Preacher Kid’s Weblog

I am the oldest of three siblings. Our parents were both ministers–my father for his whole life as a full-time calling, my mother ordained in 1989, after our denomination opened ordination to women. She functions in her local congregation. I am also a minister, currently working in my denomination’s international headquarters–and my husband is a minister as well!

He were married December 28, 1969. That made for a busy Christmas–but he had just gotten out of the service, and we were both educators…so it was either get married then or wait until summer. We have two children and three grandchildren,

one of whom died on his 21st birthday (a Marine who had survived Iraq physically but who just couldn’t process the experience). We have had some fun with people’s reactions to our family, since our daughter and I are 16 years apart in age (she is adopted), and she and our son are 15 years apart in age.

 I’m a “dog” person–dogs have been a part of my family life since I was a kid. Currently I am ”owned” by a schnoodle named Rascal. He’s a lot of fun–although at times he behaves like a 2-year-old toddler!

Rascal