Everyone longs for a haven. But what IS a haven? And how can you create one? Haven. Just the word makes me smile. When I think of a haven, I think of a safe place. Comfort in the midst of a storm. A welcoming harbor….
Choosing essential cleaning tools will help make your cleaning your home easier. These 14 are a great place to start! Cleaning your home takes more than elbow grease and time … it also takes products. Choosing the right products will make your cleaning go easily…
Ever wonder what to do when you know you don’t have time or energy to do it all? Raise your hand if you’re a woman who feels overwhelmed with everything that’s on your plate. Family, housework, cooking, job … all of it. (See my raised…
Sometimes, your marriage can be helped a lot by good examples of healthy marriages. Growing up, I saw marriages that were unhappy – and filled with arguments simply because spouses chose to disagree with each other about everything. I knew if I ever got married…
If you think you’re always right in your marriage, you’ll need to question this at some point. And if you’re married, you need to regularly think about who is right in your marriage. Does it ever seem like you’re always right? No matter what the situation,…
If you suffer from Homemaking ADD, your attention may be at the root of your homemaking challenges. Most days in my home, my homemaking tendencies look a lot like this: I know I need to stick a load of laundry into the washing machine. I gather…
Getting tired out from striving on your own as a wife? Sounds like it’s time to stop. Have you ever wondered what you could do to be a better wife? Do you feel tired out from striving on your own as a wife? Have you…
Wondering how to add a little structure to your days? Try creating a daily routine! For several years as a stay-at-home-mom, I fought daily routines. My life revolved around my babies’ sleep schedules. I tried to fit in what I could on any given day…
Let’s face it. It’s not always easy to fit in family, home and work into everyday life. Finding – or creating – balance in life is a concept that seems like it should be possible. Since we all have 24 hours in each day, we could…
If you want to make a haven in your living room, here are 7 things to include … If you’re set on creating a haven, a great place to start is your living room – mainly because everyone who visits your home will most likely see…
As much as you’d like to rush it, for some couples it takes a lifetime to figure out marriage. Is it just me, or do you also try to rush through life and figure out new phases right away? In a new school or new job,…
One of the many benefits to marriage is living life together as one flesh. In just about every wedding I’ve ever attended, Genesis 2:24 has been part of the ceremony: “For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined…
Whether you have a quiet or talkative husband, it’s important to learn to listen to your husband. Have you ever noticed how opposites attract in marriage? In most marriages I can think of, either the wife is very talkative and the husband is very quiet, or…
Even if and when you stay faithfully married, your time as a wife won’t last forever. When you and your husband are committed to your marriage – and you work together at building your marriage – you’re fulfilling your wedding vows day by day and…
If you’re married, you already know you’re continually learning to love your husband. If you’re married, think back to when you were dating your husband. (And if you’re single, please listen up.) When you were in the middle of falling head over heels in love…
In marriage, it’s thoughtful to consider what your husband likes. Here’s an embarrassingly easy way to discover what your husband likes. Have you ever wondered what your husband would like? Maybe you’d like to try to help make his day a little easier. Or maybe…
Are your expectations in marriage making a big difference in your contentment and satisfaction?? Or discontent and disappointment? Think about life before your marriage. What expectations did you have? For years, I imagined my husband-to-be. So when I actually met him – and then knew that…
When you want to try to stop being critical of your husband, here are 6 things to try! Nobody’s perfect. I’m sure you already know this very well – and you’d never want anyone to hold you to a standard of perfection. But all too often,…
Feeling frustrated with your husband? Begin trusting the Lord to work in your husband’s life … When you’re married, it can be easy to imagine what you’d like your spouse to be like. Remember when you were dating or engaged and thought that eventually you…
As you try to figure out marriage, here are 7 books to help you become a better wife. As a wife, I’m the first to admit I need help to become a better wife. As Titus 2:4 so often reminds me, as a younger wife I…