When you blow up or blow it, here's what you must do.
Pray.
Pray, confess your sin to God and ask for forgiveness. *1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.*
Talk to your child.
Go to your child and tell him you are sorry. Don't make excuses for sin. Don't put the blame on him. Admit your mistake and ask him to forgive you.
Deal with the issue in a constructive manner.
When you have given yourself enough time to calm down and put your thoughts together, sit with your child and discuss the matter and if necessary give consequences. Explain to your child that although you shouldn't have acted in that way, you must still enforce consequences. Some children, seeing that you are sorry for blowing it, may think that they are off the hook. Not so. If there was disobedience on the part of the child consequences must be handed out. Just make sure you are gentle and kind and explain calmly what those consequences are.
Preventing blow-ups in the future.
Begin each day in prayer and pray throughout the day.
Ask God for the grace you need to be a gentle mom.
Make sure you are getting enough rest.
Eat right. (Low blood sugar always leads to a grouchy mom.)
Memorize scripture. (Hide God's word in your heart that you might not sin.)
Stay in the Word. Soak it up every chance you get.
Recognize situations that will lead to blow ups and do what you can to avoid them.
Don't let things build up until there is an explosion. Deal with sin the first time it rears it's ugly head (in you and in your child).
Remember that anger is only one letter different than danger. Anger is most damaging to your relationships with your children. Satan seeks to destroy family relationships and anger is one of his best tools.
Give up the guilt. If you've asked God to forgive you and you repented of your sin, move forward. Satan loves to heap the guilt on us moms. We are forgiven and we must remember that. There are no perfect mothers! All mothers make mistakes. Beating yourself up with guilt only weighs you down. It's a new day. Make it the best it can be.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
AND THE WINNER IS...
Sarah from Journaling My Life as Mommy and Wife!
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Loving Your Husband - Ideas to Encourage Your Husband
Today is the last day of the Loving Your Husband Series and it is also the last day to enter the Loving Your Husband Giveaway! If you haven't entered yet, please do so today. *Remember you must be follower to win.*
I have enjoyed writing this series. The timing has been perfect for me for a number of reasons. I set a goal at the beginning of the new year to work on becoming a better wife. Writing this series has helped me with that. Also, the timing of the series just happened to fall around Valentine's Day and our wedding anniversary!
Today, to finish up this series, I am going to give you a list of ideas for encouraging your husband. Not all of these ideas are original to me. I've picked ideas up everywhere. I listen to other wives, especially older godly women. I also read a lot of books. I believe whole-heartedly the number one way to encourage your husband is to pray for him. If you take nothing else away from this series please remember that. If you are already praying daily for your husband, keep it up! If you are not regularly praying for your husband, start today! This is an area where I am sometimes weak but I know how important it is and I desire to be a praying wife.
Here are ideas to get you started. Please comment with your own ideas. (Remember each comment gets you an additional entry into the giveaway!)
1. Make your husband's breakfast in the morning before he leaves for work.
2. Throw his towel in the dryer and warm it up for him while he is in the shower.
3. Send him a card or letter to his work.
4. Keep a prayer journal of requests he shares with you.
5. Plan date nights.
6. Send him a text just to let him know you are thinking about him.
7. Pack his lunch for work and add a little note.
8. Learn to do new things so you can do some of his work when he is busy.
9. Be grateful, happy and content.
10. Wear pretty clothes, and stay healthy and in shape.
11. Be enthusiastic about his plans and ideas.
12. Trust his decisions.
13. Smile!
14. Keep your words positive and appreciative.
15. Maintain a clean, organized home.
16. Prepare delicious, healthy meals.
17. Make extra homemade goodies.
18. Stick to the budget.
19. Set a "daddy alarm" 1 hour before he comes home from work. Have the children help you straighten up the house. Take a few minutes to freshen up.
20. Respect him.
21. Admire him.
22. Help him with his work.
23. Ask him what he needs.
24. Make your home a stress and clutter free environment. Burn a fire in the fire place and set the table for a wonderful meal.
25. Plan a special trip and surprise him.
26. Pack a picnic basket and enjoy a few hours together talking and eating.
27. When he is traveling, sneak a card into his suitcase.
28. Make sure he knows you are glad he is home.
29. Do something extra special on his birthday.
30. Hug him, kiss him, give him a massage.
31. Listen.
32. Serve him. This may mean putting his needs above your own and the children's.
33. When possible, cross something off his "honey-do" list by doing it yourself.
34. Initiate fun times and laugh.
35. PRAY FOR HIM!
Please consider adding your ideas in the comment section!
I have enjoyed writing this series. The timing has been perfect for me for a number of reasons. I set a goal at the beginning of the new year to work on becoming a better wife. Writing this series has helped me with that. Also, the timing of the series just happened to fall around Valentine's Day and our wedding anniversary!
Today, to finish up this series, I am going to give you a list of ideas for encouraging your husband. Not all of these ideas are original to me. I've picked ideas up everywhere. I listen to other wives, especially older godly women. I also read a lot of books. I believe whole-heartedly the number one way to encourage your husband is to pray for him. If you take nothing else away from this series please remember that. If you are already praying daily for your husband, keep it up! If you are not regularly praying for your husband, start today! This is an area where I am sometimes weak but I know how important it is and I desire to be a praying wife.
Here are ideas to get you started. Please comment with your own ideas. (Remember each comment gets you an additional entry into the giveaway!)
1. Make your husband's breakfast in the morning before he leaves for work.
2. Throw his towel in the dryer and warm it up for him while he is in the shower.
3. Send him a card or letter to his work.
4. Keep a prayer journal of requests he shares with you.
5. Plan date nights.
6. Send him a text just to let him know you are thinking about him.
7. Pack his lunch for work and add a little note.
8. Learn to do new things so you can do some of his work when he is busy.
9. Be grateful, happy and content.
10. Wear pretty clothes, and stay healthy and in shape.
11. Be enthusiastic about his plans and ideas.
12. Trust his decisions.
13. Smile!
14. Keep your words positive and appreciative.
15. Maintain a clean, organized home.
16. Prepare delicious, healthy meals.
17. Make extra homemade goodies.
18. Stick to the budget.
19. Set a "daddy alarm" 1 hour before he comes home from work. Have the children help you straighten up the house. Take a few minutes to freshen up.
