marital problems

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…

I wrote this post back in December for A Biblical Marriage and today it’s finally being published.  I think the timing is fitting seeing how I’ve been discussing marital problems on the blog lately.  In fact, while I was writing this post I had many readers in mind.  Readers who have contacted me sharing how…

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…

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…