search shows verbal aggression and conflict damages kids (if you are also yelling, you are contributing) – and it takes two to make it happen. Let’s become women of strength & dignity and raise the standard of behavior for ourselves and everyone around us, including our husbands.
15 Ways to Show Disrespect to Your Husband…
Tears clouded my eyes as I lay in bed staring at the ceiling. I wondered if this was all there was to marriage. To life. Nearly a decade into the relationship, I felt lost. Bitter. Resentful. What I didn’t know was the ache in my soul that I desperately sought to fill with the guy …
A woman of strength & dignity… My husband’s mom passed away a few days ago. As I read the Word recently, several verses jumped out at me: Proverbs 17:9 Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends. Proverbs 17:22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit …
Looking for Mutual Respect? I remember the first time a boundary of mine was crossed by a friend. I didn’t recognize it for what it was at the time, but I see it clearly now. We were sitting in the theater, around age nine, and I had a box of candy. Over half the box …
6 Mistakes That Destroy Your Marriage…
“I can’t take another day – I feel so alone! My marriage is a king’s delight, cook, clean, work, go to school, take care of the children, make sure the laundry is done, supper on the table when the husband gets in, and lay down and let him have his pleasure whenever he feels. Do …
There is more than one small change to prevent an argument, but today I’ll share one of the ways we see wives go, “WOW!” over. It’s pretty simple, actually, and it works really well when you want to give feedback or help your husband and he doesn’t seem to want help or know that he …
What if you are causing conflicts by accident? He’s complaining and you want to help him, want to encourage him, give him a different point of view… and everything goes south? Wondering what happened? I can’t tell you how many times I see this. And I understand completely – you want to help others see …
Without this, your marriage won’t change. I experienced the benefits of what I’m about to say over the weekend. Bear with me for a moment as I share with you what happened, and the small but BIG benefit that comes! The garden Tears began to fill my eyes as I walked my husband around my …
The First Pillar of Mutual Respect – To the extent my identity is wrapped up in my relationship with God, I respect myself and as a result, others respect me too. Last week I started a conversation about respect. I have seen disrespectful behavior destroy marriages, bust apart business partnerships, and tear families to pieces. …
If you are married or parenting, you may be interested in knowing the 7 Pillars of Mutual Respect. You may have noticed I’ve been a little sporadic in blogging of late. I’m really sorry about that… and I really appreciate the emails and pm’s of encouragement. I have a number of life circumstances that have …