marriage

My soul was overwhelmed with my to-do list from our recent move.  My life felt turned upside down.  Out of order.  Lacking routine.  Yet, I knew I needed to put my home in order because if my home wasn’t in order, my head wouldn’t be either. I’m the keeper of the home so my family…

Shattered dreams.  Desperate.  Depressed. He’s felt like a failure as a provider for the last 7 years.  As his wife, I can’t help but look at him with compassion as he tries to do whatever he can to provide for us. Back in 2007, when the economy started to collapse, so did his business.  It…

Respect.  Every husband needs it.  But at some point in a wife’s life she’ll inevitably lose respect for her man no what their circumstances are.  This is what one wife is dealing with in her marriage.  Here’s her story… Dear Jolene, I am struggling with the loss of respect for my husband. There is a…

I wasn’t planning on writing about 50 Shades of Grey again since I already wrote about it here.  But, with the movie coming out this Valentine’s Day, I thought I needed to write to you again since it’s the talk of the town, and sadly, many Christian women are enticed by the storyline. Did you know that…

As a wife, you have hopes of having your husband and family mesh.  It’s a natural response to want to have your closest relationships connecting with each other.  But unfortunately, the Norman Rockwell picture perfect family gathering is not always the case for some wives. There are issues.  Misunderstandings.  Miscommunications.  Hurt feelings.  It happens.  This…

Marriage, mothering, and managing my home are 3 very important roles in my life, in fact, to me, they are a ministry.  Yet, often these roles can become so overwhelming for me that I just need a little help or encouragement to handle all that I do! Now, I don’t know about you, but I’m…

I was newly engaged to Eric when he first asked me these questions, and quite frankly, I was dumbfounded.  Really, I had never heard such questions asked of me before and I didn’t know how to respond to him. Apparently my man had done something that offended me and that’s why he asked me, “On a…

Marriage principle from the life of  Abigail, The Discerning Wife… Marriage principle from the life of the Titus 2 Wives, The Wife of Sweet Perfume… Live a poured out life for Christ,

I sat in a room amongst women who called themselves writers and I instantly felt like a fish out of water.  After the devotional was read, I blurted out to the group, “So do you all love to write?”  I’m sure I had a puzzled look on my face when I said those words.  And I…