It has become second nature for women to defend themselves. For untold generations, women have been hurt, taken advantage of, and diminished in their value. With the advent of the Women’s Liberation Movement, women came out swinging against the injustices they’d endured and, in the process, they lost something of great value—their vulnerability. There is something so inviting about vulnerability. Vulnerability is armorless. Vulnerability...

Men are highly sensitive to signals of doubt because doubt plagues them. If you continually give off signals of doubt, you will confirm the fear of inadequacy that lurks deep within your husband. If a man believes he doesn’t have what it takes to please you, there’s not much chance he’ll attempt romance.  “A wise woman builds her house, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands” (Proverbs 14:1). Doubting your husband and...

by Sandy Ralya of Beautiful Womanhood What stirs the embers of romance deep inside you? Loving Words Touch A Night Out? Maybe you haven’t thought about romance lately because of busyness, fatigue, disillusionment, or hopelessness. I’ve been there too. But romance with the man you love may not be as elusive as you might think. Though we all desire romance—every woman longs to benoticed, pursued, and adored—few of us realize that… our...

by Sandy Ralya of Beautiful Womanhood photo source My husband and I were reading a financial book about how to make your money grow when one of the principles jumped off the page at me: What you focus on grows.  Because it’s such a simple principle, I couldn’t get it out of my mind and began applying it to all areas of life, especially relationships. Most women have the desire to grow a more intimate relationship with their husband yet...

I’ll just admit right now that this is probably my BIGGEST battle in marriage, and its not a battle I fight with my husband.  It’s the battle between my ridiculous need to BE RIGHT and my heart’s desire to DO RIGHT. I don’t like being wrong – don’t like making mistakes – and certainly don’t like my opinions to go unnoticed…  When I know I’m right, I don’t always want to just...