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The Young Wife’s Guide Blog

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

Staying Connected After Having a Baby

By Blair Allen, Contributing Writer In the past four years Brandon and I have had three children, bringing the grand total of children in our home to five.  Through that process we have learned a thing two about navigating the initial postpartum phase. (Praise the Lord!) We have far from perfected this but do feel qualified… Read More

Our Twin Boys Are Here! {And 2012 recap}

2012 was a great year for our family! Young Wife’s Guide was started in February. My husband and I started a new contributor blog, A Biblical Marriage, in October. I also started my own blog design business, Fount of Inspiration, over the summer. I got to attend a fabulous blogging conference in October and meet many wonderful women… Read More

Should Christians Make New Years Resolutions?

By Sue Peppers, Contributing Writer There is something about January 1st, the beginning of a new year, which makes us to want to start over; to renew; to make changes in our old ways. It’s an old custom that began about 3,000 years ago with the Babylonians. It’s not at all “unbiblical” to want to… Read More

Week 36 Pregnancy Update – Twin Boys Growing Well!

I have been updating Facebook a bit with what has been going on so far but haven’t filled you in completely. I am currently 36 weeks and 6 days. We are amazed and so thankful that I have lasted this long! Praise the Lord! These babies will be coming any time now. In case you missed our story,… Read More

How to Avoid Exhaustion This Christmas

By Auntie Em, Contributing Writer: you can read part one: Tips for Avoiding Financial Stress this Christmas, part two Tips for Avoiding Family Tradition Stress This Christmas, and part three Overcoming Overcommitment: Ways to Simplify Christmas. The holidays are a time for wonderful memories to be made, families to enjoy, new recipes to try, gifts to be bought and wrapped,… Read More

Marriage is a Gift from God

By Jolene Engle, Contributing Writer On December 19, 1997, on a sandy beach in Southern California, my Beloved etched words in the sand asking me to be his wife. With an overwhelming love for him, I said yes!  I knew at that moment that God handed me, sinful, vile me, a beautiful gift that I was… Read More

Preparing for a Natural Labor & Delivery

Natural Pregnancy is the topic of discussion this month! Last week I shared 10 steps you can take toward a natural pregnancy and birth. I am preparing to have twin boys any day now and this topic has been on my mind lately. A lot! Source I have my hospital bag packed, my birth plan… Read More

Dear Wife, Your Husband is not Superman

By Shari Miller, Contributing Writer Walking down the aisle twenty years ago, to meet the man of my dreams, I had some pretty high ideals of  what our life together would be like. I expected a marriage with no problems,  a white house with a picket fence, a couple of children, with my knight in shining armor standing right… Read More

How Pregnancy Can Lead to Healthy Choices

By Hilary Kimes Bernstein, Guest Post Source I’ll never forget what it was like to find out I was pregnant with my first child. I could hardly wait to take my pregnancy test, but planned to hold off until my first morning urine so I could get an accurate result. Because my teensy baby was… Read More

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