God gave us our feelings and emotions to bless us. It is important to know what our emotions are at any given time. Our feelings can be flags that tell us that all is right in our world or that there is a big problem -happy, sad, afraid, nervous, angry, worried, joyful, grateful, etc… are… Continue reading “I Don’t Feel Loved.”
Category: Christian Marriage
Navigating Social Media in Ways that Honor Christ and Our Husbands
*** It seems I had a technical glitch yesterday 🙁 If you are interested in reading, here’s the link to “The Wonder of New Life” Ladies, I would like to encourage you to keep private relationship stuff private and off of your public Facebook page, Twitter account, Instagram, etc… I personally believe it is… Continue reading Navigating Social Media in Ways that Honor Christ and Our Husbands
“I’ll MAKE Him Love Me!”
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. My children and I saw these wedding cake toppers at Wal-Mart. They were labelled “humorous wedding cake toppers.” I don’t know if you can see it – but – on the second one, the grooms fingers are actually digging into the ground. He is SO opposed… Continue reading “I’ll MAKE Him Love Me!”
Walking in Faith Instead of Control – an Update
From the wife who gave up on her dream for her marriage and who decided to stop pursuing her husband (in the wrong ways) – an update! ———————————- HASHING THROUGH GIVING UP CONTROLLING MY HUSBAND I was thinking this morning that it is hard for me to believe that if I am trying to honor God,… Continue reading Walking in Faith Instead of Control – an Update
Can You “Overdo” Respect or Submission in Marriage?
Humanly speaking… YES! Anytime God gives us a command, we as humans are tempted to go way too far to the right of the command or way too far to the left. There is this beautiful, godly place in the center where God desires us to be. I think of it as walking on a… Continue reading Can You “Overdo” Respect or Submission in Marriage?
“Chicken One Day, Feathers the Next”
From the wife who wrote the post about being the bride of Christ: That phrase is a “backwoods” euphemism I heard more times than I can count growing up from my grandmother who very much tended to concentrate on the negative side of life. Often she had a scowl on her face resulting from the blows… Continue reading “Chicken One Day, Feathers the Next”
A Husband’s Pain – His Wife’s Body Image Issues
From a husband: ———————————– My 50+ year-old wife is truly beautiful by any spiritual or secular standard. After 20 years of marriage and (several) children the sight of her still stirs me, clothed or not. I am constantly telling her how beautiful she is and how incredibly attracted I am to her (from gentle, sincere… Continue reading A Husband’s Pain – His Wife’s Body Image Issues
“Why Won’t He Protect Me from His/My Family?”
My hope is to point women to Christ and His Word. I don’t write for men because Scripture admonishes women not to teach or have authority over men. This does not mean that the Bible doesn’t apply to men or that they are off the hook with God. Husbands are more accountable to God for their love and… Continue reading “Why Won’t He Protect Me from His/My Family?”
A Husband and Wife’s Authority in Marriage
I’m sharing a bit from a marriage class Greg and I took 2 years ago at our church. ————————————————————- There are two types of authority in marriage: 1. Positional authority is authority that is delegated to a person by someone in authority over them. This is the type of authority that God gives… Continue reading A Husband and Wife’s Authority in Marriage
Blessing Your Husband
We talked recently about not smothering our husbands with demands and too much attention to the point that we are trying to force them to give us the attention we want. So, now, lets talk about some ways to bless our husbands with our attention. Of course, each husband will have his own personality and… Continue reading Blessing Your Husband