Archive | October, 2012

He Won’t Help Me with the Chores! – A Dissection of a Disrespectful Conversation

Here is a bit of correspondence between a wife and myself – I think this was during her first week of working on respect and submission. She sent me a problematic conversation with her husband that I agreed to dissect for her. This is one of my FAVORITE things to do with wives because this […]

Are you part of the Peacefulwife Community?

We appreciate everyone that visits the blog and reads the daily posts, but you may not know that the Peacefulwife posts several smaller posts and other interesting things daily on the Peacefulwife Facebook page. The Facebook page is a great place to take part in discussions, provide some input on future post topics, message the Peacefulwife with questions, or share […]

Reversing Economic Role-Reversal

Several wives have been in touch with me who are the sole breadwinners for their families. Of those who have been in touch with me – they are all in this position more out of necessity than desire to be in that position. As a pharmacist, I was the primary breadwinner in our marriage […]

How a Telemarketer Saved my Marriage

Today’s post is by http://www.towardabundantlife.wordpress.com. What a powerful lesson! I LOVE this post! – Peacefulwife All the calls I’ve been getting from various political campaigns recently remind me of the golden age of telemarketing. Before the do not call list, before everybody had a cell phone, those calls were almost as inevitable as death and […]

Prayer for Those in Sandy’s Path

If you would like prayer for yourself and your family or loved ones, you are welcome to comment on this post and we will pray together. In my view, this is a great time to talk about the sovereignty of God with our children. It’s a fantastic time to show that we turn to prayer […]

One Wife’s Brand of Respect and Submission

I think it is fascinating to hear different women’s stories: how they began their journey towards respect and biblical submission as well as the Lordship of Christ, what they/their marriage/their husbands were like before, how God changed them, what things are like now after the transformation and practical things they do to show respect […]

The Lightbulbs Go On

This is an email from a wife who WANTS to become a godly, respectful, submissive wife by God’s power. The past week or two have been a HUGE spiritual battle. But I see things lining up in her heart and soul and I know God is at work. His power is about to break loose […]

“I Really Missed You.”

This is a guest post from a dear friend of mine, Kayla Gulick, who blogs at http://www.lessonsofmercy.wordpress.com. This one will be a HUGE encouragement for those of you who are just getting started on this journey to obey and love God with all your hearts and become the godly wives He wants you to be! […]

100 Ways to Love Your Husband His Way – from Marriage Missions

I found this at Marriage Missions http://www.marriagemissions.com 1. Respectfully communicate with him. 2. Let him know he’s important to you. 3. Purposefully try to understand his feelings—even when you disagree with him. 4. Show interest in his friends giving him some time with them if they’re trust-worthy. 5. Let go of the small stuff. We […]

“He Asks Me ‘What’s Wrong?’ – and Then Gets Angry at ME When I Tell Him He Hurt Me.”

Here is a question I received from a wife. I think this issue is REALLY important. I think it is practically universal. And I am extremely thankful that this wife is generously allowing me to share because I know that many wives are dealing with this and are frustrated – as are their husbands. So […]