by Peacefulwife | Jan 24, 2019 | choosing a godly path for career/marriage/future/motherhood, contentment, expectations, living life to the fullest now, loneliness, maturing in Christ
Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash In our last post, we discussed, “Is Wanting to Be Married a Bad Thing?” Today, I want to address the opposite end of the spectrum. God’s Word says that marriage is a gift and that singleness is a gift. Neither one of...
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 | Jan 17, 2019 | being controlling, choosing a godly path for career/marriage/future/motherhood, conflict, contentment, expectations, growing in Christ, hormones, idolatry, living life to the fullest now, loneliness, maturing in Christ, peace, prayer, repentance, suffering, waiting
Photo by Aliyah Jamous on Unsplash Focusing on and talking about the negative comes easily to our sinful nature. We don’t have to try hard at all to find all kinds of things about which to complain. Negative thinking and speaking comes from a variety of sources:...
by Peacefulwife | Jan 14, 2019 | attraction, beauty, choosing a godly path for career/marriage/future/motherhood, conflict, contentment, Dating/Courting, femininity, living life to the fullest now, respect, romance
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash A cheerful heart is good medicine. Prov. 17:22 My husband, Greg, has always known how to make me laugh. Ever since the night we first met when I was 15 and he was 16. His sense of humor and wit were some of the things that...
by Peacefulwife | Jan 8, 2019 | abuse, being controlling, bitterness, choosing a godly path for career/marriage/future/motherhood, conflict, contentment
It is almost mind-blowing just how easily offended people are today. And it is sad. Because when we are so easily offended, we also have a lack of unity, relationship, emotional connection, harmony, and teamwork. It’s awfully tempting to let our culture’s...
by Peacefulwife | Jan 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Photo by Corinne Kutz on Unsplash I feel like we are all starting to get our bearings a little bit after taking a break to grieve the last few weeks. Greg’s mom’s sudden death really knocked the wind out of our family, especially coming so soon after his dad’s...
by Peacefulwife | Dec 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Photo by Gareth Harper on Unsplash I just want to touch base with you and let you know that I am planning to take a break from online ministry for the next 3-4 weeks. I want to be able to focus on the Lord and on learning all He has for me to learn personally and as I...
by Peacefulwife | Nov 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
I wanted to let y’all know that our 16 year old son found Greg’s mom, Ann Cassidy (my mother-in-law), in her bed yesterday afternoon after school. He texted me to ask if Grandma was supposed to pick up his younger sister since I was at work. He said she...
by Peacefulwife | Nov 27, 2018 | contentment, growing in Christ, living life to the fullest now, maturing in Christ, peace, sexual purity, submission, waiting
I have walked beside hundreds and hundreds of women on this journey. There are several telltale signs that I have noticed that I want to share with you. When I see these indicators beginning to unfold in someone’s life, it means that God is at work, opening her...
by Peacefulwife | Nov 21, 2018 | choosing a godly path for career/marriage/future/motherhood, conflict, Dating/Courting, Guys to avoid, woundedness
Photo by Beatriz Pérez Moya on Unsplash It is so important that you discuss this issue with any potential future husband. Pornography use is extremely rampant today, sadly, even among men and women who profess Christ. Many people think it is no big deal. But the truth...
by Peacefulwife | Nov 19, 2018 | contentment, expectations, growing in Christ, living life to the fullest now, loneliness, maturing in Christ, peace, prayer, submission, suffering, waiting
Photo by Pro Church Media on Unsplash The more I know the Lord and the more I see of His goodness, character, and love, the more I spontaneously desire to praise and thank Him. It is a natural outpouring that results from understanding who God is and acknowledging all...
by Peacefulwife | Nov 5, 2018 | bitterness, chastity, contentment, Dating/Courting, expectations, Fear, forgiveness, growing in Christ, hormones, living life to the fullest now, maturing in Christ, peace
Photo by Rachel Lynette French on Unsplash We sometimes have a tendency to want to let our feelings lead the way in our obedience to the Lord. I’ll forgive when my feelings change. I’ll spend time with God when He seems more interesting than the internet....
by Peacefulwife | Oct 29, 2018 | bitterness, choosing a godly path for career/marriage/future/motherhood, conflict, Dating/Courting, disrespect, growing in Christ, humility, idolatry, living life to the fullest now, maturing in Christ, peace, respect, woundedness
We can’t possibly have God’s supernatural peace if we cling to bitterness. It is God’s will that all of His children be completely free from this snare. Definition of Bitterness – from www.gotquestions.org: Bitterness is resentful cynicism that...
by Peacefulwife | Oct 22, 2018 | beauty, body image, choosing a godly path for career/marriage/future/motherhood, expectations, Fear, feminine appearance/modesty, femininity, food addiction, growing in Christ, humility, idolatry, insecurity, living life to the fullest now, maturing in Christ, modesty is necessary even today!, peace, people pleasing
Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash Vanity is an issue we all must address as followers of Christ, especially in our culture today. But before we can really assess properly whether we have an issue with vanity, we need to have a good definition of what vanity is. Here...
by Peacefulwife | Oct 16, 2018 | attraction, being controlling, bitterness, choosing a godly path for career/marriage/future/motherhood, conflict, Dating/Courting, disrespect, femininity, growing in Christ, maturing in Christ, peace, respect, romance
Photo by Chris Karidis on Unsplash This verse below is about married women, but it applies to single women in relationships, as well. In every relationship, we are either building up or tearing down. We are either speaking death or speaking life. Here, I am...
by Peacefulwife | Oct 9, 2018 | attraction, choosing a godly path for career/marriage/future/motherhood, Dating/Courting, expectations, feminine appearance/modesty, femininity, living life to the fullest now, peace, respect, waiting
Photo by Warren Wong on Unsplash Just as a reminder, there are certain things that are attractive to godly men and certain things that are unattractive to them. Some things are general and apply to all men who are sincerely following Christ as Lord. Some things are...
by Peacefulwife | Oct 2, 2018 | choosing a godly path for career/marriage/future/motherhood, conflict, contentment, Fear, femininity, growing in Christ, insecurity, living life to the fullest now, loneliness, maturing in Christ, peace, suffering, waiting, woundedness
Today, let’s talk about the beauty of a godly woman who doesn’t yield to fear (1 Pet. 3:4-6) This is something the Lord has been teaching me, personally, this year through quite a few trials. I am still learning, but He has brought me a long way! I just...
by Peacefulwife | Sep 26, 2018 | prayer
We must pray like never before for our world, our nation, and our culture. There is a great spiritual battle going on and time may be very short. God is calling to us to wake up! As followers of Christ, we must stand in the gap for our nations, our government...
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 11, 2018 | contentment, Fear, growing in Christ, living life to the fullest now, maturing in Christ, peace, prayer, suffering
Photo by Timothy Meinberg on Unsplash It is very tempting for us to just want to pray a hurricane away. It is certainly fine to ask God to spare us from a hurricane or from other kinds of disasters. Many times, He has diverted a storm so that it didn’t cause all...
