Relationships can be tricky. Two imperfect human beings who come from differing backgrounds, people who make mistakes and let each other down, can make for a messy relationship. Add to the mix you’re not sure of what the Bible has…
Read More
Getting Back on Track to Being Great Friends with Your Husband
Before Eric and I began to date, our paths crossed 10 years earlier when he was my high school volleyball coach. At the time, I was an unsaved teenaged girl and Eric was a Christian and ‘old’ (we’re 7 years…
Read More
6 Steps to Take to Save a Dying Marriage
The arguments continue along with the cold shoulder. Not long after he walked out the door and hasn’t returned. I get a lot of emails from wives telling me similar stories, whether its, “He’s been sleeping on the couch for…
Read More
The One Reason Why It’s So Hard for Wives to Respect Their Husbands
If you’ve been a Christian wife for any length of time now, then inevitably you’ve read or heard about how a wife is to respect her husband as stated in Ephesians 5:33. Right? Let the wife see that she respects…
Read More
4 Steps to Take When Your Husband Disappoints You
Your husband will disappoint you. It’s a given. Just like you will disappoint him because that’s what sinners do–we let others down. How you handle the disappointment will determine the tone of your relationship as well as how your husband…
Read More
5 Steps to Take When a Husband Acts Like a Jerk
At any given time, I can act real nasty and critical toward my husband. I can snap at him and bite his head off with no problem. Quick-tempered? Um, yeah, unfortunately! Slow to speak? Not so much. My tendencies to lash…
Read More
My Story of How I Denied Christ even though I’m a Christian (Part 2)
David, Peter, and Paul, were strong-hearted and strong-minded souls determined to live for Jesus Christ. These men resonated with my spirit. Whether it was their personalities or their passion for the Lord, I have been drawn to them over the…
Read More
A Biblical Wife is Not a Doormat
I’m not sure where people get the idea that a wife is designed to be trampled on by her husband, either physically or emotionally. But, unfortunately, some husbands do this because we live in a broken and fallen world where…
Read More
My Story of How I Denied Christ Even though I’m a Christian (Part 1)
Have you ever experienced a time in your Christian walk when you just couldn’t sing songs of praise and worship to the Lord? Or a time when you just couldn’t, or you didn’t want to read your Bible? How about…
Read More
How to Encourage a Depressed Husband
I’ve been in and out of the pit of depression several times in my marriage and so has my husband, Eric. Sometimes I can offer my hand to give him a lift out of the pit and other times he…
Read More
Be Wise and Discerning About the Murky Movement of Feminism
Not too long ago I saw a video clip of the recent Women’s March and my heart was saddened by all of the pain these women were wearing. They suffered injustices and betrayals. They were lied to and taken advantage…
Read More
Should You Marry Someone You Don’t Trust?
There was no chance this side of heaven that I would have married Eric if I didn’t trust him. If he lacked integrity while we were dating, then there was a good chance he’d lack the same integrity while married….
Read More
How to Have a Relationship with Someone Who Thinks They Don’t Need You
When Eric and I dated, I loved how he took care of me and listened to me. And I’m sure he appreciated how I cared and supported him. We intentionally took care of each other’s needs as much as humanly…
Read More
When Your Marriage is Threatened by Other Women
Once we walk down the aisle and pledge to be faithful to the one we love doesn’t mean we’ll never face temptation from the opposite sex. Quite the contrary. Satan seeks to destroy our marriage the moment it begins because…
Read More
When Your Faith is Deeper or Stronger than Your Husband’s Faith
In all my years of marriage, my faith and Eric’s faith haven’t always been the same. There have been some seasons where Eric has had tremendous faith in God while I, on the other hand, felt my faith had been…
Read More
When You Long for God to Make a River in Your Dry Wasteland
I couldn’t be happier to close the book on last year. With all of its disappointments and disheartening situations, my feeble soul looks on to this coming year with great anticipation. My discouraged, yet hopeful heart clings to Isaiah 43:19:…
Read More
Tapping Into God’s Strength in the Midst of Your Struggles
Suffering is a part of everyone’s life. Like you, I’ve had my fair share. While my spirit wants to be more like Jesus, my flesh wants nothing to do with this painful process because it’s taxing and doesn’t feel good….
Read More