“I find somewhat to my surprise that I am feeling a little less lonely, a little stronger about facing the church’s expectations, a little more confident with my coping toolbox.” … more →
Meanwhile, back at the parsonageparslife wrote 1 year ago: “I find somewhat to my surprise that I am feeling a little less lonely, a little stronger abou … more →
parslife wrote 1 year ago: Went trolling through the search terms people used to find my blog today. As I have mentioned before … more →
parslife wrote 1 year ago: The annual winter rite known as the Stewardship Campaign is about to begin in my husband’s chu … more →
parslife wrote 2 years ago: Like most things, this was easier with our son. The culture has not, as yet, made it the norm to dre … more →
parslife wrote 2 years ago: Any clergy family handbook that includes that phrase is gonna have me running in the other direction … more →
parslife wrote 2 years ago: … have big ears. One of the challenges presented to clergy kids is that all kinds of confident … more →
parslife wrote 2 years ago: Ministers on the move mean ministers’ families on the move. It’s interesting, this whole … more →
parslife wrote 2 years ago: Wouldn’t it be nice if every minister’s partner got some sort of recognition gift from t … more →
parslife wrote 2 years ago: Q: Where’s your husband today? A: None of your business! Okay, I don’t really say that, … more →
parslife wrote 2 years ago: Demographically, I represent the classic clergy partner — I am a woman married to a male minis … more →
parslife wrote 2 years ago: One of the unique joys of being married to a UU minister is that he takes seriously his charge to be … more →
parslife wrote 2 years ago: I am going to ‘fess up to lusting after something terribly decadent and outrageous. I figure I … more →
parslife wrote 2 years ago: As happens periodically in the life of a minister, my husband has accepted a call to a new congregat … more →
parslife wrote 2 years ago: We’ve got two of them. You know, “preacher’s kids”, who invariably are expec … more →
parslife wrote 2 years ago: Q: Do you help him write his sermons? A: No, I don’t get paid enough to do that. Oh, wait, I d … more →
parslife wrote 2 years ago: I’ve been depressing myself this afternoon. I “googled” the phrase “clergy s … more →