Thank you so much for everyone who participates in Wifey Wednesday! You make the community here so much more valuable.
I’m just swamped today, because I’m preparing five talks that I’m delivering at the Break Forth conference in Edmonton this weekend. I thought today, then, that rather than write my own post I’d post some links to great posts I’ve found through Wifey Wednesday over the last few weeks. But this isn’t a definitive list; there are lots of others, and I encourage you to read the posts that are linked up. So much wisdom there!
I’d like periodically to do a “shout out” to other marriage bloggers, because I’d love for you to get to know more of them. So I’ll likely do this periodically, and hopefully some of these other bloggers can get new readers, too.
First, a sad one. Confessions of a Fraidy Cat is written by a woman who reads and comments at this blog quite a bit. She recently left an abusive marriage, and is working through the ramifications of that. I thought this was a lovely post of the emotional turmoil you go through and how you cling to God in that: Dancing on Broken Glass.
You all know that I’m a big marriage advocate, and I don’t like divorce. But I also know that some women are in situations that are untenable, and God wants them out. I think those situations are far fewer in number than the number of Christians who divorce, but they are real, and I’m glad she got help.
Ngina Otiende is another frequent reader and commenter, and a valuable contributor here! She has a lovely marriage blog with tons of awesome marriage posts, and I found this one that I thought was excellent: 10 Things Your Spouse Needs To Hear You Say. Absolutely!
Elizabeth at Warrior Wives is a frequent contributor and a frequent commenter, and she writes a very insightful blog. Her post last week was wonderful: is your hope in Christ, or is your hope in what you want Christ to do for you? A great reminder as we pray over our marriages.
Over at A Word to the Wives Mrs. Older has a bee in her bonnet: why do so many families fall apart? She goes on a great rant there.
Finally, my friend Danielle writes the blog Fancy Little Things, and she’s got a giveaway going on right now for a copy of The Good Girl’s Guide to Great Sex. Head on over and enter!
Now I thought I’d leave you with a graphic that I put up on my Facebook Page recently.
Now it’s your turn to link up! Link up the URL of a marriage post in the linky below, and be sure to share our blog button so that others can come here and read other great marriage posts! And I’m going to start highlighting one or two Wifey Wednesday posts by my readers in my monthly marriage newsletter (read by 12,000 women), so link up!
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Sheila, thank you so much for the mention, such an honor. All the best as you prepare for the talks. Am praying for you.
thanks for sharing these great posts! can’t wait to read them 🙂
Thanks for the spotlight today! Mrs Older’s blog is one that I enjoy also and I’m highlighting the same post today; it got some interesting discussion going on my FB page this week.
Actually, I think I saw the link originally from your FB page!
Thank you for the opportunity to link up! Love the graphic’s message. Timely. 🙂
Still reading … but thanks for posting these! I’m happy that a couple are reviews for me. I need review. More than once, most of the time!
Thanks for pointing out these great bloggers and their posts. I’ll have to check some of them out–as I’ve already read some of them. 🙂 Also, I love the graphic here. I’ve seen it on FB and love the sentiment. I’ll be praying for you on your many presentations coming up! Thanks, as always, for hosting Wifey Wednesday too, Sheila!
Found a link to your blog at “Messy Marriage” and came on over. Now following.
Sheila,
I am dumbfounded by your gracious compliment and humbly thank you for the shout out. Honestly, it still shocks me to see the word ‘abuse’ connected to my life. My prayer remains steadfast as I cry out to God for restitution and restoration of my 24 yr marriage. He is in group therapy now to address the sustained abuse (physical and emotional) that permeated his childhood. . I am in private counseling and waiting on God to show me each new step of this path. What Satan means for evil, God means for good. I am dependent upon that truth. Blessings to you and your readers.
Carol Anne
Sheila,
Love linking up with you! I can’t figure out where the code is to put your blog button on my site. I see the button…can you direct me to the code?
Thanks
Bridget
http://www.fullheartfullhome.com
Appreciate your thoughts!
I missed the chance to link my blog to your post, but here’s the link to my most recent post: A Hard Workin’ Wife.
No problem, Angie! I added you to this week’s instead.
I cannot say thank you enough for posting all of these. Have you ever googled “marrige blogs” ? Don’t i haven’t been able to find real people and real blogs very well! So again, thank you!!!