Taking a Summer Break!
I am planning to take the rest of July off from the blog to spend some time with my family and some extra concentrated time with the Lord. 🙂 Can’t wait to catch up with everyone in August. Much love to each of you! April
Author: Peacefulwife
Twenty Simple Ways to Enjoy Your Man
We are sometimes so busy, it can be easy to get caught up in lots of other things and to forget to really enjoy the moment with our husbands, our children, the Lord, and other people we love. * If we are not conscientious about enjoying our men, we can completely miss the best parts […]
A Wife’s Beautiful Response to Her Husband’s Drug Addiction
I love to share individual stories, as I can, that bring glory to God. Even about extreme situations. This is one wife’s story is about what God led her to do in her specific situation. Everything she did isn’t a blanket post for all wives with husbands who are drug addicts. But I am so thankful for […]
Minimalism or Frugality Can Be Idols, Too
I have had times when I idolized things, luxury, and comfort. I wanted a really beautiful home where everything was perfect and looked like it came out of HGTV. And I have also been tempted to idolize minimalism/frugality in recent years. It’s funny how easily we can make almost anything more important than it should […]
Do I Love the Things of This World Too Much?
Our Western culture is inundated with materialism. Every ad beckons us with promises that if only we bought that product, had enough stuff, and enough money, we would be beautiful, happy, and fulfilled in this life. How Can I Tell if I Am Struggling with Materialism? Here are a few questions I might ask […]
Being Peaceful in the Face of Illness/Pain/Exhaustion
An Incredible Example My 94 year old grandmother, we call her Mom mom, powerfully demonstrated this concept to me even on her death bed in her final three weeks of life this past winter. Whenever we came into the room, she gave us her brightest smile, as long as she was able to respond. She […]
Does My Husband Have to Have a Long Range Plan to Lead Our Family?
I used to think that my husband had to lead in a certain way in order for God to lead me through him. His personality should be a lot more like mine, of course, for him to lead “properly.” I believed we needed a long list of things I thought were great ideas – lots […]
How to Avoid Being a “Busybody”
What is a “busybody”? Here is the definition from Strong’s Concordance: Definition: one who meddles in things alien to his calling or in matters belonging to others; factious. Essentially, if I am a busybody, I am inserting myself into other people’s lives and problems in a way that is unproductive and even harmful. My involvement does […]
How Could a Godly Wife Possibly “Respect” an Unfaithful Husband?
This post is merely a brief introduction to this weighty topic of dealing with a physical, sexual affair. It would take a book to do this issue proper justice. I cannot possibly touch on all of the things a wife would need to do in such a situation in one post. And what works for one […]
Facing Uncertainty and Trials with Joy
Every believer faces tests where we crash up against suffering, trials, and the unknown. We don’t like that! We want to feel like we know what is going to happen. We want guarantees. Timelines. Promises. We want to feel like we have control. Sometimes, we would rather even push for a bad outcome if only […]
