Book Description
Pastors’ wives are human. Let’s face it. Behind the welcoming smiles, gentle handshakes, and stylish dresses, they face untold challenges in their personal and church lives. Who does a first lady talk to? To whom does she tell her woes? In this inspiring and compelling book, First Lady Leisa Wynn-Johnson invites pastors’ wives to engage in candid and liberating conversations about their real lives. First Ladies, Can We Talk? is an open and honest discourse on the dynamics of church culture, church politics, and the realities of relationships between church folk, pastors, and their wives. Let’s talk about loneliness and isolation, misunderstandings, role conflicts, betrayal, rejection, depression, and criticism. And let’s talk about the tears, intense pressure to perform, and the longing to be liked. Each chapter has a scripture, a powerful prayer, and an encouraging affirmation of gratitude, confidence, family success, empowerment, and more. Whether you are young or old, quiet or vocal, a novice or expert first lady, a clergy wife, or in ministry yourself, these conversations will uplift, encourage, and guide you in your role as a mother, wife, and woman of God. Learn to navigate, communicate, and find joy in your God-ordained assignment. Let’s talk about it! -The importance of mentors and venting -How to find grace in times of increase and decline -How to manage expectations -What to do when the bough breaks
