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Websites for Christian Husbands/Men

I have been asked by several wives if I can recommend websites that are similar to mine, but one for husbands instead.  Now I’ve got tell you, friend, many of the Christian sites I found focused almost solely on sex, and while I deem that to be a pretty important message in marriage, it’s not…
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The Backbone of a Submissive Wife

This is a hard subject to tackle in a blog post, in fact, I’m hesitant to cover it because wives may take it out of context.  I feel like I need to put disclaimers all over it! 🙂 This topic has brought me many emails from countless wives who have been living out their command to submit…
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How to Respectfully Communicate Your Needs to Your Husband

The other day I gave you the 10 Reasons Why a Husband Isn’t Loving His Wife with Christ-Like Love, and many of the reasons I listed had the underlying premise that a husband was learning his wife’s needs.  Well today I want to share with you how you can respectfully communicate your needs to your man…
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10 Reasons Why a Husband Isn’t Loving His Wife with Christ-Like Love

I’ve said before that I’m a ‘why’ gal.  I like to get to the root issues of problems so things can truly be restored and healing can take place in a relationship, rather than sticking a band-aid on a wound or worse yet, sweeping problems under the rug.  So today I’m going to address the…
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8 Earmarks of a Christian Husband

I’m often emailed by wives who share with me how their husbands are not loving them the way the Bible commands a believing husband to do so.  These women are looking to find out what to do in their situation when their men are treating them poorly.  (Just for the record, I’m NOT referring to…
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3 Reasons Why I Choose to Respect My Husband Even When He Doesn’t Deserve It!

We sat across the table chatting one night and that’s when he asked me… “Why do you respect me even when I don’t deserve your respect?”   “After all, I’m lazy.” “I leave my stuff out all over the place.” “And I don’t do enough for you and our family.” “Why is it that you…
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Marriage is a Gift from God

On December 19, 1997, on a sandy beach in Southern California, my Beloved etched words in the sand asking me to be his wife. With an overwhelming love for him, I said yes!  I knew at that moment that God handed me, sinful, vile me, a beautiful gift that I was not worthy to receive. He…
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When the Roles are Reversed in a Godly Marriage (Part 2)

If you missed Part 1 of this post, you’ll want to take the time to read my story so you’ll know where I’m coming from. Today I’m discussing some how-to’s regarding this sensitive topic. So what can you do when the roles are reversed in your marriage? Talk with your man.  Share your heart with him.…
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When the Roles are Reversed in a Godly Marriage (Part 1)…& a Link Up!

I’m closing up the Helping Your Husband to Lead series with this post about when the gender roles are reversed in marriage.  What started this series was a letter from a dear wife that was struggling with this issue in her marriage.  I know she’s not alone in this struggle because I’ve heard it and…
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When a Husband Makes Poor Choices

A reader’s question… Dear Jolene, About a year ago, without my knowledge my husband left his job to go at it alone. Things have not gone accordingly, instead we have lost everything, our home, car, property and are staying at my parents house. He is not doing well, he has reverted back to his behaviour…
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