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When Your Spiritual Gifts Clash With Your Spouse’s
It was a simple phone call that landed me in hot water. A phone call and an innocent mistake led to a tense few moments between my husband and myself. I ordered take out for a friend who was in need and made a mistake when ordering. The result was an extra $20 charge that I didn’t expect. I tried every which way to fix my mistake, but the restaurant wasn’t budging. I just had to suck it up, hope my friend really liked General Tso Chicken, and explain to my husband what had happened. Unfortunately, the conversation went exactly as I expected: Joe was annoyed and I felt guilty.…
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I’m Afraid to Follow My Husband’s Lead & Winners Announced!
Today I’d like to introduce you to our final monthly contributor, Renee Swope of Proverbs 31 Ministries. She’s here to inspire us with her writing and has also offered us five signed copies of her book, A Confident Heart Devotional. Welcome Renee!! I grew up in a family of multiple divorces and marriages led by strong women. When I got married, I had serious hesitancies when it came to following my husband’s lead. Honestly, I was afraid if I submitted to my husband I would become a doormat and lose myself in the process. About a year after we got married, J.J. told me it was easier to just let…
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Where He Leads, I Will Follow
Guest Contributor, Lisa Jacobson, Club31Women.com My heart fluttered when I opened the email. My husband and I had been invited to an important dinner – one of those “by-invitation-only” sort of affairs. Privately, I’d been hoping that we’d be included as there were a number of well-known names attending. People I’d only read about, but never met. Let’s just say that I was pretty excited about the prospect of sitting down with them at a dinner party. Okay…really, really excited. So I could hardly wait to announce the Big News to my husband. “Woo-hoo, Babe! You’re never gonna guess….” And he didn’t. So I told him. “You and I have…
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The Guest Contributor That I’ve Been Ecstatic About!!
Several weeks ago, I shared a video with you called “The Story of Ian and Larissa.” It was a short documentary by Desiring God, but one that will long remain in my heart. If you haven’t seen it yet, I urge you to do so as it’s an incredible story of love and marriage–definitely a must see! Ever since hearing about their story I’ve been checking in on their blog, “Pray for Ian,” and since doing so I’ll tell you one thing for sure--I’m learning countless lessons from a woman who is twenty years my junior. I asked Larissa if she would be a guest contributor this week, and when…
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Desperately Wanting to Submit But Can’t
Dear Darlene, I might be one of your strangest readers LOL… I don’t necessarily have much of a religious background, but I FULLY believe in your views on marriage and our role as wives. The problem is… even though I believe in it… my marriage is far from it. My husband is a great man, loving, honest, hard working and kind… all of which are the reasons I married him. However… he isn’t the most knowledgeable in a lot of areas such as finances, business, or even handyman skills… so I end up taking on the role of all of these. I of course have the time to do so…
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Husband Doesn’t Want You to Go to Church? And a Titus 2sday Link up!
The other day I received a letter from a reader who wanted to know my thoughts. What if a husband doesn’t want his wife to go to church on Sunday, or what if he’s simply indecisive about finding a church? It’s a good question, and one that women in unequal marriages might be forced to consider. Do you go against his will and attend church, or do you stay home? My husband is a church-going believer, but I do have some thoughts on this issue… If a husband is lollygogging on which church to go to, a woman can take the initiative in finding a good one and invite him…
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Submission Pt. 2 – Readers Chime In! And a Titus 2sday Linkup!
After I posted an article on submission and the equality of men and women yesterday, we had an interesting dialogue going on in the Time-Warp Wife facebook group. As usual, the women there were full of encouragement and wisdom. (I’m always blessed by you!) I’ve decided to pull out some of your thought provoking comments and questions to share on the blog. Thanks, ladies! Natalie Writes: Being born in 1980, I had NEVER thought of biblical submission or my role in the marriage, due to the absolute absorption of the feminist movement. After reading about it, and now doing an in-depth study, I see how important it is to embrace.…
