What is oneness in marriage? How can you find the right balance of not being too distant but not smothering each other?
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“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
Preparing Our Hearts for “Through a Man’s Eyes” by Shaunti Feldhahn and Craig Gross
REMINDER: You may want to join me on Facebook at Peacefulwife Blog for extra insights, prayers, and thoughts to bless your walk with Christ and your marriage. 🙂 (The link is on the right column of my blog.) Shaunti Feldhahn is one of my favorite authors. She is a social researcher and Christian author who… Continue reading Preparing Our Hearts for “Through a Man’s Eyes” by Shaunti Feldhahn and Craig Gross
“There Must Be More to This Journey Than Just Prayer”
Yes! There absolutely is!!! I spent up to four hours a day praying during those first 14 years of our marriage. God wasn’t answering my prayers. Why, in my case, was He not listening to me? If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. Psalm 66:18 I have to… Continue reading “There Must Be More to This Journey Than Just Prayer”
The Tone of Voice Challenge – 5 minute VIDEO
I’d like to encourage you to continue smiling at your husband and children – and now also to begin to focus on having a friendly, pleasant tone of voice whenever possible and whenever appropriate. Just to bless your family. Just to honor God. Just to display the gentleness and love of God through you. Just… Continue reading The Tone of Voice Challenge – 5 minute VIDEO
“Why Does She Get a Better Husband Than I Have?”
From a precious sister in Christ regarding the issue of our husbands praying with us. I’m so thankful for her willingness to allow me to share her thoughts: Just had one of those random thoughts regarding this issue, may have come from breathing chicken feathers while cleaning the hen house, lol! I was thinking about… Continue reading “Why Does She Get a Better Husband Than I Have?”