christian marriages

We sat around the campfire with our friends and family and that’s when I first heard our son’s thoughts on marriage. My boy proceeded to tell our adult married friend that he wanted to get married young. Our friend naturally asked him why. I turned my mama ears toward the conversation and leaned in close…

In marriage, it’s very common to not see eye to eye with your husband on every issue that’s presented in your life, even if both of you are Believers.  This is the case for this one newlywed wife. Here’s her story… Dear Jolene, My husband just told me yesterday that he wants us to take…

The Act of Marriage. Also known as… Physical Intimacy. Sex. The Marriage Bed. Married sex is a fabulous thing, but that’s not always the case for every married couple.  (I know, I lived it!) The letter from this young wife hits close to home for me.  She has had many obstacles surrounding the physical intimacy…

Question and Answer time here on the blog today.  In fact, most likely I’ll be responding to readers questions this entire  month.  (If you’ve sent me an email recently my plan is to answer you throughout the coming weeks.  Thanks for your patience and grace.) Dear Jolene I’m writing to ask you for help. I…

Well, you may have noticed that I didn’t take much time away from blogging last month like I had originally planned. 🙂  I told you I needed to be away from here for a couple of reasons.  One being that I had a speaking engagement I needed to prepare for and the other reason was…

I’ve had several women write in recently asking me how they can get over their past sexual sins so their memories won’t hinder the physical intimacy between them and their husband.  And since I am very open about my past, a past filled with complete and utter darkness, I thought I’d share what helped me…

When I thought about writing on the topic of keeping your marriage strong during trials, I thought, “Yeah, that has my name written ALL. OVER. IT! My man and I will be celebrating 15 years of marriage next month. Awe, doesn’t that sound wonderful in today’s society? Well, here’s the reality of our soon to…

It was 15 years ago when my husband and I celebrated our first Valentine’s Day.  We were engaged with just one more month to go before we were married on March 14th. I’ll never forget that night.  It was raining cats and dogs.  The streets were flooded and that says a lot for Southern California!…

Love is an action.  It’s a verb.  It’s a choice.  Real love is not what’s portrayed on the Hollywood screens.  Real love is something much more radical and long-lasting rather than the typical flitting season of passion and feelings for another person.  When we embrace the viewpoint that love is a feeling, this is where…

Ever since I started my series on What to Do When a Husband Doesn’t Love His Wife with Christ-Like Love, countless wives have emailed me seeking advice for their hurting marriages.  And because I’ve clearly heard God share with me this year to meet the women where they are at , I’m going to continue…