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...

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,...