20. Respect him.
21. Admire him.
22. Help him with his work.
23. Ask him what he needs.
24. Make your home a stress and clutter free environment. Burn a fire in the fire place and set the table for a wonderful meal.
25. Plan a special trip and surprise him.
26. Pack a picnic basket and enjoy a few hours together talking and eating.
27. When he is traveling, sneak a card into his suitcase.
28. Make sure he knows you are glad he is home.
29. Do something extra special on his birthday.
30. Hug him, kiss him, give him a massage.
31. Listen.
32. Serve him. This may mean putting his needs above your own and the children's.
33. When possible, cross something off his "honey-do" list by doing it yourself.
34. Initiate fun times and laugh.
35. PRAY FOR HIM!
Please consider adding your ideas in the comment section!
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Taco Ring
1/2 pound ground beef, cooked and drained.
1 package (1.25 ounces) taco seasoning mix
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons water
2 packages (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent roll dough
1 medium green bell pepper (optional)
1/2 head lettuce
1 medium tomato
1 small onion
1/2 cup sliced black olives
1 cup salsa
Sour cream
Preheat oven to 375. Combine meat, seasoning mix, cheese and water in bowl. Arrange crescent triangles around baking pan with bases overlapping in center and points to outside.
Spoon ( I use my cookie dough scoop) meat mixture over rolls.
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| So sorry about the poor quality of this picture! |
Fold points of triangles over filing and tuck under base at center (filling will not be completely covered).
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Chop tomato and onion. Shred lettuce.
I like to mound the tomato, onion, lettuce, and olives in the center of the pan
and use my accent decorator to garnish with sour cream.
My family loves when I make this for dinner. So yummy!
Loving Your Husband - Season Your Marriage
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(1) If you are a follower, just leave a comment telling me so.
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Monday, February 20, 2012
Eggsellent Breakfast
Every now and then our family eats breakfast at different times. Sometimes the younger kids are up hours before the older kids. Sometimes the older kids have somewhere to be early and they are up before the younger ones. We try to do meal times all together but mornings can have many variables and we may not all be sitting down together every day.
For the days when different folks are eating at different times I have an eggsellent idea, Coffee Cup Eggs! These are quick and easy individual servings of scrambled eggs and cheese and they are perfect for mornings on the go. They can even be eaten in the car if necessary. I must mention also that they are perfect for snacking. Snacks are becoming increasingly important around our house as we are trying to keep the stomachs of teenage boys full. Sometimes after a late night soccer practice the kids are tearing through the pantry looking for a snack. Instead of a Debbie Cake (have I mentioned we live just miles from the Little Debbie Bakery?...it's dangerous!) the boys can pop these eggs in the microwave and in no time they can enjoy a protein packing snack that will chase away their hunger, at least for an hour or so.
Coffee Cup Eggs
You will need a coffee cup. As long as it is not a tiny coffee cup, any size will do.
Spray the inside of the cup with cooking spray.
Add 2 eggs.
And 2 tablespoons of milk.
Whisk together.
Microwave for 45 seconds. Stir. Return to microwave for 35 more seconds.
Add shredded cheddar, salt & pepper and pop back in the microwave for 10 more seconds.
Now you are ready to eat!
So delicious! My kiddos love them.
For the days when different folks are eating at different times I have an eggsellent idea, Coffee Cup Eggs! These are quick and easy individual servings of scrambled eggs and cheese and they are perfect for mornings on the go. They can even be eaten in the car if necessary. I must mention also that they are perfect for snacking. Snacks are becoming increasingly important around our house as we are trying to keep the stomachs of teenage boys full. Sometimes after a late night soccer practice the kids are tearing through the pantry looking for a snack. Instead of a Debbie Cake (have I mentioned we live just miles from the Little Debbie Bakery?...it's dangerous!) the boys can pop these eggs in the microwave and in no time they can enjoy a protein packing snack that will chase away their hunger, at least for an hour or so.
Coffee Cup Eggs
You will need a coffee cup. As long as it is not a tiny coffee cup, any size will do.
Spray the inside of the cup with cooking spray.
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| She's been wearing these glasses ever since her brothers brought them home from a 3-D movie. (no lenses!) |
Obviously if I were making scrambled eggs for my family of 8 I would not use this method, I would scramble them in my skillet. But for individual servings this idea can't be beat. My six year old loves it because she can make scrambled eggs all by herself. My boys love it because it gives them a quick "hot breakfast" option or a healthy snack option. And my honey loves it because on hurried mornings I can send him out the door with a mug of eggs to eat while he is sitting in traffic!
Try it! You will like it!
Friday, February 17, 2012
LOVING YOUR HUSBAND Giveaway Details!
Hopefully, if you have been reading along for a while, you have decided there is a reason to season your marriage!
If so...
Enter to win an adorable set of Mr. & Mrs. Salt and Pepper Shakers!
This is just about the cutest set of salt and pepper shakers I have ever seen. They are even heart shaped! Right below the Mr. and Mrs. it says, Love never fails 1Corinthians 13:8.
Here is all you have to do to enter:
(1) If you are a follower, leave me a comment and tell me.
(2) If you are not a follower, become one and leave me a comment telling me you did so.
(3) For a second entry leave a comment telling me how you encourage your husband. (In order for this to be a second entry in the drawing it must be a separate comment.)
Drawing will take place Thursday night (February 23rd) and the winner will be announced on Friday, the 24th.
*I am aware that some of my readers are younger ladies who are not yet married. These salt and pepper shakers would be a nice addition to any hope chest so even if you are not married make sure you enter too!*
If so...
Enter to win an adorable set of Mr. & Mrs. Salt and Pepper Shakers!
This is just about the cutest set of salt and pepper shakers I have ever seen. They are even heart shaped! Right below the Mr. and Mrs. it says, Love never fails 1Corinthians 13:8.
Here is all you have to do to enter:
(1) If you are a follower, leave me a comment and tell me.
(2) If you are not a follower, become one and leave me a comment telling me you did so.
(3) For a second entry leave a comment telling me how you encourage your husband. (In order for this to be a second entry in the drawing it must be a separate comment.)
