Jolene Engle

As Christians, we live in this world but we’re not to be of it.  The Bible says we’re to be set apart, but what do we do with our feelings when they seem contrary to the Scriptures?  How do we navigate life with them? Here’s one woman’s story… Dear Jolene, I have been reading your…

Since sending out yesterday’s post, I’ve received so many encouraging comments from women that my eyes have gushed tears all day.  Feel free to call me a Bucket of Water because that’s what I was. 🙂 But first, let me make something clear before I get into the meat of this post because there might…

I can’t take it anymore.  The voice of the Enemy has been too much for me to bear in this on-line space lately.  The rude comments.  The venom.  The critical tone.  People writing blogs about me and I don’t mean in a good way.  Harsh and critical words have brought me to tears one too many times.…

Addictions in marriage are becoming ever so popular. Whether it’s alcohol, gambling, porn, or video games, which is the topic that I’m addressing today, addictions seem to be rampant in our world today.  We are a culture of unrestraint or we’re easily deceived to think we won’t fall into the addiction trap. I wish this…

Did you know there are billions of people on-line?  Facebook alone has over a billion users. More and more people are blogging, reading blogs, connecting on Twitter, Google+, and Instagram. I read someone’s status update on Facebook the other day and it said something like this,  Facebook has over a billion users.  Where is the church to…

Have you ever felt overwhelmed in your pursuit of growing into a Godly woman?  Or maybe you’ve experienced defeat or been deflated in your attempts to becoming a woman of virtue?  Yeah, I’ve been there too. A reader wrote in sharing this same struggle.  Here’s her story… Dear Jolene I´m a 21 years old woman…

A wife giving her husband respect is definitely lacking in today’s culture.  Some wives may not even know what this looks like.  I know it wasn’t something I saw growing up.  So, I thought I’d make this pretty print out to help you in this lifelong pursuit in your marriage. Feel free to print it…

There are so many Scripture verses that one can choose for marriage, but these are my picks to keep my marriage not only Christ-centered, but also thriving. 1.  Why I married my man instead of getting a dog… I found the one my heart loves.  Song of Solomon 3:4 The Lord blessed me with my…

Pain.  Afflictions.  Betrayal.  Disease.  Disaster.  The wringing of our hands.  Our anxious thoughts.  A lost way. Can you relate to any of this?  I know I can.  In fact, I feel like I’m constantly wearing these heartaches.  And this got me to thinking about them and all of the pain and suffering that we endure.…

Okay, so I absolutely love this question because there’s a part of me that can relate to it, meaning, I shared the same heart attitude (and struggles) of how to become a feminine woman when I was an aggressive, take-charge, single working woman.  But even if you’re a married woman reading this, I think what…