I've been asked over and over "what is it like to be a Senator's wife?" I know you were looking for a very deep profound change to have taken place, but the answer is really quite simple. I take a lot more suits to the cleaners and wash more button down shirts than ever before.
Before being a Senator's wife, I did not eat dinner with other Senators and the governor of Illinois at the governor's mansion. So I would say things have changed in that arena. Another change is that I find myself praying more earnestly for our elected officials, especially my husband. I have a renewed sense of leadership and the importance of having Godly men and women in office.
I've also taken up a huge interest and liking to Abraham Lincoln. It's easy to do when your husband is a senator in the Land of Lincoln. Lincoln wrote, " Without the assistance of that Divine Being whoever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I cannot fail". I choose to make this my senator's wife motto. Success will come only with reliance on God.
I choose to continue to look to Jesus for guidance. I choose to be a senator's wife who will honor God and serve people.