I was looking for on becoming a preacher’s wife. Would you be able to tell me if there is such a book out there?<\/p>\n\t
I don’t know of a book on that subject directly; however, I would like to recommend a book on the life of a woman who was a well-known and well-loved wife of a preacher,\u00a0It’s Just Been Glorious: The Storied Life of Marlene Smelser<\/em>. I’ve known Dale and Marlene from childhood and keep in contact with Dale and his sons periodically. Marlene passed away several years ago and Dale wrote this book about her life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: I was looking for on becoming a preacher’s wife. Would you be able to tell me if there is such a book out there? 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