A Real Life Example of Respect and Submission – from the Archives
The pictures are from our trip to Myrtle Beach in 2011 when this story happened! Ladies, Here is a real life, super practical example of a situation one summer. We were leaving that morning for the...
View ArticleThe 10:00PM Rule
I am not an expert, a counselor, a psychologist, a theologian or a pastor. I am just an ordinary Christian wife. My posts and my blog may be helpful for you – they may not be. I share ideas and...
View ArticleThe Voice in His Head – from the Archives
by my husband, Greg. You can find his blog for husbands at www.respectedhusband.wordpress.com. On Sunday, September 23rd, 2012 April ran a guest post by Kayla Gulick titled My Demon. In the article,...
View ArticleWays Husbands Lead that Wives Often Don’t Notice – From the Archives
A REMINDER: I write from the slant of a wife who was dominating, Type A personality, take-charge, controlling, overly responsible, overly “helpful” and prideful with a passive husband. If you tend to...
View ArticleDying to Self
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not set...
View ArticleA Wife Shares What She Is Learning in Biblical Marital Counseling
I’m so thankful for this wife’s willingness to share what she is learning! I believe this will bless you. :) My Dear Husband (DH) and I have started Biblical Marital Counseling at a Baptist church...
View ArticleHow to Handle Spiritual Strongholds in Marriage
This is a guest post by Daniel Robertson. He runs the blog God’s Help For Marriage where he shares how couples can have thriving marriages that glorify God. As an Army Veteran who has been to Iraq I am...
View ArticleTo Speak or Not to Speak…
A lot of wives ask me this question… “How do I know when to say how I feel and when I should not say anything?” This can be such a quandary! Especially at first when we are just realizing our former...
View Article“Wasting” Myself
May 28, 2013 – our 19th anniversary. Picture taken in front of the church where we were married in 1994. There is an incredible chapter in Watchman Nee’s “The Normal Christian Life” about “wasting...
View ArticleShe Submitted to Her Husband Without Knowing Christ Yet
I am so thankful for this precious sister in Christ who was willing to allow me to share her story after she read my post earlier “Am I Giving Marriage Advice to Non-Christians?” Especially if you are...
View ArticleWhat Headship/Biblical Submission Looks Like at Our House
The concepts of the husband being the head of the home and the wife honoring his God-given leadership are big concepts. They are kind of like the words, “love,” or “respect.” There are a lot of ways...
View ArticleEncouragement for Those Who Are “in the Trenches”
1. SPIRITUAL HEALING TAKES TIME This journey is a process. There are stages. If there is major woundedness in an individual or in a marriage, it often takes a long time to heal. Expect that it will...
View ArticleWhen Would I Not Submit to My Husband?
This is such a serious issue. How I pray that God’s Spirit will be very much involved to help me write and to help each of us understand things clearly. I have had many women read a bit about...
View ArticleMy Primary Goal As a Wife Has to Be This One Thing
Reminder – I have a conference in Eaton, Ohio February 25th and a conference in Columbia, South Carolina March 24th-25th. You are most welcome to come! Marriage meets many needs and fulfills a number...
View ArticleThe Purpose of Marriage
Photo by Alvin Mahmudov on Unsplash God intended marriage to be a living picture of the relationship between Jesus and His Bride, the Church. We think of a “church” as a building today. But when Jesus...
View ArticleTo Speak or Not to Speak…
A lot of wives ask me this question… “How do I know when to say how I feel and when I should not say anything?” This can be such a quandary! Especially at first when we are just realizing our former...
View Article“Wasting” Myself
May 28, 2013 – our 19th anniversary. Picture taken in front of the church where we were married in 1994. There is an incredible chapter in Watchman Nee’s “The Normal Christian Life” about “wasting...
View ArticleShe Submitted to Her Husband Without Knowing Christ Yet
I am so thankful for this precious sister in Christ who was willing to allow me to share her story after she read my post earlier “Am I Giving Marriage Advice to Non-Christians?” Especially if you are...
View ArticleWhat Headship/Biblical Submission Looks Like at Our House
The concepts of the husband being the head of the home and the wife honoring his God-given leadership are big concepts. They are kind of like the words, “love,” or “respect.” There are a lot of ways...
View ArticleEncouragement for Those Who Are "in the Trenches"
1. SPIRITUAL HEALING TAKES TIME This journey is a process. There are stages. If there is major woundedness in an individual or in a marriage, it often takes a long time to heal. Expect that it will...
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