marital advice

Where do you turn for marital guidance?  Tabloids at the checkout stands?  Self-help books?  Friends and family that aren’t walking with the Lord?  How about the Word of God, the source of where the institution of marriage was created in the first place.  Yep, the Bible is filled with answers to all of our marital…

I recently had a reader contact me asking if I could address the bitterness that’s growing in her heart towards her husband and what can she do about it.  Well, I don’t believe she’s alone in these feelings because I think it’s pretty common among wives.  In fact, I believe there are so many wives…

Are you living in a downright difficult marriage?  Perhaps your husband is unloving, uncaring, non-responsive and cruel towards you?  Some of these husbands even claim to be Believers, men who have made a decision to give their hearts to the Lord, yet, something isn’t right about their lives.  There seems to be no evidence of…

Source Trust in marriage can be broken so easily. Whether a husband has turned to pornography, embraced a path of alcoholism, computer gaming, or what-have-you, it’s hard for a wife to continue to trust her man once he’s chosen to live a life where he’s only seeking to satisfy his flesh. What’s a wife to…

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…

Boundaries. EVERY marriage needs them. I had a young wife write in recently seeking some counsel regarding her marriage.  What she needed was to establish boundaries from the negative influence from her friends and family. Here’s her story… Dear Jolene, I was 20 and my husband was 25 when we married. Many people think that…

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…

Since I’m in the midst of writing my series on When a Husband Doesn’t Love His Wife with Christ-Like Love, I felt that now would be a fitting time to answer this reader’s question. Dear Jolene, I attended a church many years ago that taught some things I still wrestle with: I know God frowns…

In Part 1 of this post I shared with you my story of ‘why’ I chose the path of nurturing my husband, and today I’m giving you 10 How-to’s so you can help your man blossom as a leader. 10 Ways to Encourage Your Husband’s Leadership A man’s ego is extremely fragile so handle it with care.…