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Is it common for wives to mistreat their husbands as they grow older? I’ll let that marinate for a second… Recently, I watched a clip where a male speaker discussed wives mistreating their husbands in old age.1 I won’t link to the video here2, but the point he seemed to be making, at least in that…
Most people don’t aspire to have an unhappy Christian marriage. People don’t get married to be miserable. No one gets married thinking, “I want a 5.8-foot child to take care of for the rest of my life.” “I want to be yelled at and put down and disrespected till forever.” “I want to married to…
My husband and I were recently watching a video highlighting the first all-female crew in Kenyan aviation. Many parts of the world have had their first-all-female-crew moment and it was great seeing our country in the hub. Our conversation looped around the brilliance and hard work we’d just witnessed and it wasn’t long before we…
What if my husband doesn’t know he’s hurting me? “Some men grow up in dysfunction. Their inner world is so up-side down they don’t know how “healthy” looks like. What if my husband is just repeating behavior he witnessed growing up? What if he doesn’t know?” Women in hurting marriages sometimes struggle with these questions….
Recently, on Facebook, I shared my experience with wife-only submission and why my husband and I changed our minds. I used to believe in women-only submission, and I thought it was a universal Christian practice that women submit to their husbands. In our marriage, though, my husband and I practiced partnership. While chatting/supporting other couples,…
How do you plan for the new year when planning leaves you exhausted mentally and emotionally? I’m typing this a few days after Christmas. I’m happy. And depleted. The holidays can be complicated. We had my husband’s side of family visiting from out of state. Their gentle presence was exactly what my soul needed: good…