![]() ![]() B ut instantly, she visibly relaxed, smiled a wide smile, and teasingly joked, “Oh, that’s the same thing.” “He’s a public-school administrator,” I answered nervously, unsure of how she would view this revelation. Only minutes before the show was to be broadcast, she anxiously asked what my husband did. One guest was concerned about me interviewing her, apprehensive over my understanding of her situation. ![]() Plus, during my years working in broadcasting, I was asked to host a TV special, where pastors’ wives shared about their lives. Quite frequently, the needs and even existence of a pastor’s wife can also be overlooked, especially if her husband is an in-demand dynamic leader. We often place ministerial families under a microscopic lens of scrutiny, and have the unrealistic expectation their lives should be perfect. I empathize with the difficulty these precious women can have when trying to find a confidential friend to share their current issues or even past heartbreak. I chose to make the main character a fictional minister’s spouse, because there’s often an unrealistic social stereotype for this supporting ministry role, even within Christian circles. That’s why my novel is about the close friendship between an early 40s pastor’s wife and a sixty-something widowed coffee shop owner. This, instead of taking the opportunity to be social with the kid in the seat next to them. Many were probably listening to music, texting, or checking their social media accounts on their smartphones. To explain, recently a school bus filled with adolescents passed me when I was driving, and I noticed a lot of their young heads were in a downward position. I’m concerned it might soon be as outdated as last year’s technology, and I’m pretty sure technology is the culprit deserving most of the blame. It’s a rare gift to find a faithful friend, although many folks have an ardent desire to experience intimate friendship.īut is friendship becoming extinct? One of the reason’s I wrote the inspirational fictional book, “Secrets of the Pastor’s Wife: A Novel” is because I’m worried about friendship. Those of you who have also lost a close friend, empathize with how painful this loss can be. This thought raced through my mind, denying the reality she had already accepted. ![]() Truthfully, I can’t remember who said grace, but I vividly recall her tell-tale prayer at the end, “And God, please give Christina a friend.” It was our custom to bless food wherever we ate. Usually, lunch together meant going to a restaurant, but Kim had wanted to come to my home. I brewed a teapot of piping hot flavored tea and set the dining room table with the good china, candles, and prepared a lunch feast, even though there would only be the two of us. Preparing for my friend of almost two decades to visit that fated day a decade ago, you would have thought royalty was coming. I hadn’t accepted the fact yet, because she was only in her early forties and had a loving husband and three children to finish raising. My friend Kimberly had an aggressive form of cancer and knew her time was short. Then, you can always make the rest of the cookies smaller, if necessary.It was our last lunch together. I recommend baking a few test cookies to see if they'll fit in your jar before you bake the whole batch. Make sure to use a wide mouth jar, otherwise your cookies will have to be super tiny. The most important thing when baking your cookies is to form them small enough to fit into your jar. You could even fill the jar with candy, like these homemade Fruit and Nut Chocolates. try these Cranberry Walnut Cookies, Maple Pecan Shortbread Cookies, Honey Cookies, or these Chewy Ginger Cookies. the perfect mix of sweet and salty! Any cookie recipe would work though. I used my favorite Salted Caramel Pretzel Cookies.
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