The "Pastor's Wife" Problem

Sometimes I wonder if they ever flunk guys in seminary because their wives will make lousy pastors wives.  This is a Major Concern for me because in just three short years I too will be a pastors wife.  Yie.  They do not seem to have a class at DTS for spiffying up your wife, but I have a sneaking suspicion that's what Spiritual Formation really is.  (You know, like if your wife skips a lot then they'll give you an F- and kick you out o' seminary.)

My several items on my laundry list of concerns are:

• I am really short and usually wind up looking like one of the junior highers.
• I make Joey late for church.  A lot.
• I have this automatic shutdown that occurs pretty much at 9:45 p.m. (thanks a lot, Pops, I inherited it from you), so Joey has to watch me really carefully so he can get me home the minute I start looking comatose.
  
• I get grouchy.  In public even!
• I cannot play the piano.  (This one may actually be the deal breaker for some churches, too.)
  
• I have Advance Notice Disorder, a common Laird condition, which makes it very difficult, may I even say hazardous, for me to change plans at the last minute.  It also makes me neurotic about having things nailed down two months prior to an event.

Poor Joey.  Let's just hope I don't get him kicked out of seminary.