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ang3lblu Monday, June 10th, 2013 11:30 am GMT -6
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What to Do if Your Husband Acts Like a Child?
Hi, I have a husband who prefers to play his video games and computer games, and does not like spending time or talking to me. What should I do? I am a christian woman , I’ve tried to be the best help meet for him , I’m lost at… show more »
Hi, I have a husband who prefers to play his video games and computer games, and does not like spending time or talking to me. What should I do? I am a christian woman , I've tried to be the best help meet for him , I'm lost at what to do . I'm hoping you can give me some insight. Thank you
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amelia Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 10:49 am GMT -6
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How Did You Meet Your Husband?
Hey this is for all of the married ladies here. I thought it would be fun to share our stories of how God brought us to our husbands. I’ll start with mine.
I was 17 when I received an e-mail from a nice young man asking me to design a… show more »
Hey this is for all of the married ladies here. I thought it would be fun to share our stories of how God brought us to our husbands. I'll start with mine.
I was 17 when I received an e-mail from a nice young man asking me to design a website for him. I had advertised my services on my profile on a homeschool website I was a part of. I said, "sure" and sent him my contract to read over and sign. So I started designing his website, and would talk to him over the phone about this and that that involved his decisions. Those calls were once a week. Long-story-short in a couple of months we were really good friends and were simply using the website designing as a sort of cover up. I suggested he call my brother, seeing as they had a lot of common interests, and they began talking on the phone a lot too. After a while, my brother asked him to come visit, which "just happened" to be on the weekend of my graduation. When I saw him for the first time in the airport, I knew that I was going to marry him. ;) But over that visit nothing happened. He went back home, and I waited for a whole month, still "just friends." Finally, one day we were chatting about a book I had sent him to read, and he told me the words that made me dizzy for a little bit. He actually said, "I like you"! Oh my! I said it back. Then he said, "we need to wait until the time is right." I was so confused. So I told him "okay" and resigned myself to waiting. ♥ He was scheduled to come visit us again in a couple months, so I was excited about that. The second time he visited, though, my older brother had moved for work, so it was really obvious that he had come to visit me. A while after he arrived, he asked me if I would like to start courting (of course I said yes!), and he asked my dad for his blessing. My dad happily gave it to him. ♥ Six weeks later my mom and I flew (over 2000 miles) to visit him and meet his family. On that visit we got engaged. And a whirlwind seven weeks later we got married in a small country church. ♥ We're still living the happily forever after!
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lisa Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 10:48 am GMT -6
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God May Forget Me?
Hi Debi
I am reading your book on Preparing to Be a Help Meet and gained completely new insight. According to the guidelines in your book I realize that I am not READY yet even though I will turn 40 this year. Meanwhile I can’t see any sign of any male who is… show more »
Hi Debi
I am reading your book on Preparing to Be a Help Meet and gained completely new insight. According to the guidelines in your book I realize that I am not READY yet even though I will turn 40 this year. Meanwhile I can't see any sign of any male who is interested in me.
I go to church and serve though I still have very low self esteem. looking at my younger sisters in Christ who are walking hand in hand with their boyfriends/husbands I sometimes feel shameful and wonder if God forgets me completely.
Debi, would you like to share your opinion on this? Maybe I can also use it to help someone in the future.
Thanks
Lisa
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godsgirl Friday, May 10th, 2013 11:29 am GMT -6
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How Do I Guard My Heart?
Hi my name is Jana and im 16 years old. About six months ago I met this guy who started to come to my church. He became very close friends with my family, coming over several times a week and I started to care for him alot. He told… show more »
Hi my name is Jana and im 16 years old. About six months ago I met this guy who started to come to my church. He became very close friends with my family, coming over several times a week and I started to care for him alot. He told us his testimony about how before he was saved he was drunk driving and the girl he was with actually died. About three months ago he went to prison to serve his sentence which is 4-6 years. I wrote him a few letters, and my dad wrote him asking if he would like to get to know me better. He said that he would like to remain friends, but he has continued to write me. I want to guard my heart, but im not exactly sure how. I know this doesnt seem like a big deal to most people, but I want to be extremely careful about guarding my heart. I guess my question is should I continue to write him as just friends?
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mary Friday, May 10th, 2013 11:23 am GMT -6
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Is It Wrong to Not Want to Marry?
Is it wrong to not want to marry? What if a woman decides not to marry to serve in other areas? Is it wrong for a woman to have this mentality?
Is it wrong to not want to marry? What if a woman decides not to marry to serve in other areas? Is it wrong for a woman to have this mentality?
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dignifiedlady Thursday, April 25th, 2013 07:11 am GMT -6
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What Do You Do when a Potential Husband is from Another Church?
Hi Debi/Shalom – I have read many books and attended seminars on dating, courtship eyc. I lay in my bed yesterday and keyed into YouTube biblical dating and came across the discussions Debi had with Kirsten. It was an eye-opener to say the least.
I live in England, 32 year… show more »
Hi Debi/Shalom - I have read many books and attended seminars on dating, courtship eyc. I lay in my bed yesterday and keyed into YouTube biblical dating and came across the discussions Debi had with Kirsten. It was an eye-opener to say the least.
