THE LONELY LIFE OF A PASTOR'S WIFE
Cindy Evers has been a preacher's wife for 30 years. As such, she has taught Bible classes and volunteered in the community, and yet if it were up to her, no one would ever know she's the wife of the Rev. Fred Evers. Not because she doesn't love her husband, but because she hates the pressure of being the pastor's wife. "When it's good, it's awesome," Evers said. "And when it's bad, it's awful." Being the spouse of a minister is like being the spouse of anyone in the public eye. It's a pretty lonely existence, experts say, and not immune to the everyday challenges the rest of society faces --- such as keeping a home and raising a family --- to the more extreme problems like alcoholism and infidelity. "There is a great deal of pain within the household of our clergy,'' said Kim Coffing, an assistant general secretary with the United Methodist Church. Because they are expected to uphold certain moral standards, the burd