The world touts marriage as a 50/50 contract with each partner giving half and meeting in the middle. Splitting household tasks and opening separate bank accounts are the norm. Each spouse expects the other one to do their fair share of the physical and relational work of the marriage or the deal is ...
Why Marriage is the Best Means to Spiritual Growth: Christian Wife 101
Romantic love is the most intensely blissful emotion our heavenly Father has given us. When we are cherished and adored by our new husband, the man we’d dreamed about since childhood, we soar in giddy happiness and flutter about our tasks with a silly grin. Nothing can give us more pleasure than to ...
What Precious Gold a Wife Can Gain When She Lays Her Silver Down
Ah, time. As women, there is a myriad of things we do each day to keep our homes running smoothly and our families fed, clean, and content. It takes a huge amount of time. But this care of husbands and children is what gives us the most joy and purpose in life. But what woman doesn't crave ...
What a Stroll Down Comparison’s Back Road Can Do for a Murmuring Wife
I used to have a thing for baseboards. You know, that strip of beveled wood tacked along the bottom edge of the wall. It meant that not only had the walls been insulated, drywalled, and painted, but that the floor had been finished too—whether carpet, linoleum, or tile. My desert cabin ...
What a Year of Drought Can Teach a Thirsty Wife
Each year that we are graced with life, there will be both good days and bad. But have you ever had one of those years, dear wife, when nothing good seemed to happen and you couldn't wait for it to end? It might not be real tragedies you were facing, just the soul-dragging hardships and ...