In a recent post, I shared my long history with health problems and how I’m now on the mend. Since that article, I’ve received quite a few emails from people asking what exactly I’ve been doing to bring healing to…
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Waiting, Hoping, and Praying for Things to Change
It’s been a while since I last wrote to you as I haven’t done much ministry lately seeing how I needed to be ministered to. Nothing can be poured out from an empty vessel! If you’ve followed my blog for…
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When a Husband Keeps Flirting With Other Women
Just because you’re married doesn’t mean your spouse will not flirt with others. Shocking, I know! One would think that kind of behavior would stop once the vows began. Does he justify his behavior? Is he being friendly or flirtatious?…
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Should a Wife Follow a Husband Who is Not Spiritually Leading the Home?
Q & A on the blog today… Dear Jolene, A friend of mine has a husband who attends church with her but he is emotionally abusive and he’s an alcoholic. They attend a church that is opening a second campus…
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When Your Spouse Has Sexual Fantasies about Someone Else
Everyday choices can either build a marriage or break it. Personally speaking, if I don’t bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5), it won’t take much for my self-centered, flesh-filled thoughts to hijack my…
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Two Ways a Couple Can Snuff Out Their Love & Romance
It doesn’t take much work at all for the sizzle in marriage to fizzle as it’s common for the passion to wane over time. However, no wife I know wants a dismal love affair with her guy. And I’m sure,…
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When You Have a Personality Collision with Your Spouse
Differences in marriage. Every couple has them because there is no such thing as two identical spouses. If it were so, we’d be a bunch of robots. Perhaps what initially attracted you to your spouse has now gotten on your…
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Verbal and Emotional Abuse: Establishing Boundaries in Marriage
Boundaries are needed in life to protect things (and people) that are important to you. Not only are boundaries a good thing for your marriage and family, but boundaries are also needed for oneself personally. Oftentimes, the personal boundary gets overlooked in…
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Is It God’s Will to Be Married to My Husband?
Q & A on the blog today… Dear Jolene, I am newly married to a wonderful (not perfect) man. We have been through a lot together. Sometimes, I worry if he is God’s will for me. The thoughts started small…
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I Should Leave this Marriage, but I Don’t Want to
Friends and family tell you that you should leave him. You’ve even thought about it as well. After all, he’s cruel, harsh, unloving and unkind. But in spite of what others say and what he does, you still want to…
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Christ-centered Marriage Goals
I love a New Year. It gives me a fresh start. A clean slate. And a do-over from the previous year (which was a complete heartbreak!) Maybe your prior year was devastating or maybe it was amazing either way, as…
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Rebuilding Trust in Your Marriage
People let us down all the time because we live in a fallen world. This is especially true for husbands and wives because we live with our spouse day in and day out. We see their shortcomings and imperfections just…
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Navigating Through the Messes & Stresses of the Christmas Season with Your Spouse
Christmas equals Christ but Christmas also has the potential to equal conflict. The pressures. The overwhelm. The expectations. In this podcast episode, (yes, finally a new episode!) Eric and I discuss common marital concerns that the Christmas season brings as…
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How to Avoid Being Overwhelmed this Christmas Season
But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”…
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6 Things Christian Wives Should Stop Doing
Last month my pastor was teaching a series on marriage. One Sunday the message was specifically geared for wives-biblical truths that are not easy to swallow and that are counter to the culture. As I listened to my pastor I…
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One Action that Will Help You Feel Like a Cherished Wife, and One that Won’t
So you want to feel like a cherished wife, (every wife does, by the way.) It’s why we married our guys. But maybe you no longer feel cherished by your man. That’s a discouraging position for a wife to be…
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Depression in the Life of a Christian
My heart is just torn over the recent news of a young pastor who recently took his own life. Based on what I had read, this young man battled with anxiety and depression for quite some time. From the old…
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