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The Young Wife’s Guide Blog

Managing it All without Losing Your Mind

By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer I’m not fond of living in chaos.  A rushed life.  Frazzled.  Always behind.  This way of life leaves me feeling defeated in all my roles. Most women fill the following roles: Daughter of the Most High God. Wife. Mother. Homemaker. Possible work at home mom or work outside of the home. Woman… Read More

All Things Made New

By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer I love a fresh start.  A clean state.  A do-over, if you will.   Perhaps that’s why I like contemplating a new year?  I think a new year coincides with a new start.  It gives me that mental pause to plan and be intentional about doing life better; better than the year… Read More

How to Have a Gentle and Quiet Spirit During the Christmas Season

By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer I might as well just leave the following space blank seeing how I haven’t mastered this pursuit! 🙂 Take any woman who wears the hat of a wife and mother (or grandmother) and then add Christmas to the mix and, well, the last thing you’ll probably get is a woman with a… Read More

4 Benefits Mentoring Has on Marriage

By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer Where are all the older women? That’s what I thought when I read Titus 2:3-5. Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good.  Then they can urge the younger women to love… Read More

Learning to Serve the Lord as a Married Couple

By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer I didn’t always know how to serve the Lord.  Ministry was not something I was exposed to when I was growing up.  It wasn’t until after I started working at a Christian organization which ministered to homeless people that I was exposed to ministry, also known as, serving the Lord. During this… Read More

Do You Trust God with Your Marriage?

By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer Trust. Faith. Surrender. These 3 words sound nice in theory, but the reality is, they are so hard to put into practice, especially when it comes to marriage, more specifically, following your husband’s leadership.   One wife wrote in sharing her struggles…. I have a very difficult time being submissive… and I… Read More

How to Find Peace When Worried About Finances

By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer I think most people at one point in their lives have worried about their finances.  We’ve attended what I like to call, The School of Financial Suffering.  Of course some have been attending this school longer than others.   Certainly the one person that holds a Doctorate in this school is Job… Read More

Keeping Your Marriage Strong Through the Storms

By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer When I thought about writing on the topic of keeping your marriage strong during trials, I thought, “Yeah, that has my name written ALL. OVER. IT! My man and I will be celebrating 15 years of marriage next month.  Awe, doesn’t that sound wonderful in today’s society? Well, here’s the… Read More

Do You Need a ‘Do-Over’ in Your Marriage?

By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer New Year’s Resolutions… I’m not too fond of making them, but what I am fond of is looking at a New Year with a fresh start.  And sometimes that’s exactly what a marriage needs… A ‘Do-Over’. I believe every couple should take a step back and look at their marriage and… Read More

Why I Choose to Respect My Husband Even When He Doesn’t Deserve it!

By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer We sat across the table chatting one night and that’s when he asked me… “Why do you respect me even when I don’t deserve your respect?”   “After all, I’m lazy.” “I leave my stuff out all over the place.” “And I don’t do enough for you and our family.”… Read More

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