Unfortunately, many of us know pastors who have succumbed to the temptation of an affair. Often, a pastor’s/minister’s/Christian counselor’s affair destroys his marriage, his family, his career, his ministry, his reputation, his power in the kingdom of God and sometimes completely tears apart his entire church. Many times – these kinds of things can even… Continue reading Pastors Are Human, Too
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A Wife’s First Practical Steps on Her Journey
From a precious wife (whose husband is addicted to porn – this is a VERY, VERY common situation, by the way. MANY wives are in this exact same situation.) – thank you for allowing me to share! I know this will bless many other wives, too! I’ve spent the last few days in prayer and God’s… Continue reading A Wife’s First Practical Steps on Her Journey
Replacing the “Tapes” in My Head
Greg and April in June of 2012 Before God radically changed my mind, heart and soul over the past 5 years, I would constantly have “tapes” playing in my head where I was always talking to myself about things – a running narrative of worry, fear, trying to figure out every possible “what if” scenario… Continue reading Replacing the “Tapes” in My Head
Stages of This Journey – Part 4
In Part 1 of this series, we looked at some of the first stages on the journey of becoming a godly wife (based on my observations – this is not scientific! You are free to comment about how the stages are going for you!): 1. Conviction 2. Repentance 3. The Frustrating Quiet Phase 4. Seeking God First… Continue reading Stages of This Journey – Part 4
Stages of This Journey – Part 3
In Part 1 of this series, we looked at some of the first stages on the journey of becoming a godly wife: 1. Conviction 2. Repentance 3. The Frustrating Quiet Phase 4. Seeking God First – The Lordship of Christ In Part 2 of this series, we looked at more stages: 5. Giving Him Space… Continue reading Stages of This Journey – Part 3
Stages of This Journey – Part 2
In Part 1, we talked about the beginning stages of the journey to becoming a godly wife Conviction Repentance The Frustrating Quiet Phase Seeking God First (tearing out idols and making Christ Lord) Today, let’s continue on… But please know that these stages are not always linear. We cycle through some of them over and… Continue reading Stages of This Journey – Part 2
Stages of This Journey – Part 1
Each wife’s story and each marriage is unique. I write primarily for wives who tend to be dominating, controlling, “overly-helpful,” perfectionistic and disrespectful in their marriages. Most of us don’t realize that we are doing these things and aren’t purposely doing them. Many of us start out thinking we HAVE to act the way… Continue reading Stages of This Journey – Part 1
“Is It ALL My Fault?”
My precious ladies, while it is true that a husband who feels disrespected by his wife is likely to act unlovingly toward her – there are MANY other reasons that a husband may be unloving toward his wife. Some of those reasons have NOTHING to do with what his wife does or does not do.… Continue reading “Is It ALL My Fault?”
Why Do I Have to Change First?
Greg and me on our wedding day – May 28, 1994 We are continuing the series of FAQs that I hear from wives. This has to be one of the most common questions I hear. He’s the one who is being so unloving! He’s the one who is far from God. He should have to… Continue reading Why Do I Have to Change First?
He Doesn’t Deserve My Respect.
We continue our series this week into FAQs. If you have a question that I have not addressed, please let me know! 🙂 This seems like more than I can handle (part 1) When do I get to the “peaceful” part? (part 1) I don’t want to lose my voice in my marriage. (part 2) I feel like… Continue reading He Doesn’t Deserve My Respect.