People often ask me if it's difficult being married to a Minister - an unpredictable job with strange hours, periods of intense busyness when the rest of the world is on holiday (think Christmas and Easter), working weekends etc etc. Do I ever wish he had a 'normal' job?
My reply often goes something like this;
No, I don't mind. I have never known anything different. As far as I'm concerned this is a 'normal' job.
Not only am I a Mrs Manse, but I have also been a Miss Manse since my father (Rev AA) is also a Baptist Minister. Having spoken to my Mum friends in the school playground, whose husbands are often gone to work early in the morning and not back until long after the children are in bed at night, or frequently having to stay away on business trips, I am increasingly convinced that there are some big pay-offs being married to a clergyman. Rev A nearly always takes the girls to school in the mornings, is generally around at tea-time and bed-time, rarely has to stay away overnight, and can be a bit flexible about where/when he is working.
So yes, it can be an unpredictable job. We can't easily go away for a weekend if the fancy takes us, Christmas and Easter revolve around work, not holidays. But would I change it? No! Always look on the bright side!
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