Is your husband shut down, angry, passive, or unplugged? Could your husband be trapped in shame that is drowning him?
Month: August 2015
“Closeness in Marriage Looks Different from What I Expected”
A Fellow Wife shares her perspective 3 years into her journey to become a godly wife. This is a follow up to Monday’s post about oneness in marriage – that there is a healthy amount of space needed in a godly marriage: One (personal) thought I have is that closeness with your husband looks and… Continue reading “Closeness in Marriage Looks Different from What I Expected”
Let’s Pray Together for Our Nation and the World
I know this is “off-topic” to becoming godly wives in some ways – although the way we respond when a crisis looms does reveal our level of faith in God and it helps us to see if we have been trusting in other things. What better thing to do than to gather to pray together,… Continue reading Let’s Pray Together for Our Nation and the World
Oneness in Marriage: Not Too Close but Not Too Far Away
What is oneness in marriage? How can you find the right balance of not being too distant but not smothering each other?
“I Won’t Give up My Bitterness!”
Do you cherish your bitterness and love it more than anything? Do you think to yourself, “I wont’ give up my bitterness, it’s all I have left!?”
This post is for you.
A Fellow Wife Writes a Letter to Her Younger Self
Guest post by A Fellow Wife – as if she could write her 2012 self a letter from August of 2015. Not everything she writes to her old self will apply in every wife’s situation, but maybe some of it will be a blessing to other wives who are on this journey – seeking to become… Continue reading A Fellow Wife Writes a Letter to Her Younger Self
The Respect Knob
I have talked about “the respect knob” in past posts long ago, specifically referring to the idea that we don’t want to turn up the “volume” of our showing respect too high for men to whom we are not married. I want to elaborate a bit more on this idea. Bear with me, because I… Continue reading The Respect Knob
When You Feel Deprived in Your Marriage
Whether you are feeling deprived of attention, love, affection, sex (and yes, a lot of women desire sex more than their husbands do), or anything else – I believe there are some steps godly wives can take to move forward in a productive direction. (If there are severe issues in your marriage, please see the disclaimer… Continue reading When You Feel Deprived in Your Marriage
God Changes a Wife’s Heart During a Financial Crisis
From a precious sister in Christ – the same one God is taking from major fear to strong faith: I am writing to you again to share one more incident that took place yesterday and through which God spoke to me. I am excited when there is even a very small progress in the… Continue reading God Changes a Wife’s Heart During a Financial Crisis
Book Review – "Through a Man's Eyes" by Shaunti Feldhahn and Craig Gross
Shaunti Feldhahn is a Christian author (one of my favorites!), speaker, and social researcher. Craig Gross is a pastor and founder of www.xxxchurch.org that has Christ-centered, biblical help for those ensnared by lust, pornography, and sex addictions. They teamed up to help women better understand how their men think, what kinds of temptation they face,… Continue reading Book Review – "Through a Man's Eyes" by Shaunti Feldhahn and Craig Gross