Wifehood

Loyalty in marriage is vital in order for it to thrive, but sometimes we have the tendency to put the kids or our extended family before our marriage and thus, cracks slowly start to take place in our marital union. Here’s one woman’s story… Dear Jolene, When I got remarried to a wonderful, Christian man,…

Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD!  Psalm 27:14 I should really title this post, The Wife Who Cries, because that’s who I was the other day as hot tears ran down my face.  My circumstances just set me over the edge…

It’s never easy confronting another person regarding how they are treating you, however, sometimes in marriage, confrontation is vital.  But, biblically speaking, confronting one another must be done in love. Here’s one woman’s situation… Dear Jolene, My husband has a chronic illness. We are newlyweds and I knew going into the marriage that I would…

He walked out of the house one day in a rush and just before he shut the front door he snapped at me.  His tone was harsh and his mood was irritable. The term “kicked the dog” came to my mind, and I felt like I was the dog he just kicked. My flesh wanted…

Last week in our Becoming a Christ-Centered Wife series I shared about being a Fear-Filled Wife with the desire to become a Faith-Filled Wife in Part 1.  Part 2 of this post is discussing the flip side of faith in marriage, more specifically when you’ve had deep faith like David as he defeated Goliath and…

Recently, I had the opportunity to read Dr. Juli Slattery and Dannah Gresh’s newest book, Pulling Back the Shades.  If you don’t know a thing about this book, allow me to share it with you. Basically, the book was written out of a need.  Our culture has been turned upside down with the book, 50…

So your man wants to move you and your family across the country?  Or maybe he wants to quit his job and go into full-time ministry?  Perhaps either one of you have lost your job and you can’t find a new one?  Or maybe you’ve just received a devastating diagnosis? Now what do all of…

Definition of Condemnation: a statement or expression of very strong and definite criticism or disapproval Condemnation doesn’t belong in any marriage because all it will do is tear down and cripple your marital union. One wife wrote in dealing with this problem.  Here’s her story… Dear Jolene, I am in a marriage but there is…

Growing up, I never once heard my family say, “I’m sorry, will you forgive me?”  And for a person to not receive forgiveness nor be taught how to forgive others, I naturally became a woman who held grudges, became bitter, and would wish ill will towards others in a heartbeat. Because I’m kind like that.…

So has your guy let you down again or hurt your feelings over the same issue you’ve addressed before? Maybe you’re at that point where you’d like to change him?  Or you just can’t forgive him? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, please know you’re not alone.  I get letters with these…