You cannot force your man to be attracted to you. You can be a godly woman, full of joy and peace and God’s Spirit. THAT is attractive to men. Then we trust God with the results. 🙂 What I am about to list is not a bunch of rules – but rather – it comes… Continue reading Attracting Your Husband
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The Power of Your Smile and Facial Expressions
Just like we talked about the power of your tone of voice with your husband (and your children) – SMILING and having PLEASANT FACIAL EXPRESSIONS are extremely important tools as you seek to honor God and build up your husband and bless your marriage and family. (If you haven’t read it, check out the CHALLENGE… Continue reading The Power of Your Smile and Facial Expressions
Is Sarcasm Appropriate for a Godly Woman?
Here is something to carefully think about. It’s easy to just accept sarcasm as a funny way of communicating that gets easy laughs. But what is it that we are actually doing when we choose to be sarcastic? Here is part of Wikipedia’s definition of “sarcasm” Sarcasm is “a sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark; a… Continue reading Is Sarcasm Appropriate for a Godly Woman?
A Wife Lives Out – COVENANT – Despite Opposition
A well-meaning mom keeps telling her daughter to leave her husband and that God has someone else for her. Her husband had separated from her recently. I love what this precious wife and disciple of Christ wrote to her mom: Below is the message I sent my Mom today and I think now she finally… Continue reading A Wife Lives Out – COVENANT – Despite Opposition
Tone of Voice
Sometimes, I think that it might be helpful if we seriously had to watch video footage of ourselves interacting with our husbands and children. Well – it would be terrifying, for some – but it might help us really get a good look at how we come across to those we are supposed to love… Continue reading Tone of Voice
A Challenge for You, Ladies! :)
Let’s allow God to help us turn this loud, obnoxious, angry, destructive tongue of ours into an instrument of healing and blessing. As women, we have HUGE verbal skills. This is where we often hurt our husbands and children the most – with our words. It is time to learn to use our words for… Continue reading A Challenge for You, Ladies! 🙂
“My Husband Didn’t Get Me Anything for Our Anniversary – and I am SO HAPPY TO BE MARRIED TO HIM!”
From the archives – Here are the ways that two wives handle the “My Husband Forgot Our Anniversary” situation in respectful, God-honoring, husband-honoring, marriage building ways! WIFE #1 Since my hubby’s and my birthdays are only one day apart, he never forgets my birthday! Pretty sneaky, huh? Seriously, in my first marriage I received tons… Continue reading “My Husband Didn’t Get Me Anything for Our Anniversary – and I am SO HAPPY TO BE MARRIED TO HIM!”
“My Husband Forgot Our Anniversary” – from the Archives
Maybe you wonder, “What am I supposed to do? My husband forgot our anniversary!” You may think this means he doesn’t love you. Maybe you feel hurt and upset and want to lash out. Is there a better way?
Happy 19th Anniversary, Greg!
Greg and I were married on May 28, 1994 at 3:00pm. We had over 300 people crowded into our home church near Columbia, SC, where Greg’s dad was the pastor and he performed a beautiful ceremony for us. We had NO CLUE what was ahead. How I wish that I had understood then what I… Continue reading Happy 19th Anniversary, Greg!
Ways Husbands Lead that Wives Often Don’t Notice – From the Archives
This is a continuation of the post two days ago about how wives tend to have VERY specific and high expectations of exactly what it means to be a spiritual leader – and how many of the things we expect aren’t even biblical. Not only that – but our expectations can lead to grave sin… Continue reading Ways Husbands Lead that Wives Often Don’t Notice – From the Archives