Drawing will take place Thursday night (February 23rd) and the winner will be announced on Friday, the 24th.
*I am aware that some of my readers are younger ladies who are not yet married. These salt and pepper shakers would be a nice addition to any hope chest so even if you are not married make sure you enter too!*
Thursday, February 16, 2012
LOVING YOUR HUSBAND - Dressing to Please, Making Time for Your Husband and Physical Intimacy
As you may have noticed it has taken me more than two weeks to write the Loving Your Husband series. Because my days keep disappearing in the cooking and cleaning, diaper changes and school work, the two weeks I planned for this series didn't work out and it looks like it will take a little longer.
Today I want to talk briefly about three aspects of loving your husband; dressing to please, making time for your husband, and physical intimacy.
As I've stated before there isn't an area of loving my husband where I haven't struggled. This series was born out of my desire to be a better wife and is largely based on what I have learned from my mistakes.
A while back my husband made a request about the way I dress. He asked me if I would start wearing skirts more often. Before you hear words like legalism bouncing around in your head, let me clarify. He didn't tie skirt wearing to salvation in any way. He didn't indicate that wearing skirts would make me a better wife or make him love me more. He just shared with me a personal preference and said he liked it when I wore skirts. So what do you think I did? Did I start wearing skirts? No. I gave him the excuse that I don't have very many skirts and that I spend my day cleaning toilets and changing diapers and that I spend more time on the floor with the kids than I do anywhere else. The subject was dropped and was never brought up again. UNTIL...I started writing this series and started really thinking about loving my husband and exactly what that means. The Lord put it on my heart that I should do everything I can to please my husband and that includes dressing to please him. I can have my own way. It is not going to break up my marriage or even cause the least little bit of marital discord if I continue dressing in my sweats and jeans. But what if I did try to wear skirts more often? I wear them to church of course, but what if I wore them while working at home and grocery shopping? And about my excuse that I don't have a lot of skirts? My husband has given me the green light to shop for them and what woman doesn't like to shop for new clothes? Is there an area you might, (or your husband might), want to make a change in the way you dress? Is there something you can do to honor your husband in the way you dress? If you don't know, ask him. It just might revitalize your marriage! Loving your husband by dressing to please him is not a trivial matter. Queen Esther saved her whole nation because she presented herself in a beautiful and dignified way before her husband!
If there is an area of most struggle for me it would be making time for my husband. For many, many years I viewed the time when my husband was home as my opportunity to get things done. Whenever he was home he could look after the children and I could work on cleaning or projects I needed to do. I rarely spent time alone with him until late at night when I would collapse in the bed exhausted from a full day of taking care of little ones. This was especially the case when all of our children were very young. I had our third baby when the oldest was only 3 years old. It was easy for me to get caught up in the laundry, cooking, cleaning and being a mommy and forget that I am a wife also. My husband let me know how much he desired to spend time with me and we began to look for ways to do that. This is still a struggle for me. I am a mother to 6 and that probably says it all right there. I have enormous amounts of laundry, a large house to clean, I cook for an army, and I teach 11th grade, 9th grade, 7th grade, 4th grade, and kindergarten plus care for our 9 month old. I am not saying this to toot my own horn, by any means. I'm saying this to explain why sometimes it is easy to ignore my husband. This is not okay, this is just what happens without intentional planning. I'm buying groceries, running kids to soccer practices and to the dentist, trying to find time to exercise and teaching school. If I'm not intentional I will forget my husband and I do not want to do that! We have gotten better about being intentional and making our time together a priority. We have at least 1 cup of coffee together each morning and spend time reading our bibles and praying together and discuss the schedule, appointments and plans for the day. This is a brief time, usually 15 to 20 minutes. We put the kids to bed on time when he is home at night so we can have time alone. On the nights he is home, (he works different times days and nights) we ALWAYS go to bed at the same time. We work together whenever we can. We try to do yard work or other chores together as much as possible instead of always having our own projects. And recently we decided we need to get back to dating. Our oldest son is capable of watching our group and we have a dear neighbor who offered to watch our baby any time we want a date. We are excited about this! God has shown us both how important it is to spend time together. Isn't that why we got married, to be together? We feel TV is the enemy of the husband and wife who want to spend time together. An occasional movie or special program you want to watch together is fine but having the TV constantly playing drowns out real life. It is too easy for couples to zone out and not talk to each other. Plus there is almost nothing on TV that I would recommend feeding your mind on. Instead of TV, go for a walk together -or play cards or Scrabble, we love this! Pray together or snuggle on the couch. Spend time with your husband as often as you can. Go out to dinner or feed the kids a little early and have a special dinner alone once the kids are in bed. Just your presence is sure to be an encouragement to your husband and will certainly let him know that he is important to you. (Even more important than all the other things you have to do!)
I'm going to be short and sweet on the topic of physical intimacy. Let me just say that it is probably far more important to your husband than it is to you. My advice is to make it important to you. Do not neglect this area of marriage. Husbands need all the encouragement they can get. They might not get much encouragement at work, or from their parents or anywhere else. As a wife you are the primary source of encouragement for your husband. When we ignore the intimate part of marriage our husbands feel rejected. Do all that you can to make time for this important part of marriage. Make it a gift you give your husband. When you meet his needs in this way he experiences marital satisfaction. We want to make sure our husbands are happy and satisfied. If you are struggling in this area seek the Lord's guidance. Our world has severely messed up what God created for marriage and it is not unusual for wives to struggle. I will sum up with this - saying no to your husband can have a profound impact on his self esteem and can cause a wall between you. Work on this area of your marriage and your husband will know he is loved.
Coming Soon!
Check back here tomorrow for the Loving Your Husband giveaway details!
Today I want to talk briefly about three aspects of loving your husband; dressing to please, making time for your husband, and physical intimacy.
As I've stated before there isn't an area of loving my husband where I haven't struggled. This series was born out of my desire to be a better wife and is largely based on what I have learned from my mistakes.
