When Your Husband Won’t Answer

Greg and April – April 2013 at Magnolia Plantation in Charleston, SC Ladies, Some of you know exactly what I am going to describe here. You ask your husband an important question. You want to be sure you are doing what he wants. You need his input. You don’t want to take over and steamroll… Continue reading When Your Husband Won’t Answer

I Want to Feel Loved!

ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE: I am taking an email break this week. 🙂 You are welcome to comment here. Thanks! —————— (Adapted from a message the youth ministers at my church gave to the students) God designed us as people to desire to be loved and to live in relationships with Himself and with other people. He… Continue reading I Want to Feel Loved!

Choosing Our Counselors Wisely

1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. 3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in… Continue reading Choosing Our Counselors Wisely

The 10:00PM Rule

I am not an expert, a counselor, a psychologist, a theologian or a pastor. I am just an ordinary Christian wife. My posts and my blog may be helpful for you – they may not be.  I share ideas and suggestions – they are not rules and they are not guarantees.  Ultimately, each wife must… Continue reading The 10:00PM Rule

A Husband Teeters on the Edge of Divorce

ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE: I am taking an email vacation until January 6th.  I plan to continue to post and will respond to comments as I am able – you are welcome to comment any time.  But if you can please hold emails for me for a few weeks, I would appreciate it.  Thank you for your… Continue reading A Husband Teeters on the Edge of Divorce

The Bible and Divorce

What does God think about divorce? Is it ever appropriate? Is it ever sin? The Bible and Divorce.

“Is It ALL My Fault?”

My precious ladies, while it is true that a husband who feels disrespected by his wife is likely to act unlovingly toward her – there are MANY other reasons that a husband may be unloving toward his wife. Some of those reasons have NOTHING to do with what his wife does or does not do.… Continue reading “Is It ALL My Fault?”

Why Some Husbands HATE It When Their Wives Read Marriage Books/Blogs

Sometimes husbands get VERY upset if they find out their wives are reading any “self help” books or blogs about marriage. Let me see if I can explain what may be going on in a husband’s mind after having some conversations with Greg on this topic.   He used to HATE when I read marriage books.… Continue reading Why Some Husbands HATE It When Their Wives Read Marriage Books/Blogs

Being Married to a Man Who Is Emotionally/Spiritually Shut Down

From a sister in Christ who has walked this road and was willing to answer some of my questions about being married to a man who is very to himself and quiet… ————————— OUR BACKGROUND This comes from being with my husband for 11 years (8 years of marriage), being his 4th wife, having 11… Continue reading Being Married to a Man Who Is Emotionally/Spiritually Shut Down

When He Suddenly Walks Out or Hangs Up

Ladies, Many of us have experienced something like this with our men – “Things seemed to be going great!  My husband was talking, calling or texting with me when, seemingly out of nowhere, he storms out of the room or hangs up on me.” WHAT ON EARTH JUST HAPPENED? WHAT WE USUALLY DO Most wives panic… Continue reading When He Suddenly Walks Out or Hangs Up