How to be truly feminine (The Empowered Wife - part 4)
07/02/24 • 20 min
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In essence, by nature, the female is not necessarily floral, pastel, and soft. The female receives and productively transforms what she receives. She embodies and glorifies what she stewards. Feminism has taught women to be insulted when men treat them as special, open doors, carry heavy things, etc. Yet before feminism, women felt such special treatment was their due.
Men honor women by giving them special treatment. Women honor men with respect and gratitude. A husband loves his wife by giving to her, by cherishing her - and a wife has to let him cherish her if she's going to get the love and intimacy she actually craves if she's vulnerable and honest enough to admit.
Mystie Winckler encourages moms to organize their attitudes and get traction at home so we are no longer overwhelmed or frustrated with homemaking. We are a community of Christian women striving to be competent, cheerful homemakers so we are fruitful, faithful, and hospitable. Subscribe for regular encouragement!
📖 Get my latest book - Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done
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🏆 Enroll in Convivial Circle and get practical homemaking mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore:
https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm
Join the Empowered Wife bookclub, starting July 12: https://convivialcircle.com
In essence, by nature, the female is not necessarily floral, pastel, and soft. The female receives and productively transforms what she receives. She embodies and glorifies what she stewards. Feminism has taught women to be insulted when men treat them as special, open doors, carry heavy things, etc. Yet before feminism, women felt such special treatment was their due.
Men honor women by giving them special treatment. Women honor men with respect and gratitude. A husband loves his wife by giving to her, by cherishing her - and a wife has to let him cherish her if she's going to get the love and intimacy she actually craves if she's vulnerable and honest enough to admit.
Mystie Winckler encourages moms to organize their attitudes and get traction at home so we are no longer overwhelmed or frustrated with homemaking. We are a community of Christian women striving to be competent, cheerful homemakers so we are fruitful, faithful, and hospitable. Subscribe for regular encouragement!
📖 Get my latest book - Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done
https://www.simplifiedorganization.com
🏆 Enroll in Convivial Circle and get practical homemaking mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore:
https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm
Previous Episode
WIVES - Respect your husband! (The Empowered Wife - part 3)
Now, I've read a lot of Christian marriage books that talk about love and respect, but none have actually ever given such specific examples like Empowered Wife. I think a Christian book these days could never be as pointed and blunt and specific as Laura Doyle is because specifies are immediately denounced as legalism.
I have been married for over 20 years and have always paid attention to trying to be respectful, but I found her specificity and examples clarifying and helpful. She pulls no punches in saying that a wife respecting her husband in very concrete ways is essential to an intimate marriage.
We really have bought the enlightenment and feminist assumptions of the world that if we give respect, we are diminished in some way, and I think Laura Doyle does a great job of giving stories and evidence that we are happier, more secure, more cherished and loved - that is, we are MORE and better when we give over respect and trust, even when it's scary.
What have been your takeaways about showing respect? Which of her examples stood out to you or do you have examples of your own of changes you've been able to make to increase the respect you give your husband?
Mystie Winckler encourages moms to organize their attitudes and get traction at home so we are no longer overwhelmed or frustrated with homemaking. We are a community of Christian women striving to be competent, cheerful homemakers so we are fruitful, faithful, and hospitable. Subscribe for regular encouragement!
📖 Get my latest book - Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done
https://www.simplifiedorganization.com
🏆 Enroll in Convivial Circle and get practical homemaking mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore:
https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm
Next Episode
Biblical homemaking v. worldly feminism (with Haley Williams!)
Get Homemaking 101 here: https://shop.simplyconvivial.com/product/homemaking101/
Mystie Winckler and Haley Williams chat about managing home and family life from a biblical perspective. Feminism has poisoned our view of homemaking more than we realize, and Haley shares how she's seen that in her own life. They also discuss the challenge of balancing business and motherhood, and how they continue reevaluating priorities.
Haley shares her personal journey of transitioning from focusing on her web design business to embracing her role at home as a homemaker. All moms need to figure out how to be sure external pursuits do not overshadow family responsibilities. Mystie and Haley provide insights on how to approach homemaking cheerfully, grounded in faith.
Mystie Winckler encourages moms to organize their attitudes and get traction at home so we are no longer overwhelmed or frustrated with homemaking. We are a community of Christian women striving to be competent, cheerful homemakers so we are fruitful, faithful, and hospitable. Subscribe for regular encouragement!
📖 Get my latest book - Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done
https://www.simplifiedorganization.com
🏆 Enroll in Convivial Circle and get practical homemaking mentorship so you don't have to be overwhelmed anymore:
https://www.simplyconvivial.com/stop-overwhelm
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