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"My Husband Wants to Go WHERE!?!?!?!"

From a reader.  THANK YOU to this precious wife for sharing her story and to God be all the glory!!!!! BAD NEWS I can’t even begin to tell you how my heart sank when I heard my husband say that he was planning to take a trip to Las Vegas with a single guy friend… Continue reading "My Husband Wants to Go WHERE!?!?!?!"

A Prayer for a New Beginning in Christ

The kind of sincere prayer that will honor God and get you moving in the right direction to live with Him as LORD of your life is something like this: Jesus, You alone are my Lord and my God.  I have sinned against You.  I confess all of these sins (here are some examples): unforgiveness… Continue reading A Prayer for a New Beginning in Christ

I handed over the finances – Update!!

From my friend, Kayla, at www.lessonsofmercy.wordpress.com I promised when I started this blog that I was going to be real.  If I am going to write “Practical Applications” that are really attainable, instead of leaving Christians with a desire to change, but no real way to get the new results, then I have to be… Continue reading I handed over the finances – Update!!

How Respect and Biblical Submission Impacted a Husband's Soul

This is a message I received from a reader.  She repented of her years of disrespect and trying to control her husband about 5 weeks ago.  She had learned some of these principles years  before, but a major tragedy in the family sent her reeling and now she is relearning and taking baby steps again.… Continue reading How Respect and Biblical Submission Impacted a Husband's Soul

A Wife's Power in Marriage

We took a marriage class last winter by a man I have known and respected for 25 years.  He spoke a lot about authority during our semester: God-given authority, spiritual authority and the needs of those leaders who are in authority over us.  And I HOPE that one day I have the chance to take… Continue reading A Wife's Power in Marriage

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

Why Are Many of Us So Unprepared to Be Godly Wives? – Part 2

For part 1 of this series, and some observations of two Christian men on this topic, please read here. WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON THAT MOST OF US ARE COMPLETELY UNPREPARED TO BE GODLY WIVES? Christian women in recent generations have had a number of cultural, church and family influences that have moved us… Continue reading Why Are Many of Us So Unprepared to Be Godly Wives? – Part 2

Why Are Many of Us So Unprepared to Be Godly Wives? – Part 1

Here are comments from two Christian men that I believe deserve our time,  attention and some prayerful consideration.  Then I have some observations about why I believe Christian women are  often so unprepared for biblical marriage and some warning signs that there may be trouble ahead before a woman enters marriage that I will be sharing… Continue reading Why Are Many of Us So Unprepared to Be Godly Wives? – Part 1

Ways Military Wives Can Show Respect and Support for Their Husbands on Deployment

This is a guest post by HisHelper.  I am beyond ecstatic to share what this precious wife has written.  I know it will be a blessing to countless military wives – but she has such incredibly helpful suggestions that could benefit almost any marriage, that I know a lot of civilian wives will  be blessed… Continue reading Ways Military Wives Can Show Respect and Support for Their Husbands on Deployment