A while back my husband made a request about the way I dress. He asked me if I would start wearing skirts more often. Before you hear words like legalism bouncing around in your head, let me clarify. He didn't tie skirt wearing to salvation in any way. He didn't indicate that wearing skirts would make me a better wife or make him love me more. He just shared with me a personal preference and said he liked it when I wore skirts. So what do you think I did? Did I start wearing skirts? No. I gave him the excuse that I don't have very many skirts and that I spend my day cleaning toilets and changing diapers and that I spend more time on the floor with the kids than I do anywhere else. The subject was dropped and was never brought up again. UNTIL...I started writing this series and started really thinking about loving my husband and exactly what that means. The Lord put it on my heart that I should do everything I can to please my husband and that includes dressing to please him. I can have my own way. It is not going to break up my marriage or even cause the least little bit of marital discord if I continue dressing in my sweats and jeans. But what if I did try to wear skirts more often? I wear them to church of course, but what if I wore them while working at home and grocery shopping? And about my excuse that I don't have a lot of skirts? My husband has given me the green light to shop for them and what woman doesn't like to shop for new clothes? Is there an area you might, (or your husband might), want to make a change in the way you dress? Is there something you can do to honor your husband in the way you dress? If you don't know, ask him. It just might revitalize your marriage! Loving your husband by dressing to please him is not a trivial matter. Queen Esther saved her whole nation because she presented herself in a beautiful and dignified way before her husband!
If there is an area of most struggle for me it would be making time for my husband. For many, many years I viewed the time when my husband was home as my opportunity to get things done. Whenever he was home he could look after the children and I could work on cleaning or projects I needed to do. I rarely spent time alone with him until late at night when I would collapse in the bed exhausted from a full day of taking care of little ones. This was especially the case when all of our children were very young. I had our third baby when the oldest was only 3 years old. It was easy for me to get caught up in the laundry, cooking, cleaning and being a mommy and forget that I am a wife also. My husband let me know how much he desired to spend time with me and we began to look for ways to do that. This is still a struggle for me. I am a mother to 6 and that probably says it all right there. I have enormous amounts of laundry, a large house to clean, I cook for an army, and I teach 11th grade, 9th grade, 7th grade, 4th grade, and kindergarten plus care for our 9 month old. I am not saying this to toot my own horn, by any means. I'm saying this to explain why sometimes it is easy to ignore my husband. This is not okay, this is just what happens without intentional planning. I'm buying groceries, running kids to soccer practices and to the dentist, trying to find time to exercise and teaching school. If I'm not intentional I will forget my husband and I do not want to do that! We have gotten better about being intentional and making our time together a priority. We have at least 1 cup of coffee together each morning and spend time reading our bibles and praying together and discuss the schedule, appointments and plans for the day. This is a brief time, usually 15 to 20 minutes. We put the kids to bed on time when he is home at night so we can have time alone. On the nights he is home, (he works different times days and nights) we ALWAYS go to bed at the same time. We work together whenever we can. We try to do yard work or other chores together as much as possible instead of always having our own projects. And recently we decided we need to get back to dating. Our oldest son is capable of watching our group and we have a dear neighbor who offered to watch our baby any time we want a date. We are excited about this! God has shown us both how important it is to spend time together. Isn't that why we got married, to be together? We feel TV is the enemy of the husband and wife who want to spend time together. An occasional movie or special program you want to watch together is fine but having the TV constantly playing drowns out real life. It is too easy for couples to zone out and not talk to each other. Plus there is almost nothing on TV that I would recommend feeding your mind on. Instead of TV, go for a walk together -or play cards or Scrabble, we love this! Pray together or snuggle on the couch. Spend time with your husband as often as you can. Go out to dinner or feed the kids a little early and have a special dinner alone once the kids are in bed. Just your presence is sure to be an encouragement to your husband and will certainly let him know that he is important to you. (Even more important than all the other things you have to do!)
I'm going to be short and sweet on the topic of physical intimacy. Let me just say that it is probably far more important to your husband than it is to you. My advice is to make it important to you. Do not neglect this area of marriage. Husbands need all the encouragement they can get. They might not get much encouragement at work, or from their parents or anywhere else. As a wife you are the primary source of encouragement for your husband. When we ignore the intimate part of marriage our husbands feel rejected. Do all that you can to make time for this important part of marriage. Make it a gift you give your husband. When you meet his needs in this way he experiences marital satisfaction. We want to make sure our husbands are happy and satisfied. If you are struggling in this area seek the Lord's guidance. Our world has severely messed up what God created for marriage and it is not unusual for wives to struggle. I will sum up with this - saying no to your husband can have a profound impact on his self esteem and can cause a wall between you. Work on this area of your marriage and your husband will know he is loved.
Coming Soon!
Check back here tomorrow for the Loving Your Husband giveaway details!
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Happy Valentine's Day!
Have you got special plans tonight? Are you hoping against hope your husband remembers and does something to recognize this day? Did you do something for him? Why not get busy right now, if you haven't already, and make plans to do something really fantastic for your husband and kiddos? Any small gesture will bring your family closer and thrill your children and you do not have to spend a lot of money. You don't have to go to the card store and spend a load on cards. (man - aren't they expensive!) How about making your own cards? Our family does this and it is a lot of fun. I could spend $20 easily on cards if I bought one for each member of my family but I would rather make them myself and write exactly what I want to and use that $20 in some other way. Nothing wrong with store bought cards of course, they are beautiful and special to receive. I am just making suggestions if you are on a budget, like me.
What's for dinner tonight? Are you going out with just your honey? Or making dinner at home? My plans for today are to clean up the house, decorate the dining room and serve a special dinner to my family. I'm making a family favorite, Spaghetti Casserole, with salad and garlic bread. We have a special Valentine tablecloth and we will be eating on red, heart-shaped plates. I try to make the dinner as "red" as possible so we will be drinking red kool-aid (the kids will, my honey and I will drink tea) and I will serve a red dessert - cherry cheese cake. After we finish dinner and dessert we will exchange Valentines.
Anything you make heart-shaped today would be a huge hit with the children. How about heart shaped pizzas or heart shaped sugar cookies? You could decorate the cookies yourself or give the children lots of goodies and let them get to work on the decorating. A simple construction paper heart next to each plate with "I love you" written on it will add a sweet touch to the dinner table. And of course, candles would be romantic. Do you have china or special dishes you don't use often? Use them tonight at dinner. Think about all the things you love about your husband and then write them in a letter or in list form. Put the list in a pretty envelope and put it by his plate or on his pillow.
