Bonding With The Blonde Women, Part III

That’s when it hit me. I wasn’t drawn to the blonde women because they were different than I was. They looked, acted, spoke, smelled and walked differently than I did. And their names– even their names are blond! Linda White, Susan Jones, Lisa Smith, Pam...

You’re Dismissed

I love my church.  I love the worship, our pastors, and the message of the truth, the Word, and how it is taught each week.  I became a Christian attending this church, so please don’t take this the wrong way but . . . they say something EVERY week that just grates on...

What Pastors’ Wives Wish Their Congregations Knew

Know that just because I married a pastor does not mean I enjoy singing, playing the piano, running the nursery, or leading the women’s program.  I am willing to use my talents, but please don’t expect me to fulfill a role that I am not designed for. My husband,...

Bonding With The Blonde Women

     Allow me to begin at the beginning. I was born in Brooklyn, New York on October     17, 1957.  I was named Elvira Robina Mannarino and my parents were Albert and Alessandra. We lived on Herkimer Street off Eastern...