A lot of people think that being a Christian wife means you can't ever talk and you have to just smile and be fake. Always pretend you agree with your husband. This is just beyond tragic, to me. Let's dig into this issue to discover if there is any truth…
When a young man proposes to the woman he loves, she has the right to accept or reject his proposal. If she has no choice in the matter, it is not really marriage. It is slavery. All of us understand that if she rejects his proposal of marriage, she forfeits…
Every couple will have some "irreconcilable differences" in marriage. That is the nature of relationships between two people. We are not clones. We have different preferences and temperaments. Different past family cultures and histories. Different places we've lived. Unique perspectives on the world. Our own ideas, thoughts, feelings, and dreams.…
Sometimes, we get a very specific picture in our minds of what a Christmas celebration SHOULD look like with our families. It has to be like it has always been. Or it has to be Pinterest-worthy. And if things don't go exactly as planned, it's easy to get upset, frustrated,…
This was the most popular post on my blog, "Peaceful Single Girl" for a long time. That blog is now gone (shoot me a comment if you would like a free PDF of it) but I wanted to be sure to share the post here so ladies can still find…
I learned to go to God when I was lonely in 2008 when our marriage was very cold and there was a huge wall between Greg and me. Instead of expecting Greg to meet the deepest needs of my soul and heart, as I had done for over 14 years…
Do you ever stop to wonder why the Bible calls the Church (those believers who belong to Him) the Bride of Christ? It is fascinating, to me, to study Jewish marriage customs in Biblical times. Especially since God designed human marriage to be a reflection of the relationship between Jesus…
Let's say your husband is exhausted after a brutal day at work but you would like to spend time together. It's 3 hours before his normal bedtime and he says he's heading to bed. A Few Questions to Consider What approaches do you think might be a blessing to him,…
What on earth is going on? Do you find yourself thinking that sometimes? I mean, there were several huge earthquakes just in the last two weeks. Not to mention COVID, global famine, record heat, crop failures, record flooding this year, record storms, and plagues of mice, grasshoppers, rattlesnakes, and other…
If you realize that maybe you have not been treating your husband with honor and respect, what are some first action steps to take? After God opened my eyes in December 2008 to the massive "beam in my eye" that I needed to get right with Him, ASAP… I repented…