A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult. Proverbs 12:16 Nina Roesner has a great story to share in Dare 9 of The Respect Dare. I hope you get to read it! Many times, when people insult us, there is a lot of pain, hurt, anger and mess going… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 9 – Overlooking Insults
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The Respect Dare, Day 6 – A Servant’s Heart
Do everything without complaining or arguing. Philippians 2:14 I really love today’s challenge in The Respect Dare. Nina Roesner asks us to continue to be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry – and she asks us to do “one act of kindness or a chore for your husband that you… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 6 – A Servant’s Heart
The Respect Dare, Day 5 – Slow to Anger
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. James 1:19 In the Respect Dare, Nina Roesner shares a story on Dare #5 about how a wife applies this verse and avoids a serious argument with her husband. The awesome thing is, he… Continue reading The Respect Dare, Day 5 – Slow to Anger
Supporting My Husband’s Leadership
REMINDER: We will be starting The Respect Dare July 1st here at peacefulwife! Get yourself a copy of the book and we will walk through it together prayerfully. I am so excited to be on this adventure with you! BEING A LEADER IS A CHALLENGE Being the God-given leader in a marriage is very difficult… Continue reading Supporting My Husband’s Leadership
A Wife Sees Some of Her Idols – People Pleasing and Beauty
An email from a wife. Thank you for sharing!!!!!! I LOVE what God is doing in your heart! ******************** I watched two of your videos on Youtube (channel “April Cassidy”) The Gift of Modesty The Sin of People Pleasing Where do I start????? PEOPLE PLEASING I definitely identify with thinking it’s up to me make others… Continue reading A Wife Sees Some of Her Idols – People Pleasing and Beauty
A Wife Faces Her Fear of Betrayal
This is a series of portions of emails a wife sent to me recently and my responses. She is very open to God working in her. She is approaching Him with humility and faith. I am in awe of what He is doing in her life! A huge THANK YOU to her for sharing with… Continue reading A Wife Faces Her Fear of Betrayal
“My Husband Forgot Our Anniversary” – from the Archives
Maybe you wonder, “What am I supposed to do? My husband forgot our anniversary!” You may think this means he doesn’t love you. Maybe you feel hurt and upset and want to lash out. Is there a better way?
Ways Husbands Lead that Wives Often Don’t Notice – From the Archives
This is a continuation of the post two days ago about how wives tend to have VERY specific and high expectations of exactly what it means to be a spiritual leader – and how many of the things we expect aren’t even biblical. Not only that – but our expectations can lead to grave sin… Continue reading Ways Husbands Lead that Wives Often Don’t Notice – From the Archives
Dealing with Financial Stress in Marriage
I know that MANY of you are experiencing financial strain in your families with all of the issues the economy has had the past few years. My husband and I are no exception – my hours were cut drastically a few years ago when I was a pharmacist at Walgreens. And recently, my hours have… Continue reading Dealing with Financial Stress in Marriage
Why Pressuring Your Man to Talk NOW Can be a Problem
I asked some husbands about how they feel about trying to have an important discussion with their wives”on the fly.” Here is one husband’s answer. I appreciate his willingness to share with us. As we study how men think, process, feel and see the world – my prayer is that we might have a… Continue reading Why Pressuring Your Man to Talk NOW Can be a Problem