Category Archive: Marriage

May 20

Waiting WITH Patience

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I tend to be hasty in my decision making, while I’m married to a slow decision maker. I’ve never had an over abundance of patience, so between being a mother and my hubby, I’m quite sure God is trying to grow me in patience. Currently we are faced with a situation, which requires a difficult …

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May 13

Is His Heart Safe with You? Part 2

Just as our words can damage our relationship with our husband, so can our actions and choices. As help meets we should desire to have 100% of our husbands trust, which shows he knows his heart is safe with us. God’s word in 1 John 3:18 says, we aren’t to love in word or tongue, …

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Apr 29

Is His Heart Safe with You? (Part One)

Often times this is something we either don’t think about, or we take it for granted. Once the “I Do’s” are spoken we belong together, forever……and off we go….. Life gets busy…kids come along…..time together alone happens less and less….   As life settles in, the newness of our relationship wears off, and we begin …

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Apr 22

Handling Disappointment

It happens, though we often know it shouldn’t. Though we tell ourselves not to have expectations, though we work really hard to ensure we don’t. There are times, when we will find ourselves disappointed in our husbands (and vice versa). Just like most things, it isn’t the disappointed feeling that is important, it’s what we …

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Feb 07

A Help Meet’s Imperfection

If you’ve looked around my lil corner here at all, you’ll see my true passion is on one topic alone….   Being a help meet to my husband.    This is who I am, it is what I was created for, it is my God given calling.   News Flash……   I’m not a perfect …

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Feb 05

My Childhood Dream Shattered

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In my childhood dreams, I watched my marriage play out beautifully. Laughter, devotions, alone time together, kisses and cuddles all abounded. Conflict and differences were seen, but didn’t need to be addressed. We were perfect together, our differences didn’t cause issues.   In my life…………..boy do I see things otherwise. Opposite personalities, different upbringings, age …

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Jan 14

Help Meet Practical Rule #2 ~ To Love Their Husbands

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This particular chapter in Debi Pearl’s book “Created to be His Help Meet”, is one that I wish she had added to. Much good can be found here, and some I will share in a moment, but I feel there is so much more to loving our husbands. I will be sharing a “How To” …

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Dec 17

Help Meet Practical Game Rule #1 ~ To Be Sober

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I’m looking for feedback on the upcoming 2013 year! May I beg a moment of your time? Click here to take survey ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I love to know exactly what is expected of me. In knowing the rules, I can better hold myself accountable. If I fail when I know the rules, then I know it …

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Dec 10

8 Practical Help Meet Game Rules…Intro

In the Old Testament, they received 10 commandments from the Lord God to follow, and in doing them they would be obeying Him. As wives, we are given a bit shorter list of 8 things God requires of us…..if we do not obey we are guilty of blaspheming God’s Word. Yikes! That is definitely not …

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Dec 03

Kings & Kingdoms

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Is your husband the king of your home? Is your home his castle? Does he feel like a king when he is home?   Man was created to rule. It is his nature. But the only place most men will ever rule is their own little kingdom called home. When you neglect to reverence your …

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