Do you wish your marriage could be healed? Are you looking for ways to make things right with your husband? This post is for you!
Category: Christian Marriage
Why You May Want to Keep Respecting Your Husband Secret for a Bit
When you as a wife first learn about respecting your husband, it’s tempting to give him a detailed play-by-play of what you are discovering. I’m here to encourage you not to do that!
Oneness in Marriage: Not Too Close but Not Too Far Away
What is oneness in marriage? How can you find the right balance of not being too distant but not smothering each other?
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
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
The Smiling Challenge – 5 Minute VIDEO
I would like to issue you a little challenge this week, my friends! Whenever you go in the room where your husband is – please smile at him. Not to change him. Not to get any specific results from him. Just to bless him. Stay close to God. Be in His Word daily. Lay your… Continue reading The Smiling Challenge – 5 Minute VIDEO
"My Husband Can't Make Me Submit to Him or Respect Him!"
Oh how the picture above makes me cringe and breaks my heart! Sadly, this was me for the first 14+ years of our marriage. 🙁 Note: This post is not for wives whose husbands are violent, or who threaten violence, who are actively addicted to drugs/alcohol, who are living in major unrepentant sin, or who… Continue reading "My Husband Can't Make Me Submit to Him or Respect Him!"
“I Feel So Alone Spiritually in My Marriage”
Here’s the honest truth, my precious sisters – we will ALL feel this way many times if we are looking to our husbands to meet our spiritual needs. Whether my husband is an unbeliever or he is a famous, godly pastor, I will face times – maybe even years or decades – of feeling… Continue reading “I Feel So Alone Spiritually in My Marriage”
Husbands May Not Force Their Wives into Biblical Submission
Some husbands or churches teach that husbands should force their wives into biblical submission. That is domination, abuse, and slavery. That is not what God prescribed for marriage.