Why the Pastor's Wife Left the Church

Alice Goodson made a career change before college when she changed her plan and studied religious education. After college, she married a man who became a pastor. Shortly into the marriage, she moved to her family's home on the Pee Dee River in South Carolina. To make a living, Alice became a teacher at Williams High School. From her teaching experience and her attendance at a writing workshop, Alice became an outstanding teacher. She made friends in the community that she knew as home and was able to create a new life for herself. In this new life, she understands why she left the church.