I was recently asked to lead a bridal shower devotional. As I thought about biblical advice to impart on the bride (and everyone else sitting in the room), my mind went to Ephesians – that famous part that’s never been my favorite, about submitting to your husband. I like to do what I want to do when I want to do it, so it’s never come naturally to me. To be fair, I’m not sure it comes naturally to very many wives, otherwise why would it be there? But over the years I’ve kept coming back to it, and I
Category: Marriage
These posts have to do with marriage and relationship advice.
Back when my husband and I got married, my parents gave us a copy of Love and Respect to help us build a strong foundation to our marriage. Of course, with the distractions of life, it took us a while to get around to opening it up. But now, 13 years and 3 kids later, my husband picked it up and started reading through it. I haven’t had a chance to dive into it yet, but my husband has been telling me about it and video blogging what he’s been learning. Although he’s talking to gamer dads, there’s a lot
Does anyone else ever argue with their spouse? I like to think my husband and I have a pretty strong relationship, but that doesn’t mean we don’t ever disagree. At least so far we’ve been able to talk things out and resolve the conflict, but that doesn’t mean our conversations don’t get heated. When you disagree with your husband, how do you react? I took a training for work a while ago that talked about when we’re in crucial, emotional conversations, our brain goes into a fight or flight mode and either shuts down or amps up. When you’re in