I live in England, 32 year old femalepreparing for marriage. Since listening to the conversations I have purchased the book (kindle version). I am a Christian and serving in my local church. From time to time I attend another church when am not serving and there's no activity in my church). I have since noticed a young man who for all intents and purposes loves the Lord. He isinterested in me and although I did not notice over a year I now do and I am equally interested to get to know him. The issue is that there seems to be an unspoken protocol in that church marry from within the church and I think this is making it difficult for him to approach me or to say anything. What do you suggest in this situation?
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haleymay Thursday, April 18th, 2013 02:30 pm GMT -6
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Should I Confront Him About This?
About two years ago my family’s heater broke so we hired someone from a local heating and air service to come out and fix it. A young man came out for the call and ended up asking my mom if we were homeschooled. This lead to a conversation about… show more »
About two years ago my family's heater broke so we hired someone from a local heating and air service to come out and fix it. A young man came out for the call and ended up asking my mom if we were homeschooled. This lead to a conversation about his family, how he had seven brothers and one sister, his wife was expecting, his family went to such-and-such church, etc. Mom was so excited to learn about a church with a bunch of large families and homeschoolers in the area, so we visited the church shortly after that and my dad made the decision to stay.
About a year and a half ago, the young man's mom, who I'll call Mary, asked me to teach her youngest two children the piano once a week out at their house. It was through this that I got to know their family, mainly their four youngest sons (the oldest are grown and married) and their daughter (she's 10). I always thought all the sons were at least two years younger than me and never gave much thought to a particular son I'll call Caleb, especially since he was set to graduate and go off to college far far away very soon.
Nearly a year ago, Caleb and his mom shared the news that Caleb would be attending the same university I was. Shortly after that, Caleb asked me for a tour of the campus. I was starting to become best friends with his cousin, Martha, and she planted the thought in my mind that perhaps he was interested, but I hardly dared believe it.
Fast forward to today, and it is 100% obvious that Caleb and I share a mutual interest. I have never received so many comments and jokes about it as I had yesterday, which lead me to post on this blog for your advice.
The comments from his family and friends have gotten so blatant and the teasing so obvious, the only people in the room who won't admit anything are Caleb and me! I have a horrible poker face and I fear my reactions egg them on, but Caleb has perfected the art of stonily ignoring the comments and changing the subject.
I think Caleb thinks I would be expecting an immediate courtship if he said anything, but truth be told I'm not ready to dive in to something like that and neither is he. I'm going to be going away for a yearlong mission trip next summer when I graduate, Lord willing, and he has expressed to his brother (who told his cousin, who told me) that he doesn't think I'll wait for him but that I'll just go about my business never to be seen again.
It seems that at the moment we are just enjoying getting to know each other in group settings. We attend the same Bible study. His best friend is courting my best friend (his cousin) so we have fun get-togethers that they tease is a double date, which is debatable depending on who you ask.
However, not all of our contact is in groups. This morning, Caleb asked me to meet him at 6:30am before classes and play racquetball with him. Sometimes I tutor him in math since I work as a university tutor, but I've also met him outside of university hours to just sit with him and do homework together in case he had a question.
My question is this: should I address the teasing and current situation? I want him to know that I will wait, that I don't expect anything from him he is not willing to give while he is focusing on school, and that I just enjoy getting to know him casually. But I don't know if this would be wise, since he ignores any comments in public. Should I just follow his lead? Is he being this way just because he thinks I will expect something if he admits what is obvious to everyone?
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flower Thursday, April 18th, 2013 02:21 pm GMT -6
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How Do I Help Guy I Admire but Don’t “like”?
I’m attending a very liberal college, but there are two Christian clubs on campus (CRU and a small, local group), and I’m in the middle of starting a pro-life club. The president of the local club is a passionate, Christian young man, and he loves witnessing to nonbelievers. However,… show more »
I'm attending a very liberal college, but there are two Christian clubs on campus (CRU and a small, local group), and I'm in the middle of starting a pro-life club. The president of the local club is a passionate, Christian young man, and he loves witnessing to nonbelievers. However, he has difficulty explaining his points to the unsaved people he talks with. I am extremely familiar with the topics and I often feel like taking over his conversations; but that would just be rude and a bad testimony. Sometimes, though, when he has difficulty describing a specific Bible verse, I read it for both his and his companion's benefit.
Last quarter, he mentioned that he wanted to have music this quarter, and I volunteered to play my violin. We've been texting mostly about music, but also a little about my club and church.
I want to help him learn how to witness more effectively, but at the same time, I don't want to come off as being spiritually superior or romantically interested. How do I just give him a few pointers without acting "smarter/better" than him?
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aliciadonato Thursday, February 14th, 2013 02:22 pm GMT -6
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Book Questions
I’m wondering as you read through “Preparing to be his help meet” if it has topical questions at the end of each chapter as “Created to be his help meet” had? Does the ebook have the teacher guide included? Every copy includes the study guide? Even spanish versions?
I'm wondering as you read through "Preparing to be his help meet" if it has topical questions at the end of each chapter as "Created to be his help meet" had? Does the ebook have the teacher guide included? Every copy includes the study guide? Even spanish versions?
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gloriousday Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 03:51 pm GMT -6
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Double Post
…accidental double post, I can edit but not delete- moderator?
...accidental double post, I can edit but not delete- moderator?
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