It’s important for you to understand that I have a strong faith in God. It greatly influences who I am, and I try to make decisions that bring honor to Him. Recently, I’ve been studying about how to be a better wife. Not only do I hope that this makes for better day to day living for myself and for my husband, but I hope that it will bring glory to God, as well.

I have to mention here that my husband puts a lot of work into being a good husband, as well. If I come across an article online or an audio lesson that I think he could learn from, he’s more than happy to listen to it and, yes, even try to follow the suggestions. He’s not perfect, but neither am I.

So, I have a book club that is reading the book “The Excellent Wife”. I don’t necessarily agree with 100% of the material contained in the book, but that’s okay. I still feel like I’m learning plenty from it. One of the simple tips that I learned that has made a much bigger difference than I would have expected is “ask your husband about his goals for the week and how you can help him achieve them”. I had never thought of doing this before, but I have to say it’s made a huge difference in a very short amount of time. When I ask him about his plans for the week and then he includes me in making those plans work, I really feel like we’re on the same team.

So, if you get the chance, and you’re looking for ways to improve your marriage, I do recommend “The Excellent Wife”. It may offend you if you’re a feminist, or if you think the concept of wife as helper is totally outdated. If it’s going to offend you, don’t bother reading it. But, otherwise, you just may find some advice that will help your marriage.