by Peacefulwife | Jan 21, 2019 | contentment, expectations, growing in Christ, idolatry, living life to the fullest now, marriage roles, romance, waiting, weddings
God created men and women. And God created marriage and family. Marriage and family are very good things. It is NOT a bad thing to desire to be married at all! In fact, it is a great desire, and a natural desire. The key is that our desire for marriage must be in the...
by Peacefulwife | Sep 25, 2018 | body image, contentment, disrespect, expectations, Fear, femininity, growing in Christ, humility, insecurity, living life to the fullest now, marriage roles, masculinity, maturing in Christ, respect, spiritual authority
Some women think terrible things about God and His relationship with women today. They’ll say things like: God hates women. The Bible is misogynistic. God created women to be inferior to men. Men are more important than women to God. If that was the kind of God...
by Peacefulwife | Sep 4, 2018 | being controlling, conflict, contentment, disrespect, expectations, growing in Christ, living life to the fullest now, marriage roles, maturing in Christ, peace, respect
Recently, I drove my husband’s old 1997 Honda to work and everything was fine that morning. But when I was ready to leave the pharmacy at 6:00pm, the engine wouldn’t start. Bummer! That is life sometimes, isn’t it? An unexpected trial comes out of...
by Peacefulwife | Apr 23, 2018 | choosing a godly path for career/marriage/future/motherhood, conflict, disrespect, Fear, growing in Christ, marriage roles, maturing in Christ, peace, respect, submission
Photo by Christopher Harris on Unsplash I love to take real-life situations and seek to approach them biblically. God has given us a LOT of instruction, help, and wisdom to use in times of conflict in almost any situation. As we learn to look to Him and His...
by Peacefulwife | Mar 27, 2018 | choosing a godly path for career/marriage/future/motherhood, femininity, growing in Christ, marriage roles, maturing in Christ
In December of 2008, God used a book, “Love and Respect,” (by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs) to open my eyes to a lot of problems in my attitude and behavior I had never noticed before in my relationship to my husband. I was mortified. I had no idea how blind I...
by Peacefulwife | Oct 16, 2017 | choosing a godly path for career/marriage/future/motherhood, expectations, marriage roles
This is such an important question and decision. If you decide to get married to a godly man who lives for Christ, it is one that you will want to talk about together before you marry so that you can be on the same page. Ultimately, the decision will be up to you,...
