Jolene Engle

I’ve been a sick bride for the majority of my married life.  Just one month after our wedding day, I got the call from the doctor telling me they needed to run more tests.  6 months later I was having surgery to remove precancerous cells from my cervix.  It wasn’t long after that when my…

The other day my husband and I were in a serious conversation. My heart was hurting and I was completely overwhelmed with life while I felt like my husband was living with no burdens at all. To me, it seemed as if all of the responsibilities of our lives were resting on my shoulders while…

Shattered dreams.  Desperate.  Depressed. He’s felt like a failure as a provider for the last 7 years.  As his wife, I can’t help but look at him with compassion as he tries to do whatever he can to provide for us. Back in 2007, when the economy started to collapse, so did his business.  It…

We sat across the table at the coffee shop and I sat there intently listening to her story… She was a broken and hurting wife. She felt betrayed and abandoned by her husband. He emotionally checked out on life, his marriage, and the raising of his daughters. The trials of his life became too hard…

(Please note, this post is written specifically for the married mom.) Mothering….the responsibility of raising, shaping, and caring for a child/ren is straight-up hardwork.  Kids have constant needs whether it’s late night feedings, dirty diapers, temper tantrums, or navigating the hormonal shifts of a teenager. Now, I don’t know about you, but it seems like…

The worrying. The fear. The control. When the financial storms blew my way, I was a wife who freaked out. The loss of our business. The loss of our home. Living below the poverty level for more years than I cared to, I knew I needed to learn how to have peace since being broke…

Tenacious.  Determined.  Intense.  Does any of this sound like you?  These traits certainly resonate with me. Before I had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ I wrestled with my personality. As a woman, I couldn’t quite figure out how to deal with my renegade-like style and my warrior tenacity. Then when I got saved and hung out with a…

Life and marriage isn’t always pretty.  One sinner is married to another sinner.   Unfortunately, this means that sometimes a marriage doesn’t look like a Disney movie.   Both of us want our owns ways and we seek to do what is right in our own eyes.  And more often than not, this perspective and…

Do you have a friend or family member who is hurting in her marriage?  Maybe you want to minister to them but you’re not quite sure how to go about it?  In this podcast, I’m sharing some tips on how you can minister to other wives who need to be encouraged in their marriage. Live a poured out…