Wifehood

The Importance of Support in Marriage

Imagine for a moment that the Creator of the Universe asked you to do something that you are totally uncomfortable with.  Something you felt completely unqualified and ill-equipped to do.  Yet, He asked you to do it anyways? He told you to go take charge of something and lead it, oversee it, and be completely…
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3 Things I Do in My Marriage to Combat Bitterness

I recently had a reader contact me asking if I could address the bitterness that’s growing in her heart towards her husband and what can she do about it.  Well, I don’t believe she’s alone in these feelings because I think it’s pretty common among wives.  In fact, I believe there are so many wives…
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Are You Speaking Words of Life into Your Marriage or Are You Tearing It Down?

Recently, I had a reader ask if I could address the way some wives speak to their husbands.  This particular bride struggles with having an unkind tone and also has used jokes as a weapon towards her man.  I think this is a great question and one that I am sure is very relevant to…
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Wife After God: Book Review…& a Link-Up!

I know I told you in an earlier post I was taking time off from blogging but I just had to share this new resource with you! The book, Wife after God, was written by a blogging friend of mine, Jennifer Smith from Unveiled Wife.  A little less than a year ago I had the…
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In Your Marriage… Who’s On the Throne?

Can you remember the time when you were a new bride and you couldn’t wait to serve and please your husband?  Maybe greeting him at the door with a passionate kiss?  Making him his favorite meal?  Wearing your hair a certain way?  Having a sweet spirit? But then life interrupts our fairy tale romance. The…
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How to Embrace Your Husband as Head of the Home (when you don’t really want to!)

I know this topic is going to go over like a lead balloon and it certainly won’t be popular amongst the blogosphere, but I’m not here to win a popularity contest.  I’m here to share God’s Word with His daughters and what I’m sharing today is His truth. So I get questions like these from…
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Do You Trust God with Your Marriage?

Trust. Faith. Surrender. These 3 words sound nice in theory, but the reality is, they are so hard to put into practice, especially when it comes to marriage, more specifically, following your husband’s leadership.  One wife wrote in sharing her struggles…. I have a very difficult time being submissive… and I feel very helpless because…
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When You Say, “I Do”, You Also Say, “I Don’t”…& a Link-Up!

Sometimes when I read an email from a wife who follows my blog I just scratch my head at what the husband is doing in the marriage.  This email is a perfect example. Dear Jolene, I am a very new bride and still have so much to learn.  Can you give me advice – How…
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4 Hedges to Put Up Around Your Marriage

Hedges. Fences. Brickwalls. These are all borders to protect us.  We place these things around our home to keep out unwanted guests whether they’re cute, small critters or scary, big predators. We need to take this same premise into our marriage in order to protect our marital relationship from seemingly innocent outsiders or outright intruders…
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