Some of the Bible Verses I Use as the Basis for My Suggestions

Here are some of the verses I use as a basis for my advice – It is my goal to apply these to marriage from a wife’s perspective: Ephesians 4:29-32 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, so… Continue reading Some of the Bible Verses I Use as the Basis for My Suggestions

Victory over Perfectionism – VIDEO

An 8 minute Peacefulwife video.  (The volume issue should be resolved now! 🙂 You, my precious sister in Christ, are not going to be perfect.  Not until heaven! Your husband is not going to be perfect on this earth, either.  And neither are your children!   The sooner you can accept that, the sooner you… Continue reading Victory over Perfectionism – VIDEO

Encouragement for Wives from HisHelper

Today’s guest post is by HisHelper.  THANK YOU for this GORGEOUS post!  What a blessing you are to me! May I add a beautiful bonus to our obedience to those things God has commanded us women to do? I just discovered this yesterday as I was studying Titus 2 for a group Bible study using… Continue reading Encouragement for Wives from HisHelper

A Huge Reason Why We Don’t Have God’s Power

I had a reader ask about how to stop idolatry – and that is a REALLY CRITICAL topic that deserves a good bit of attention!   If we don’t get to the root of our sin and rebellion against God and completely tear out our idols – we can’t fix the real problems and we… Continue reading A Huge Reason Why We Don’t Have God’s Power

Soul Mates

Today’s guest post is by Kayla Gulick, my dear friend and sister in Christ.  Check out her blog at www.lessonsofmercy.wordpress.com.  I think you are about to have your mind blown.  So be sure you are sitting down for this one, ladies!   Almost every little (and big) girl dreams of finding her “soul mate”. I… Continue reading Soul Mates

Emotional Rollercoaster

Today’s post is a guest post by my dear friend, Kayla Gulick.   I’m so glad we are learning on this journey together!  You can check out her blog at www.lessonsofmercy.wordpress.com. Did a time come to mind when you read the title of this post? I rode the emotional rollercoaster of life more times than… Continue reading Emotional Rollercoaster

Avoiding Legalism

Is it possible to take some of the advice I give and turn it into legalism? YES! I believe that as sinful humans, we are always prone to want lists and rules.  I think we can be tempted to think, “if I do all of the things on this list or follow all of these… Continue reading Avoiding Legalism

“I Thought I WAS Being Respectful! What Happened??”

Here is an email from a wife  and my response.  My focus here is not on what the husband could or should have done differently (Yes, there is plenty of room for improvement on his side).  I am writing for women, so I am only going to address what the wife could have done differently.… Continue reading “I Thought I WAS Being Respectful! What Happened??”