What Does Submission Look Like in Real Life?
Many Christians agree with submission because they see it in the Bible: ‘Wives submit to your husbands’ (Eph 5v22). Yet how that belief works out in people’s marriages can vary so much! I have...
Category: wives
A Word for Wives
I’ve had a really hectic week so I’m a bit behind on my blogging schedule! Here is something that has been on my mind for ‘Living the Life’ and specifically for wives. Different kinds...
Talking Negatively about our Husbands
Do you talk to your friends about your husband’s problems so they can pray for you both? Do you call your mother and let out your feelings on the phone when he’s done something...
Recommended Book: Managing Yourself
When I was growing up I used to be so excited at Christmas time, but there came a point in the afternoon or evening when we’d opened all the presents and there was inevitably...
Making Sure We Have the Right Focus in Marriage
Prince William and Kate’s wedding was so beautiful to see, and they look like they are really in love. But I can’t help wondering what it will be like 10 years from now –...
Why Should I Change?
As we have been going through ‘The Excellent Wife’ with our women’s ministry I keep being struck by the need for us to have motivation to change. With a title like ‘The Excellent Wife’...
Headship in Marriage Part 2 – Why and How?
In the last post I was sharing on what the whole authority and headship thing means, and the qualifications. This time I want to look at why God put it there and some of the...
Headship in Marriage Part 1 – What Does The Bible Say?
We have been going through ‘The Excellent Wife’ in our women’s ministry, so I thought I’d share some of what I’m learning as I study! The Bible says that the husband is the head...
Don’t Give Away Your Strength And Virtue
I was reading through Proverbs 31 the other day and came across where King Lemuel’s mother says to him, ‘Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.’...
The Fruit Of Being A Stay At Home Mum
Often I catch myself thinking thoughts like, ‘No-one sees what I do’ and ‘Whatever I clean up just gets dirty again’. And when I was in a room of people and they went around...
