Are you a new wife, or do you have a few years of experience under your belt? Today’s guest poster is sharing 7 things every new wife should know. Most days I still feel like a new wife. I mean, I’m pretty sure it was just yesterday we were on our honeymoon and I couldn’t wait to get home and start turning that little rented duplex into a homey haven for the new hubs and I. Other days I catch […]
Learn from Wives of the Bible +Linkup
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.Not much has changed in the past several thousand years. Wives have the same struggles today that they did then. In reading God’s word we can learn from wives of the bible. Disclaimer: This post, Learn from Wives of the Bible contains affiliate links which supports this site. Thanks We can read about wives who made wise choices and brought honor to their husbands, and we can read of foolish wives who shamed their husbands. These stories are spread throughout […]
Praying for Your Future Husband
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.My marriage post today is a bit different than usual. But I know there are many young ladies who read this site as well and I wanted to talk to them today. Dear single ladies, are you praying for your future husband? Not as in “Lord send me a man!” but praying for his soul. I remember reading Proverbs 31 as a young woman and the 12th verse really stood out to me. She will do him good and not […]
How to find my Identity…
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.How does one find their identity? Is it in the family they were born into, the career they have chosen, their spouse, their church? Do you feel like you don’t have a personal identity and wonder how to find it? Maybe you have even Googled “How to find my identity”. Here’s the thing: If you are looking to identify with someone or something, then you are completely normal. You were created to identify with your creator. Created to seek out […]
Becoming a Submissive Wife
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.One thing I have been trying to work on lately is becoming a submissive wife. Not a door mat, or someone who just agrees with everything he says, but submissive. Becoming a Submissive Wife: Trust me, I am anything but a doormat. If I disagree with something or someone it is likely that I will walk away or state that we will have to “agree to disagree” because that isn’t my viewpoint at all. In cases where I hold in […]
How to Understand a Man ~A Purposeful Study
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.Men, understanding them can be a walk in the dark. Even though I have been purposely studying my man for over 3 years now, I still don’t always get him. I know many veteran wives will also attest to that. This post on how to understand a man is simply sharing what I have learned by studying my own dear hubby. How to Understand a Man: Men think completely differently than women. In fact they word their phrases differently as […]
Respected in the City Gates
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.Respected in the City Gates is a devotional from our new e-book Set Apart. Her husband is respected in the city gates, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land Proverbs 31:23 By: Crystal Hatcher Respected in the City Gates: At first glance this verse appears to be a prerequisite unrelated to us as women, but instead to the quality and character of the man we chose to marry. How many times have women looked at […]
“The Church Thing” and “Joyful Wife” Living Proverbs 31
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.Welcome back to another Living Proverbs 31 linkup! I hope you all had a great weekend and are well rested up for the workweek. We had a great weekend, but not sure about the rest part… Saturday like usual was very busy and involved helping my mom with some stuff too. This preggy momma found herself hanging wallpaper in a stairway; fortunately little sis did the high up parts, leaving my feet firmly planted. 😉 btw, little sis reminded me […]
When Hurtful Words are Spoken ~Conflict in Marriage
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.Anyone who has been married for long, will know that there are times when hurtful words are spoken. Times when your spouse says something that just hurts. Times when you don’t even know who you are married to. What do you do in those times? Respond in anger? Run away and feel sorry for yourself? Ask why they are acting like that? I have a husband who is always saying the meanest things. I mean, sometimes I think he intentionally […]
Virtues of the Proverbs 31 Woman +linkup
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.I remember when I chose the title for this blog. I was looking specifically for a name that inspired me. Proverbs 31 had always inspired me, so hence the name I chose. The virtues of the Proverbs 31 woman are virtues I try to apply to my own life. Not to achieve perfection, not for “bragging rights”, not for salvation. I desire those virtues in order to be a better wife, a better mother, and a better light to this […]
Christian Women’s Rights ~Did we Lose More than we Gained?
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.The women’s right movement was huge in the 1850’s and they got what they wanted. Women can vote, hold any job position that are physically and/or mentally capable of and are recognized as valuable as men by our government. But did we lose more than we gained? Consider with me our Christian Women’s Rights. Our Christian Women’s Rights As daughters of Eve we can claim the right to be loved by and to love one man. The right to fight […]
Have a Vision to Succeed
Disclaimer: A Proverbs 31 Wife uses Affiliate links and ads to support this site. Read full disclosure here.Have a vision to succeed. Proverbs 29:18 states this: “Where there is no vision, the people perish… Let’s look at that a bit. What happens if there is no vision? The people perish. Obviously we are all going to “perish” at some point, but I believe what that verse is referring is the perishing of the mind. The going through your day-to-day duties without meaning. Working. Putting money in the bank. Taking money out of the bank to pay bills. […]