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Be the Change

When I first got married, I received lots of advice. As do all brides. Some of my advice was a little different than the average soon-to-be-wife. I was marrying a youth pastor. My life was doomed (or so it seemed from said advice). I was encouraged to not make friends with church members by more than one seasoned pastor’s wife. I was told I would never “have all of my husband” because he would be consumed by the ministry. And my future kids, forget about it – doomed also. Was I scared entering this marriage? You betcha. Did I think my life was doomed? Not exactly, but I definitely heeded their advice and kept walls up. And then I did the hard things. I served alongside my husband. I had ugly people tell me bad things about my husband. I witnessed people I loved treat my husband with disrespect. And I knew those ladies were right. Put your walls up, Brianne, you can’t be friends with these people. Time passed, seasons of our life changed, and I began to witness solid Christian