Photo by andrew welch on Unsplash Note – this particular post is written in response to some wives who had similar issues with good-willed husbands who were genuinely just trying to be playful and flirty with their wives and who were not abusive, violent, or mentally unstable. If your husband is abusing you, please don’t… Continue reading When Your Husband Is Too Handsy
Category: Christian Marriage
Dealing with a Difficult Mother-in-Law
Do you have a strained relationship with your husband’s mom? What’s the secret to dealing with a difficult mother-in-law?
22 Ways to Destroy Intimacy and Trust in Your Marriage
Photo by Christian Fregnan on Unsplash There are many things we can do, sinful things, that will hurt our husbands and erode the intimacy we all long for in our marriages. This is not a complete list, but it may be a blessing to just ponder these things prayerfully. 1. Insult your husband out loud… Continue reading 22 Ways to Destroy Intimacy and Trust in Your Marriage
When You Want Your Husband to Initiate Sex
Photo by Edward Cisneros on Unsplash It’s beneficial for wives to know that this is a pretty common issue. They are not alone. In my research, my understanding is that for 40% of couples, the wife has the higher sex drive. Of course, this dynamic changes even in an individual marriage over time. Men tend… Continue reading When You Want Your Husband to Initiate Sex
Are Women Inferior to Men in God’s Eyes?
Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash Some women think terrible things about God and His relationship with women today. They’ll say things like: God hates women. The Bible is misogynistic. God created women to be inferior to men. Men are more important than women to God. If that was the kind of God we had, I… Continue reading Are Women Inferior to Men in God’s Eyes?
Husbands Do Need to Hear the Gospel
Someone brought up a really important point on yesterday’s post about winning a husband without a word, that unbelieving husbands do need to hear the gospel – particularly if they haven’t heard it. All people need this! I don’t intend to say otherwise. And yet, 1 Peter 3:1-2 instructs wives of unbelieving husbands to “win them… Continue reading Husbands Do Need to Hear the Gospel
Influencing an Unbelieving Husband for Christ
Photo by Eye for Ebony on Unsplash For a lot of men, “words are cheap.” There is something infinitely more powerful to husbands than a wife’s words about God and spiritual things. The thing that may pique a husband’s appetite for Christ is when he sees his wife live out a godly example and strong… Continue reading Influencing an Unbelieving Husband for Christ
“Hey, Honey… I’m Stranded at Work!”
Photo by Gerrie van der Walt on Unsplash As parents of a 16 year old, we are in the midst of driver’s training at our house. Our son is doing really well. We hope he will have his license in the next month or two. We have given him my husband, Greg’s, 1997 Honda… Continue reading “Hey, Honey… I’m Stranded at Work!”
“What If My Husband Doesn’t Care about My Happiness?”
Honestly, this is where most of us find ourselves at the beginning of this journey. I know I did. When I began my journey, my husband was completely shut down and he didn’t care about my feelings or happiness anymore. Or so I thought. He didn’t want to look at me, be in the same… Continue reading “What If My Husband Doesn’t Care about My Happiness?”
6 Reasons NOT to Criticize Your In-Laws
Photo Credit – Flickr Before we get into the issue of why not to criticize our in-laws, let’s define criticism. When I am speaking about criticism in this post, I am talking about: having a critical, judgmental, negative, condemning spirit toward others that cannot be pleased. insulting other people. fault-finding. gossipping. having a negative attitude.… Continue reading 6 Reasons NOT to Criticize Your In-Laws