What does it look like to live a fruitful life in the empty nest years? What do I do now? What does my day to day life look like? Am I needed anymore? These are questions that raced through my mind as the empty nest season approached and was quickly upon me. You can read the post below (8-minute read) or listen in to the podcast (38 minutes) where I share more content. Listen & Download the Podcast: Find all podcast episodes or subscribe to the podcast ... continue reading...
Elisabeth Elliot’s Eighty/Twenty Rule
We are already a month into the new year, and one of the yearly habits I’ve developed is working through the Revive Our Hearts 30 Day Husband Encouragement Challenge. Instead of doing it alone this year, I’m working through it with the Thankful Homemaker Facebook group. We’re taking one challenge a day to help us to become better encouragers of our husbands. This is a great challenge to do with a friend too. So many times as wives we can get focused more on what our husbands are doing wrong ... continue reading...
God Appoints Our Portion
I don't like to be interrupted. My heart is not always ready to do what God has appointed for me at the moment. I seem to forget that God appoints my portion. Most of the time I don't see it as an appointment from God but as an interruption. Those interruptions show that I have a heart that needs to be pruned because my heart should be saying "Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king decides" (2 Samuel 15:15). Whatever I'm doing at that moment is not more important ... continue reading...
Podcast Ep 40: Marriage Series #7 – Sexual Intimacy in Marriage
Sex is a beautiful gift from God. As Christian’s we have God’s permission to enjoy sex within our marriages – God invented it. We can learn not just to enjoy it but delight in intimacy with our husbands Martha Peace shares: The physical union of husband and wife is designed by God to meet God-given desire for companionship, to protect the husband and wife from temptation, and for the mutual giving and receiving of great pleasure and joy between the husband and wife. Companionship is ... continue reading...
My Favorite Resources on Sex and Sexual Intimacy in Marriage
Inside: Resources to help you grow in your sexual relationship with your husband. We know from God's Word that sex within marriage is holy and good. Pleasure is assumed, and the greatest pleasure we can experience is from satisfying our spouse. Our times of sexual intimacy with our husbands should be frequent and regular. Sexual intimacy is just one area of our marriages and working through so many other biblical principles in addition to this one will be key in developing a true unity in your ... continue reading...