Kyle and I have only been married a year, and have already been flooded with questions about when we’ll have kids. No babies yet? Are you pregnant yet? Why are you waiting? The first few times, it’s cute, but it quickly gets old. I see these questions get asked of other couples quite frequently, and…
Even when it seems hopeless, God is still working. When we hit the dry patches in marriage, it can feel like there is zero hope. Things might feel like they are crumbling all around you, but remember, God is always working on the inside. He is constantly sanctifying and changing us, and sometimes we grow…
This week we received several emails from struggling wives. All wives who are going through trials that seriously break my heart. Trials that I have no idea how to encourage them through. These are women, who, on the outside, would never appear to be going through such struggles. Then I had a good friend unexpectedly…
Dear Husbands, I would like to share a simple truth that can do wonders in your marriage. It might sound small, but it is actually huge and very near to your wife’s heart. She needs to know you are on her side. No matter what. Under any circumstance. Without a doubt. If your wife finds…
“In any relationship, there will be frightening spells in which your feelings of love dry up. And when that happens you must remember that the essence of marriage is that it is a covenant, a commitment, a promise of future love. So what do you do? You do the acts of love, despite your lack…
It’s hard to remember what life was like without a cellphone. After all, my iPhone is always by my side. It’s attached to my arm at the gym, it’s on my desk while I’m at work, it’s next to me on the couch while I’m watching TV, it’s on the table next to my plate…
Sometimes I feel unimportant to my husband “I am not on your priority list. In fact, I am not even in the ink of the pen, that you write your priority list with.” This is what I slowly said to my husband this week as he was sitting at the table, doing homework. Yes, it…
At my bridal shower, strips of paper were laid out with notes for all of the wives to leave “advice for the bride.” I was blessed to be left with over 40 strips of paper with beautiful advice from so many wives. I’ve decided to start up a series and go through each of the…
Complaining is one of my default modes Sometimes I complain so much that I get tired of hearing my own voice. There are times when even the birds chirping above me annoy me. If I get into one of those moods, it’s very hard for me to snap out of it unless I sleep it…
Blogging often causes me to think about all of the things I should be doing, but sometimes I forget about the things I shouldn’t be doing. I want to clue you in on one thing: I’m a real loser sometimes. In fact, I feel like a pretty terrible wife at times. I do try to…