Confessions of a Pastor's Wife

This blog post may be the first of a series of posts I write concerning the secret thoughts of a pastor's wife.  On the scale of "scandalous-ness", these confessions are quite mild.  But on the scale of "that's not how a pastor's wife is supposed to think and act", they might be off the chart.

I'm working on a decorating project that has my full attention and delight.  I told Troy last night that I really wanted to just stay home from church and work on it all day.  This was after we had stayed up a little late and watched a movie.  He told me to do just that....take a Sunday off from church...enjoy a craft day.  I told him I couldn't. 

But I should have.

I was SO tired this morning.  I was having a not-so-perfect hair day.  I was cold.  I had forgotten my huge travel mug of coffee at home (which added to the sleepiness).  And I had a really annoying hole in my sock. 

I was miserable. 

I struggled to stay awake during the sermon (even though it was a good, thought provoking message).  I couldn't put two words together to verbally complete thoughts and I was really not good company. 

But here is the most embarrassing confession:  I hid in the bathroom stall after church services today until everyone had left the bathroom so that I wouldn't have to talk to anyone. 

It wasn't that I didn't want to visit.  I just literally was having a hard time focusing and forming words.  It was just too hard.  So I played the avoidance card. 

So, the next time you stop your pastor's wife at church to talk to her and she seems a little less than jovial, please extend her some grace.  She's human and she probably should have just stayed at home.  :)