shouldn't his wife have the qualifications of a pastor's wife in order to make a balanced team????Ruthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-16990450907206859012015-02-09T00:55:41.403-08:002015-02-09T00:55:41.403-08:00This is beautiful! I don't have your kinds of ...This is beautiful! I don't have your kinds of responsibilities, but I'm often surprised at what's expected of me, because in my mind, I'm still just a little girl with stuff to learn and improve. My favorite line is "loved and forgiven by God, nothing to hide." So, so true. Anitahttp://www.lifeisforlivingbook.comnoreply@blogger.com