Wifehood

Do you remember the time of your wedding engagement?  How you were just so giddy and in love with your man?  You longed to see him.  Perhaps you couldn’t wait to be held in his arms and receive that sweet tender kiss from him.  And you were so filled with excitement and anticipation as you…

Today I spent some time thinking about you, dear reader.  Yes, you.   My recent post, 20 Reasons a Wife Doesn’t Want to Have Sex, has stirred up some openness in women as they’ve shared their hearts and hurts on infidelity, pornography, sexual abuse, marital/sexual problems, etc. I’ve read countless testimonies and comments from hurting wives…

“My husband and I are so different, in fact, you can call us opposites.” “I’ve often wondered what I was thinking when I married him.  I mean, after all, this is not what I thought married life would be like!” “Sometimes he’s so rude in the way that he speaks to me that I feel…

Some of my favorite posts that I’ve read this week were the following: How’s Your Reputation by Good Morning Girls Has it ever occurred to you that your reputation makes an impact on your husband’s reputation?  Well, it does!  Jen writes, “Your spiritual life is not just about you and Jesus. It starts with you and…

I’m a little late to the reading party seeing how this is July, but I know that God doesn’t care! July Forgotten God:  Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit by Francis Chan Wisdom for Today by Chuck Smith August Crazy Love by Francis Chan September Helper by Design by Elyse Fitzpatrick October Real…

Sister, I’ve got a treat for you!  Since I’m in the midst of writing my series on The Power of the Holy Spiritand today is Monday, the day I write on marriage, I thought I’d invite a special sister in the Lord to co-labor in the faith with me and share with you about marriage…

This week I received numerous emails, facebook messages and even phone calls from women asking me for marital counsel.  After hearing about their hurts and frustrations my heart was literally grieved for all wives everywhere.  Which, by the way, is an act of God because I’m not a very compassionate gal!  As the Lord continues…

I was 16 yrs. old when I gave up my virginity.  Yep, you read that right.  I gave it up, I didn’t lose it because I made a choice. Even though the teen-aged boy pressured me and I was scared to do ‘that’, I gave in anyways because I was more afraid that he would…