Don't buy into the world's idea of the perfect Valentine's Day and expect your husband to come home from work with jewelry and flowers. If he does, great! If not, focus on what you can do for him and all the wonderful qualities he possesses. Play a game as a family after dinner. How about making Valentine Bingo Cards and use conversation hearts to cover the spaces. Read the love chapter in the bible, 1 Corinthians 13, and talk about ways your family members can show love to one another. Set up a cupcake buffet and let the kids decorate Valentine cupcakes. Make the cupcakes ahead of time and then set out icing and toppings. Try cinnamon hots, red and pink sprinkles, and conversation hearts. Put the kids to bed early, or at least right on time, and spend some time alone with your honey. Maybe you want to wear something pretty tonight. (I should probably forgo my norm of t-shirt and pajama pants!)
Whatever you do today or tonight make it special and add delightful memories to your children's memory banks. Love your husband well! You will reap what you sow!
Have a very cozy day with your family!!
Friday, February 10, 2012
THE WAY TO A MAN'S HEART - FOOD!
I believe one of the greatest ways we can love our husbands is to have a delicious, nutritious, good smelling meal ready for him when he comes home. This should be one of the most important jobs for wives, but sadly it is not considered a priority by many women today. In my grandmother's day it was expected that dinner would be served when the man walked in the door. A lot has changed and families are busier than ever but I still feel one of the most important things families can do together is sit down to dinner (at a table - NO TV!) and share food and conversation and follow that time with family devotions. My husband says his favorite time of the day is when we all gather around the dinner table and then have our bible time. My husband LOVES food, as I bet yours does too! What a wonderful thing to set a beautiful table and have a scrumptious meal ready when your man comes home from work. Nothing says cozy quite like something yummy baking in the oven or cooking in the crock-pot.
Every man has certain foods he really enjoys. We should make those foods often. I love to ask my husband for help in making our weekly menu plan because he gets so excited about it. All I have to say is, "What do you want for dinner next week?" and he starts telling me all kinds of things he would like for me to make. Do you want to make your husband happier? Make him happy through his stomach and he will be happier all around! Doing special things for your husband will make his heart soften and melt. My husband loves homemade bread and he loves to eat a cookie warm, straight out of the oven. I try to spoil him as much as I can in this way since he works so hard for our family and takes such good care of us.
Men feel really loved when we ask them what they want to eat and when we cook their favorite meals. My husband loves surprises and any special thing I do with meals. I make all kinds of goodies at Christmas and cook his favorite foods for his birthday. I try to do special things throughout the year too, like an all red dinner (usually Italian) on Valentine's Day and pack special picnics during warmer months. Food is an important part of the home and family life and food is definitely one important way to your man's heart!
Here is a recipe for one of my husband's favorites.
Potato Soup
Wash, peel and cube 14 medium potatoes.
Wash, peel and chop up carrots. (The amount depends on your liking.)
Wash and cut up celery.
Chop up onions.
Combine potatoes, carrots, celery and onions in a large pot. Cover with water.
Stir everything together and cook until done.
Mix together 2 blocks of cream cheese, 2 cans cream of chicken soup and 1 stick of butter. Place in bottom of preheated crock-pot.
Pour potatoes, carrots, celery and onions into crock pot (with their cooking water). Add 2 cups milk.
Add salt and pepper and stir well. You will have one very full crock-pot! (My crock pot is 7 quarts. On this day I was making the potato soup to take to a friend's surprise party. You could cut this recipe in half.)
This is the bowl I dipped out for my honey.
And here is how he feels about it.
Every man has certain foods he really enjoys. We should make those foods often. I love to ask my husband for help in making our weekly menu plan because he gets so excited about it. All I have to say is, "What do you want for dinner next week?" and he starts telling me all kinds of things he would like for me to make. Do you want to make your husband happier? Make him happy through his stomach and he will be happier all around! Doing special things for your husband will make his heart soften and melt. My husband loves homemade bread and he loves to eat a cookie warm, straight out of the oven. I try to spoil him as much as I can in this way since he works so hard for our family and takes such good care of us.
Men feel really loved when we ask them what they want to eat and when we cook their favorite meals. My husband loves surprises and any special thing I do with meals. I make all kinds of goodies at Christmas and cook his favorite foods for his birthday. I try to do special things throughout the year too, like an all red dinner (usually Italian) on Valentine's Day and pack special picnics during warmer months. Food is an important part of the home and family life and food is definitely one important way to your man's heart!
Here is a recipe for one of my husband's favorites.
Potato Soup
Wash, peel and cube 14 medium potatoes.
Wash, peel and chop up carrots. (The amount depends on your liking.)
Wash and cut up celery.
Chop up onions.
Combine potatoes, carrots, celery and onions in a large pot. Cover with water.
Stir everything together and cook until done.
Mix together 2 blocks of cream cheese, 2 cans cream of chicken soup and 1 stick of butter. Place in bottom of preheated crock-pot.
Add salt and pepper and stir well. You will have one very full crock-pot! (My crock pot is 7 quarts. On this day I was making the potato soup to take to a friend's surprise party. You could cut this recipe in half.)
This is the bowl I dipped out for my honey.
And here is how he feels about it.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
My Heart Attack
Last night I had a heart attack and I have to tell you it was so much fun!
Earlier in the day I cut out about 50 hearts from construction paper.
We decorated our hearts with glitter, glue and markers.
When everyone was finished we met in the family room to read them. THIS WAS THE BEST PART! Not only did each child love reading their hearts but they loved hearing what had been written about them.
After reading them to each other we stuck them all over the door.
This is the door leading from our family room to the garage. The door we use to come and go from our house. That means we are going to be seeing these hearts a lot!
We finished off our heart attack with a cake Olivia decorated.
Doesn't this cake look just like the work of a 6 year old girl?
Our evening was so warm and cozy! I'm really looking forward to my next heart attack!
Earlier in the day I cut out about 50 hearts from construction paper.
After dinner and baths we each took 7 hearts and wrote what we loved about every member of our family. This was done is secret so no one could see what anyone else was writing.
