tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709319168572824659.post5755695781566601946..comments2023-02-10T05:28:16.919-05:00Comments on Simple and Free: Being A Youth Pastor's Wife (On Burn Out)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709319168572824659.post-34430292834072664852011-06-01T08:39:14.936-04:002011-06-01T08:39:14.936-04:00Thanks for being honest. I quit being Sunday Schoo...Thanks for being honest. I quit being Sunday School Superintendent after 4 years due to burn out. I teach 3 times a week and have a sick elderly mother. The tough part for me is now the other teachers beg me to come back and seem to hold a grudge. I have to be true to myself and to God first. I can concentrate more fully on teaching the adult class, Junior Church, and directing the Wednesday children classes. The joy of the LOrd is my strength and of course prayer. My husband also wanted me to quit because it consumed me. I am letting go og the guilt of being human the way GOd created me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709319168572824659.post-73050529640855126312011-05-17T23:01:28.095-04:002011-05-17T23:01:28.095-04:00I think, and I cannot speak directly to your exper...I think, and I cannot speak directly to your experience because I am not in any form of youth ministry, that having a job that is not just a "job" (as most people would define it) the boundaries between the social life and the work life inevitably conflict.<br /><br />I think it is also difficult because there are societal problems that surround even the most basic elements of ministry. Namely, people expect everything of you and yet refuse to pay you adequately for the service. <br /><br />A fun game to play is to track the amount of time you spend at church per month and then divide it by the amount you make a month. I thought it was badfor me, so I can only imagine what it would be like for you and Wes.Dannyhttp://coldfire.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709319168572824659.post-33551228630546424322011-05-14T22:45:58.599-04:002011-05-14T22:45:58.599-04:00Megan,
Thank you for your words! I hope that God...Megan, <br /><br />Thank you for your words! I hope that God continues to give you rest. :)Amanda Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906395624260258273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709319168572824659.post-2786105800434845302011-05-14T22:34:17.157-04:002011-05-14T22:34:17.157-04:00Lewis Family,
Thanks for stopping by and so glad ...Lewis Family,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and so glad God is showing you who you are :)<br /><br />Your husband has recently moved on to Pastor a church? How different has that been for you guys?Amanda Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906395624260258273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709319168572824659.post-40581556184952630552011-05-14T15:57:34.896-04:002011-05-14T15:57:34.896-04:00Well, I am so glad you finished this post, sister....Well, I am so glad you finished this post, sister. <br /><br />"I cannot be the best version of myself for these kids when I have no boundaries."<br /><br />WOW. I needed to hear that on a topic that is totally unrelated to blogging or anything I've ever shared on the blog. Just WOW. Spoke right to my HEART.<br /><br />I completely agree with what you are saying here, and it sounds like God is doing some incredible work in your heart as you walk on this path with Him. Thank you again for what you shared in the comments. You have no idea how that meant to me.Megan@SortaCrunchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17202909752129884370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709319168572824659.post-91154412271232556212011-05-13T17:54:49.972-04:002011-05-13T17:54:49.972-04:00I found you through your comment at SortaCrunchy a...I found you through your comment at SortaCrunchy and just had to read this. It's so true!! My hubby was YP for the first few years of our marriage, and it was difficult to set the boundaries. It's so easy to try, as you said, to be what we imagine or think we should be rather than who God created us to be. As we are starting a new journey in ministry, I am painfully aware that I'm probably not the "typical" pastor's wife, but after reading your post, I plan on being the me that God created. Thanks so much for your honesty!!Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501690889608569848noreply@blogger.com