Ladies, AHHH – VALENTINE’S DAY! That magical day when romance is in the air and many of us have higher expectations than ever for our men. For husbands – it can be a day filled with apprehension. This is especially true if things did not go well in the past. WE HAVE FREEDOM As… Continue reading Valentine’s Day Expectations
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A Widow's Pain
** Check out my Peacefulwife Blog FB page today for more discussion on godly femininity and physical intimacy I heard from a dear woman who has been in such deep spiritual pain since her husband died 7 years ago. She has very graciously allowed me to share my correspondence with her. God has been at… Continue reading A Widow's Pain
What Was I Thinking???
My real husband and myself last May on our anniversary One of my readers, a single Christian guy, commented on this comment of mine – my words are in blue. I thought his question was a good one. Here is my attempt to describe what on earth I was thinking those first 15 years of… Continue reading What Was I Thinking???
Handling Adversity with Joy and WITHOUT Complaining
(our children at Legoland, FL) I am obviously NOT perfect. I’m still very human. I need Jesus desperately EVERY MOMENT of EVERY DAY or I will mess things up majorly! I thought some of you may appreciate a few real life examples of how a wife might have obstacles and problems to deal with… Continue reading Handling Adversity with Joy and WITHOUT Complaining
Your Words Can Cause Catastrophic Damage!
Just as a general principle – DO NOT bash your husband to other people. EVER. Honor him with every word! He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. Proverbs 17:9 A fool finds no pleasure in understanding, but delights in sharing his own opinions. Proverbs 17:27 A… Continue reading Your Words Can Cause Catastrophic Damage!
The PAINFUL Email Issue
Here is an issue that comes up A LOT! Many wives email me and are VERY, VERY upset because they email their husbands but then sometimes their husbands don’t email them back. Then the wives feel SO unloved and hurt. They believe that if their husbands loved them, they would ALWAYS immediately write a loving… Continue reading The PAINFUL Email Issue
Signs
SOME WARNING SIGNS THAT A WOMAN MAY TEND TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH RESPECT AND BIBLICAL SUBMISSION IN MARRIAGE: These are my observations from my own life and from the women and men I have talked with. This is not necessarily an exhaustive list. A woman who is likely to want to be in control of… Continue reading Signs
"My Way Isn't Working… Where Do I Start to Learn to Be a Godly Wife?"
What better time to decide to begin learning to be the wife of God’s dreams than at New Year’s? THE FIRST STEP The first step to becoming a godly wife – is to have God in your life. We are ALL desperately in need the blood of Jesus and the sacrifice He made for us… Continue reading "My Way Isn't Working… Where Do I Start to Learn to Be a Godly Wife?"
A Wife Shares Her Story of a Changed Marriage
From a wife I began talking with this past summer – she has been actively working on learning to obey God’s Word to respect and submit to her husband for about 5 months at this point, I believe. There were some very difficult and challenging times, especially the first few months … THANK YOU for… Continue reading A Wife Shares Her Story of a Changed Marriage
Respect 101 – From the Archives
So, husbands/men need respect in marriage. Women need love. (based on the commands of the Bible, and also experience!) For many years I tried to give my husband LOVE not RESPECT – and it didn’t work very well! I tried to ask him what he needed from me – and he couldn’t really tell me. It was… Continue reading Respect 101 – From the Archives