We decorated our hearts with glitter, glue and markers.
When everyone was finished we met in the family room to read them. THIS WAS THE BEST PART! Not only did each child love reading their hearts but they loved hearing what had been written about them.
After reading them to each other we stuck them all over the door.
This is the door leading from our family room to the garage. The door we use to come and go from our house. That means we are going to be seeing these hearts a lot!
We finished off our heart attack with a cake Olivia decorated.
Doesn't this cake look just like the work of a 6 year old girl?
Our evening was so warm and cozy! I'm really looking forward to my next heart attack!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Loving Your Husband - Praying For Him
I usually scold my children when they say "shut-up" as I don't really like the expression, but for this post it applies. The bible tells us there is a time for everything and I believe for wives there is a time to shut up and pray. Ecclesiastes 3:1,7 There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven - A time to be silent, and a time to speak. Anyone who is married knows there are things better left unsaid. A wife has the ability to hurt her husband more than any other person. The words she says can make or break her husband. When unkind, hurtful words are said they cannot be erased. We can be forgiven for the words we have spoken but the memory of those words is not erased. As wives it is so important for us to be careful with the words we say and often times (for me especially!) it is better to say nothing and pray.
It has taken me a long time to learn this, and some days I am still learning it, but if there is something I want my husband to do it is better that I pray about it. If there is something bothering me or upsetting me it is better that I pray about it. Prayer works! And do you know what does not work? Nagging, pouting, yelling, and criticizing don't work. Sometimes just plain talking doesn't even work. Prayer always works. Please don't get the idea that you can pray for your husband and gain control over him. That is not what I'm saying here! God is working in our lives and desires to hear from His children. When we pray we are bringing our hurts, desires, concerns and plans to our Heavenly Father who hears us, loves us, know us and has His best for us. Our trust muscle is growing each time we pray. Character is built in the wife who prays instead of nags. Praying for your husband helps you to see his potential, not his flaws. Prayer helps you to focus on the positive and love grows when we have a positive focus. In my opinion, if you have to complain, complain to God. Do not dishonor your husband by complaining to your best friend and please, please do not complain about your husband in front of your children! (I'm writing this series based on what I have learned and I've already mentioned my best teachers were my mistakes.)
I believe the greatest way we can encourage and love our husbands is to pray for them. 1 Samuel 12:23a Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you. We can pray for our husband's spiritual growth and for wisdom as he leads the family. We can pray for his relationship with the children. We can pray for his safety, responsibilities at work, his struggles and trials. We can pray for our husbands to be strong in specific areas of weakness and temptation. Along with respect and submission, PRAYER is one of the greatest gifts we give to our husbands. Loving your husband means praying for him.
LIFTING MY HUSBAND THROUGH PRAYER
Lord, I lift my husband to You today and pray, according to Your Word, that:
It has taken me a long time to learn this, and some days I am still learning it, but if there is something I want my husband to do it is better that I pray about it. If there is something bothering me or upsetting me it is better that I pray about it. Prayer works! And do you know what does not work? Nagging, pouting, yelling, and criticizing don't work. Sometimes just plain talking doesn't even work. Prayer always works. Please don't get the idea that you can pray for your husband and gain control over him. That is not what I'm saying here! God is working in our lives and desires to hear from His children. When we pray we are bringing our hurts, desires, concerns and plans to our Heavenly Father who hears us, loves us, know us and has His best for us. Our trust muscle is growing each time we pray. Character is built in the wife who prays instead of nags. Praying for your husband helps you to see his potential, not his flaws. Prayer helps you to focus on the positive and love grows when we have a positive focus. In my opinion, if you have to complain, complain to God. Do not dishonor your husband by complaining to your best friend and please, please do not complain about your husband in front of your children! (I'm writing this series based on what I have learned and I've already mentioned my best teachers were my mistakes.)
I believe the greatest way we can encourage and love our husbands is to pray for them. 1 Samuel 12:23a Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you. We can pray for our husband's spiritual growth and for wisdom as he leads the family. We can pray for his relationship with the children. We can pray for his safety, responsibilities at work, his struggles and trials. We can pray for our husbands to be strong in specific areas of weakness and temptation. Along with respect and submission, PRAYER is one of the greatest gifts we give to our husbands. Loving your husband means praying for him.
LIFTING MY HUSBAND THROUGH PRAYER
Lord, I lift my husband to You today and pray, according to Your Word, that:
- You give him strength to lead (Joshua 1:7), time to know his family (John 10:14), and a passion to manage his home (1 Timothy 3:4).
- You bless his work and show him daily how to honor You in his attitude and spirit; confirm the work of his hands unto Your purpose (Psalm 90:16-17; Daniel 6).
- He will be a wise steward of our finances and all we possess, remembering that all things are Yours and entrusted to us for Your purposes (Matthew 6:19-21; Luke 16:10-13).
- He will love you with all his heart, soul, mind and strength and hate evil (Mark 12:30; Psalm 97:10).
- He will be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger (James 1:19).
- You protect him physically, mentally, and spiritually (Psalm 28:7-9; Psalm 41, John 17:15; 2 Thessalonians 3:3).
- You give him the desire to teach and model a godly lifestyle for his children (Deuteronomy 6; Psalm 78:5-7).
- You will instruct him and teach him in the way he should go (Psalm 32:8); give him peace in the circumstances and integrity in decisions he must face today(1 Corinthians 14:33; Proverbs 11:3).
- He would meditate day and night on Your Word, pray without ceasing (Psalm 1:1-3; Psalm 119:18, 73; 1 Thessalonians 5:17), and stay faithful to Christ to the end (Hebrews 12:1-2).
- He would develop strong relationships with other godly men (Ephesians 4:24-25; Hebrews 10:24).
- Homework:
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Loving Your Husband - Submission
As I begin this post I realize it may not be one of the more popular ones. What I am going to say is not at all popular in our culture. I've heard every excuse why women don't have to submit to their husbands and I will admit I have bought into a lot of those excuses myself. Even though "submit" may be a hated word, the bible is clear. If you are a wife who desires to honor God you must learn the biblical definition of submission and how that applies to your marriage. Loving your husband means submitting to him.
