Single and dating. It’s not always easy. When you find yourself in a relationship that’s heading for marriage but then it takes a turn for the worst, you might be wondering what you should do. Perhaps stick it out? Work harder? Convince your guy that things will get better? Or let go and move on to something better? This is…
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Navigating the waters of dealing with your future (or existing) in-laws is not always easy, especially if there’s some hostility brewing. What’s a gal to do if she finds herself in this situation? Show’s Transcripts: Jolene: Okay, well, yeah, this is certainly an interesting situation. The first question is “How can I stand up for him and support him without…
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For a wife, sometimes initiating sexual intimacy with our husband is no easy feat, after all, we need to be vulnerable in this intimate act. 🙂 Here’s one wife’s struggle with this private issue… Dear Jolene, I have a very difficult time initiating sex with my husband of 5 years. I desire to make love to him, but I have always…
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Have you ever been in a situation where your friends were pulling you away from the Lord? Maybe they’re not the best influence in your life? I’ve been there myself and so has another reader wondering what she should do in her situation. Here’s her story… Dear Jolene, I am 21, and I was saved by the Lord a few months ago. I am a college…
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Anger. Sometimes it seeps out of us and then the next thing you know we are lashing out at our loved ones. Not only have I lashed out but I’ve been on the receiving end. Of course this is not how my man and I want our marriage to be, so we’ve had to learn how to get a grip…
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Unity in marriage is difficult to build especially if a couple isn’t intentional about building it or protecting it. The Enemy will do whatever it takes to destroy our marital union and sadly, he’ll use anything or anyone to do this! The behavior of our own children can put strains on our marriage and those strains can be so severe that the…
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The concept of ‘letting my man lead’ was definitely not an idea I was exposed to when I was a single woman. This gal was clearly in charge of all aspects of my life, that is, until I surrendered my life to Jesus Christ. Fully surrendering my will to the Lord caused me to take God at His Word. It required…
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Taking responsibility for one’s own sin should happen often, especially in marriage. But sadly, pride gets in our way and then the next thing you know, we are blaming our spouse for our own sin. This is what one wife is dealing with in her marriage. Here’s her story… Dear Jolene, What if a husband blames others, even me, his…
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It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. Proverbs 21:19 What exactly is a contentious woman? As a young Christian, when I came across that verse I had no idea what it meant to be a contentious woman. Angry? Yes. But contentious, well that was a big word to me. So, I…
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When I married my man I wanted to be known as an honorable wife. Being a woman of my word was, and still is, important to me because I am ultimately representing Christ, and because of this, I actively pursue being trustworthy. In the same way, their wives are to be women worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate…
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It was 19 years ago that Eric and I went on our first date. After I had gotten off of work, I met up with him at the local county fair. Not thinking much about our so-called date, you can imagine how surprised I was to learn that this man that I strolled through the fairgrounds with was exactly the…
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Have you ever been disappointed by your husband? Hurt by his actions? Felt angry or unloved by him? If you’ve been married for longer than a day then I am sure the feeling of discontentment has occurred in your marriage. Marriages are far from perfect. Combine a husband and wife, which are two known sinners. Mix in a cup of…
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Immodesty is everywhere in our society. You can find it on the billboards, t.v. shows, commercials, movies, driving through town, at a shopping mall and sadly even at church. You can’t avoid the bare-skinned, tight-fitted, short skirts, and cleavage that is displayed all over the place and neither can a visually made man! Not only are these women immodest, but some of…
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