Tools of the Trade: Marriage

Marriage Must Reads: Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas Sacred Influence by Gary Thomas Praying for Your Husband: The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian Praying God's Word for Your Husband by Kathi Lipp Sex in Marriage: For Women Only by Shaunti Feldhahn Between the Sheets by Dr. Kevin Leman Other Books on Marriage: The Four Seasons of Marriage by Gary Chapman The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman A Wife after God's Own Heart by Elizabeth George <A ... [Read More]

Sharing Your Husband?

My husband is a pastor.   I share him with the members of our church. My husband is a son.  I share him with his mom. My husband is a brother.  I share him with his brother. My husband is an uncle.  I share him with our nieces and nephews. My husband is a dad.  I share him with our daughter. There are countless others - friends, co-workers, ministry partners, etc. - who also need pieces of my husband's time, energy, and abilities.  My life isn't all that different from yours, I imagine. The ... [Read More]

The Other “S” Word: Submission

Speak graciously to your husband. Speak well of him. Sex is a good thing - enjoy it! What a week we've had around here, huh?   I've so appreciated all your comments and tweets and shares on Facebook.  Marriage is hard and we need all the encouragement we can give one another!   Today, we've hit that other "s" word:  Submission. A few years ago I wrote this: The bottom line in submission is an attitude of our hearts … a desire to treat our husbands with respect, to place his best ... [Read More]

The S Word

Your sexual desire for your husband profoundly affects his sense of well-being and confidence in all areas of life.  ~ Shaunti Feldhahn, For Women Only Your husband wants you.   Yes, you.  With your stretch marks and graying hair, age spots and not-so-flat tummy (okay, so maybe I'm just describing me now), you are beautiful to him and appealing and he desires you. As much as you may wonder how you can be attractive to him with the spit-up on your shirt and oatmeal in your hair, you are. And, ... [Read More]

10 Ways to Speak Well of Your Husband

I love this guy!  And I'm so thankful he loves me back.  To be the only beautiful one in his life is an honor I never intend to take lightly. But, if I'm honest, sometimes I do take what we have lightly.  I neglect the relationship here on earth that matters most.  I pour myself out for others and he gets the remnants.   I nag, complain, and whine ... and I sap his strength {See Proverbs 12:4 NLT}. But this post isn't for my confessions, it's to offer all 10 simple ways to speak well of ... [Read More]

Are You a Nagging Wife?

This post is part of a series I did several years ago: Starting Well in 2012.  This week our topic is a tough one:  Marriage.  More specifically, we'll be talking about our role as wives ... and be prepared, we're going to cover some tough topics! Starting with one of the most difficult ... our mouths!   I don't know about y'all but sometimes my mouth gets ahead of my brain.  And that usually results in disaster! Let's look at what the writers of Proverbs tell us about wives and ... [Read More]