In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior. And let not your adornment be merely external - braiding of the hair and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands. 1 Peter 3:1-5
I am by nature a take charge person. I usually think I know best and things will be better if they are done my way. As you can imagine, with that type of personality, submitting to my husband does not come naturally. My entire life I have heard comments like, "girl - you aren't going to let him tell you what to do are you?" and "I don't have to ask my husband". "I make my own decisions", and "my husband knows better than to tell me what to do". For many of my married years I answered those comments with a big hearty, "Yeah, that's right!". But then God began to teach me about submission. You know how sometimes teaching our young children to obey may require a spanking? Well let's just say I got A LOT of spankings before I finally learned to obey God in this area.
The good news is, now that I have learned what submission looks like I have come to realize that it is a huge blessing. It's not something to dread or hate. It's a wonderful thing. Submission is for our protection as wives and it is the way God designed the marriage relationship to work. I am so excited to share with you what I have learned, just please keep in mind I am a work in progress!
We can see in scripture that submission is a heart attitude. Our husbands cannot force us to be submissive. It is a gift we choose to give them. You are familiar with the expression, it is better to give than to receive. This certainly applies to submission. We are blessed tremendously when we give the gift of submission to our husbands. Since I began submitting to my husband I have seen a change in him. He is more of a leader because I am submissive. I have always wanted my husband to be a strong leader of our home but I didn't always realize how my lack of submission was taking away his desire to lead. Remember the spankings I spoke of earlier? Some of them worked like this: I would think I knew best what to do with the children. I would want to involve them in something or take them somewhere or whatever. I would plan to do things my way but I would have a tug at my heart that I knew had something to do with being submissive to my husband. I would quiet that tug by asking my husband what he thought about what I was planning to do. On numerous occasions he would tell me why he thought the children should not do what I had planned but I would go on doing what I wanted to anyway. I had been submissive, right? After all, I had asked him what he thought. It's just that I knew better. WRONG. In almost every circumstance things would backfire, terribly, and all I would be able to think about is why didn't I listen to my husband!
Submission is to be a picture of Christ and the church. Does the bride of Christ order him around and tell him what to do? Does she "wear the pants"? Is He not the head of the church? After messing up, a lot, and making many mistakes I now ask my husband for his opinion and follow his direction. I put him first. I do not second guess his decisions or tell him why he is wrong. He is more of a leader and our marriage is happier and healthier than it has ever been. The children know Daddy is in charge and that "God is the boss of Dad and Dad is the boss of Mom". I find security in allowing my husband to make the decisions for our family. Sure, I struggle at times, but not like I used to. I now pray that God would make me a submissive wife. Even when I'm sure my way is best I allow my husband's word to be final. I am releasing control and I like it better than I thought I would!
Submission can bring health and harmony to your marriage. Your husband will feel more loved when you begin to submit. My husband did, after the shock wore off. He didn't marry a submissive wife but after all these years he has one now. Try putting your husband first, asking him what he thinks you should do. If he tells you not to do something, obey. (I can hear the groaning, but don't hate me because I am telling you the truth!) Allow your husband to lead the home. Let the children know Dad is in charge. If he asks you to do something, do it! Tell him that you want to be a submissive wife because you love him and watch the changes that take place in him. You won't believe it!
Read:
1 Corinthians 7:3-4, 14:34b
Ephesians 5:21-24
Philippians 2:6-10
Colossians 3:18
Titus 2:5
1Peter 3:1-6
Ephesians 1:20-23
Colossians 1:15-19, 2:9-10
1 Peter 3:22
In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior. And let not your adornment be merely external - braiding of the hair and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands. 1 Peter 3:1-5
I am by nature a take charge person. I usually think I know best and things will be better if they are done my way. As you can imagine, with that type of personality, submitting to my husband does not come naturally. My entire life I have heard comments like, "girl - you aren't going to let him tell you what to do are you?" and "I don't have to ask my husband". "I make my own decisions", and "my husband knows better than to tell me what to do". For many of my married years I answered those comments with a big hearty, "Yeah, that's right!". But then God began to teach me about submission. You know how sometimes teaching our young children to obey may require a spanking? Well let's just say I got A LOT of spankings before I finally learned to obey God in this area.
The good news is, now that I have learned what submission looks like I have come to realize that it is a huge blessing. It's not something to dread or hate. It's a wonderful thing. Submission is for our protection as wives and it is the way God designed the marriage relationship to work. I am so excited to share with you what I have learned, just please keep in mind I am a work in progress!
We can see in scripture that submission is a heart attitude. Our husbands cannot force us to be submissive. It is a gift we choose to give them. You are familiar with the expression, it is better to give than to receive. This certainly applies to submission. We are blessed tremendously when we give the gift of submission to our husbands. Since I began submitting to my husband I have seen a change in him. He is more of a leader because I am submissive. I have always wanted my husband to be a strong leader of our home but I didn't always realize how my lack of submission was taking away his desire to lead. Remember the spankings I spoke of earlier? Some of them worked like this: I would think I knew best what to do with the children. I would want to involve them in something or take them somewhere or whatever. I would plan to do things my way but I would have a tug at my heart that I knew had something to do with being submissive to my husband. I would quiet that tug by asking my husband what he thought about what I was planning to do. On numerous occasions he would tell me why he thought the children should not do what I had planned but I would go on doing what I wanted to anyway. I had been submissive, right? After all, I had asked him what he thought. It's just that I knew better. WRONG. In almost every circumstance things would backfire, terribly, and all I would be able to think about is why didn't I listen to my husband!
Submission is to be a picture of Christ and the church. Does the bride of Christ order him around and tell him what to do? Does she "wear the pants"? Is He not the head of the church? After messing up, a lot, and making many mistakes I now ask my husband for his opinion and follow his direction. I put him first. I do not second guess his decisions or tell him why he is wrong. He is more of a leader and our marriage is happier and healthier than it has ever been. The children know Daddy is in charge and that "God is the boss of Dad and Dad is the boss of Mom". I find security in allowing my husband to make the decisions for our family. Sure, I struggle at times, but not like I used to. I now pray that God would make me a submissive wife. Even when I'm sure my way is best I allow my husband's word to be final. I am releasing control and I like it better than I thought I would!
