Jolene Engle

Unity in marriage is difficult to build especially if a couple isn’t intentional about building it or protecting it.  The Enemy will do whatever it takes to destroy our marital union and sadly, he’ll use anything or anyone to do this!  The behavior of our own children can put strains on our marriage and those strains can…

The concept of ‘letting my man lead’ was definitely not an idea I was exposed to when I was a single woman.  This gal was clearly in charge of all aspects of my life, that is until I surrendered my life to Jesus Christ. Fully surrendering my will to the Lord caused me to take God…

Taking responsibility for one’s own sin should happen often, especially in marriage.  But sadly, pride gets in our way and then the next thing you know, we are blaming our spouse for our own sin.  This is what one wife is dealing with in her marriage.  Here’s her story… Dear Jolene, What if a husband…

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.  Proverbs 21:19 What exactly is a contentious woman? As a young Christian, when I came across that verse I had no idea what it meant to be a contentious woman.  Angry?  Yes.  But contentious, well that was a big…

When I married my man I wanted to be known as an honorable wife.  Being a woman of my word was, and still is, important to me because I am ultimately representing Christ, and because of this, I actively pursue being trustworthy. In the same way, their wives are to be women worthy of respect,…

It was 19 years ago that Eric and I went on our first date.  After I had gotten off of work, I met up with him at the local county fair.  Not thinking much about our so-called date, you can imagine how surprised I was to learn that this man that I strolled through the…

Have you ever been disappointed by your husband? Hurt by his actions? Felt angry or unloved by him? If you’ve been married for longer than a day then I am sure the feeling of discontentment has occurred in your marriage. Marriages are far from perfect. Combine a husband and wife, which are two known sinners.…

Immodesty is everywhere in our society. You can find it on the billboards, t.v. shows, commercials, movies, driving through town, at a shopping mall and sadly even at church. You can’t avoid the bare-skinned, tight-fitted, short skirts, and cleavage that is displayed all over the place and neither can a visually made man! Not only are these…

In my mind’s eye I see myself standing in front of Eric as we made our vows to each other over 18 years ago.  Uttering the words… For Better or For Worse In Sickness and In Health Til death due us part This eager and in-love bride would have never thought in a million years…

Fear.  It has become part of my wardrobe yet I keep trying to throw the thing out and send it to the local thrift store.  But for some reason, I can’t get rid of it.  I keep wearing this emotional villain like it’s my favorite pair of jeans. But it’s not. Fear strangles me. Holds me back. Causes…