Submission can bring health and harmony to your marriage. Your husband will feel more loved when you begin to submit. My husband did, after the shock wore off. He didn't marry a submissive wife but after all these years he has one now. Try putting your husband first, asking him what he thinks you should do. If he tells you not to do something, obey. (I can hear the groaning, but don't hate me because I am telling you the truth!) Allow your husband to lead the home. Let the children know Dad is in charge. If he asks you to do something, do it! Tell him that you want to be a submissive wife because you love him and watch the changes that take place in him. You won't believe it!
- Homework
Read:
1 Corinthians 7:3-4, 14:34b
Ephesians 5:21-24
Philippians 2:6-10
Colossians 3:18
Titus 2:5
1Peter 3:1-6
Ephesians 1:20-23
Colossians 1:15-19, 2:9-10
1 Peter 3:22
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Cupcake Liner Wreath
I got so accustomed to having a wreath on the front door during the holidays when it was time to take it down I immediately began thinking of how I could make one for Valentine's Day. Watching HGTV one night I saw these pretty round lanterns made from cupcake liners. It seemed to me if you could make lanterns with cupcake liners you should be able to make a wreath too. I got in touch with one of my closest and dearest friends, google, and in no time flat I set to work on my wreath. It was super easy and I am very pleased with the way it turned out.
Here's what I did if you want to make one yourself:
I used a Styrofoam wreath (14x2 - 1/2x2" Beveled) and some wide red ribbon.
I wrapped the Styrofoam wreath with the ribbon, securing it with hot glue.
Next, I folded my cupcake liners like little flowers.
Then I used my glue gun and lots of hot glue to attach them to the wreath. I worked in little bunches and then went back and filled in.
I used ribbon to make a loop for hanging.
After I put the loop on I added more cupcake liners on top of it.
I hung it on the front door and I love it!
Here's what I did if you want to make one yourself:
I used a Styrofoam wreath (14x2 - 1/2x2" Beveled) and some wide red ribbon.
Loving Your Husband = R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Oh how important it is that we RESPECT our husbands! If we want to love our husbands well, we must respect them. That is why I am starting here, with respect. It is impossible to be in God's will as wives if we are not respecting our husbands.
Ephesians 5:33 However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
We are commanded in scripture to respect our husbands. This is going to involve a choice on our part. We must make the choice to show respect to our husbands in good times and bad. The key word here is choice. You may ask, "What if my husband does not deserve my respect?" and you may have legitimate reasons why he doesn't. The answer is, even in that case you must still respect your husband because of his position in the family. God has made husbands the head of the home. 1 Corinthians 11:3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband and the head of Christ is God.
Respecting our husbands involves our attitudes, facial expressions and tone of voice. We must carefully respond to our husbands. Proverbs 15:28 The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. We are not the only ones instructed to respect our husbands. Our children must also honor their fathers. If we are disrespectful, sarcastic, or rude to our husbands our children may have the same attitude toward their fathers. What a terrible consequence this is for the wife who belittles her husband.
Here are 2 ways to become a wife that is respectful of her husband. First, be thankful for your husband. Set your mind on the things above (the things God desires) and be thankful for what you have instead of thinking about what you don't have. Second, ask your husband to hold you accountable. Ask you husband to point out each time you are being disrespectful to him. We must not be rude, sarcastic, impatient, short, irritable. 1 Corinthians 13:5 ...love does not act unbecomingly. We must not lecture our husbands or put them down. Hormones, or being sick or tired is not an excuse. This isn't easy but it is crucial to being a godly wife. Proverbs 12:4 "a wife who shames him is as rottenness to his bones". Be careful of how you talk to your husband and about your husband.
With God's enabling grace we can become wives with respectful attitudes toward our husbands. Whatever our circumstances we can choose to show respect to our husbands. For a man, love equals respect. Respect is not something our husbands must first earn, it is something we choose to show them. Respecting our husbands is important to God and therefore must be important to us. How hard are you willing to work at showing biblical respect to your husband? I've got a lot of work to do!
Ephesians 5:33
1 Corinthians 11:3
Proverbs 31:23
Colossians 4:6
Galatians 6:1
Ephesians 5:33 However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
We are commanded in scripture to respect our husbands. This is going to involve a choice on our part. We must make the choice to show respect to our husbands in good times and bad. The key word here is choice. You may ask, "What if my husband does not deserve my respect?" and you may have legitimate reasons why he doesn't. The answer is, even in that case you must still respect your husband because of his position in the family. God has made husbands the head of the home. 1 Corinthians 11:3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband and the head of Christ is God.
Respecting our husbands involves our attitudes, facial expressions and tone of voice. We must carefully respond to our husbands. Proverbs 15:28 The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. We are not the only ones instructed to respect our husbands. Our children must also honor their fathers. If we are disrespectful, sarcastic, or rude to our husbands our children may have the same attitude toward their fathers. What a terrible consequence this is for the wife who belittles her husband.
Here are 2 ways to become a wife that is respectful of her husband. First, be thankful for your husband. Set your mind on the things above (the things God desires) and be thankful for what you have instead of thinking about what you don't have. Second, ask your husband to hold you accountable. Ask you husband to point out each time you are being disrespectful to him. We must not be rude, sarcastic, impatient, short, irritable. 1 Corinthians 13:5 ...love does not act unbecomingly. We must not lecture our husbands or put them down. Hormones, or being sick or tired is not an excuse. This isn't easy but it is crucial to being a godly wife. Proverbs 12:4 "a wife who shames him is as rottenness to his bones". Be careful of how you talk to your husband and about your husband.
With God's enabling grace we can become wives with respectful attitudes toward our husbands. Whatever our circumstances we can choose to show respect to our husbands. For a man, love equals respect. Respect is not something our husbands must first earn, it is something we choose to show them. Respecting our husbands is important to God and therefore must be important to us. How hard are you willing to work at showing biblical respect to your husband? I've got a lot of work to do!
- Homework: Look up these verses and underline them in your bible or write them on index cards. Spend some time praying asking God to help you to become a wife who respects her husband.
Ephesians 5:33
1 Corinthians 11:3
Proverbs 31:23
Colossians 4:6
Galatians 6:1
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