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    Are You Really Ready to Be a Wife?: What a Woman Needs to Know Before She Says I Do
    Are You Really Ready to Be a Wife?: What a Woman Needs to Know Before She Says I Do
    Are You Really Ready to Be a Wife?: What a Woman Needs to Know Before She Says I Do
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    Are You Really Ready to Be a Wife?: What a Woman Needs to Know Before She Says I Do

    By Sharon M. Richmond

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    Sharon Richmond is uniquely qualified to write this book. She is a highly anointed woman of God. Her message will bless, uplift and transform your life. - Dr. Thomas Wesley Weeks, Sr.- Pastor, Author and Speaker

    Marriage is a covenant created by God. To know Gods will and His plan requires you to know Him and love Him enough to want to keep His commandments and the principles He has set for this union. To make a commitment to an individual also requires you to make a commitment to God. You must ask yourself if you are ready to take this big step in your life, because it is a lifelong, serious commitment. The foundational blocks to any relationship are love, trust, and respect. In order for a woman to understand her role in a marriage, she must understand Gods plan and be willing to submit to it. Submission to God is the way we show God that we love Him, which ties back to the foundational block needed in a relationship. Here you will find guidelines and highlighted scriptural references to help you gain an understanding of what God wants from a woman of valor. A good wife exudes strength, dignity, humility, spirituality, and bears all things in love. After you have assessed these things, ask yourself, Are You Really Ready to Be a Wife?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateApr 22, 2013
    ISBN9781449790417
    Are You Really Ready to Be a Wife?: What a Woman Needs to Know Before She Says I Do
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    Sharon M. Richmond

    Sharon M. Richmond is a devoted wife and mother of five children. Born in Philadelphia, she now resides in Maryland with her family. She is the president and CEO of Angels of the Heart, Inc., an organization she founded in 2011 to aid those who are destitute and victims of natural disasters. Sharon attended Temple University and the University of Phoenix. As a natural writer, her journey began with poetry and journalism. She also wrote for a news publication for several years and was acting editor-in-chief. Sharon’s love for writing also ties in to her passion for music and songwriting. After marrying her Prince Charming (Ernest “EJ” Richmond) on May 12, 2006, God opened her eyes to a whole new world she had never known. Without knowing that God was using her through her newlywed trials, she began the process of transformation into the woman of valor that she continues to persevere to become today. In this book, she shares personal experiences and insight on preparation for marriage.

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      Are You Really Ready to Be a Wife? - Sharon M. Richmond

      Copyright © 2013 Sharon M. Richmond.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      WestBow Press books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

      WestBow Press

      A Division of Thomas Nelson

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      1-(866) 928-1240

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-9040-0 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-9041-7 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013936619

      WestBow Press rev. date: 4/18/2013

      Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1   The Big Day!

      Chapter 2   The Beginning

      Chapter 3   How Long Should You Wait Before Getting Serious?

      Chapter 4   First Comes Love Then Comes Marriage

      Chapter 5   Marriage Principles

      Chapter 6   How Do I Submit?

      Chapter 7   The Proverbs

      Chapter 8   Respect Yourself

      Chapter 9   Let’s Talk Sex

      Chapter 10   The Same Page

      Chapter 11   Financial Planning

      Chapter 12   How Do I Trust?

      Chapter 13   I Prayed Now What?

      Chapter 14   But Will He Be a Good Leader?

      Chapter 15   The Blended Family

      Acknowledgements

      Scripture Reference

      This book is dedicated to my beautiful children:

      Jason, Kaylah, Patience, Brooklyn, and Makai

      May the Lord be with you always,

      Always walk in the love of Christ,

      Take heed to the word of God and His instruction

      And remember…I love you.

      Mom

      Introduction

      Just about every little girl grows up dreaming about what it would be like to be a wife and a mother. It’s the ideal American dream. But what happens when the wedding is over, the guests go home and you begin your new life with the man you love. Does cloud nine begin to feel like a rainstorm? Here you’ll find helpful guidelines to help you determine whether or not you are ready for marriage. This book will also help those who are already married to enhance the Godly principles that have been set for all believers.

      The Big Day!

      Here it is…The Big Day! The flowers are fabulous, the dresses are perfect, hair and makeup are flawless, family and friends are all here! The flower girl is a little shaky…wait…smile for the camera! Everybody’s hustling to get in place…so why am I standing here staring in the mirror as I watch the drops of mascara stain my gorgeous tailor-made Vera Wang wedding gown… I ask myself, What am I doing? Am I really ready for this? Is he really the one for me, the man I want to spend the rest of my life with?

      The Beginning

      He loves me…he loves me not…That’s the question most women ask themselves in a new relationship. You meet a guy and he’s gorgeous! He has charm, pizzazz, and best of all he seems to have great morals and values. At least this is what he gives you on the first date. The next three months only get better as he attempts to woo you into his life, his arms and then some.

      The usual is weekend dates to dinner, lunch dates, and flowers, sweet nothings in your ear, charming whispers of how great you look and so on. He wants to show you that he’s really into you so he makes it his business to do nice things for you; opening doors, letting you decide where to have dinner, and if you’ve got a good one, he may even cook for you just to impress you! He handles you with a very calm, gentle and tolerant spirit careful not to ruffle your feathers the wrong way because he doesn’t want to scare you away. So that means if you have a disagreement he lets you win the argument, if you get mad and want to leave, he’s down on bended knee, it’s whatever you want baby!

      This is the beginning and in many cases this is the smoke screen…until the smoke fades away… Now don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of good guys out there. The question is how do you know when the right guy has come along for you?

      How Long Should You Wait Before Getting Serious?

      This is a good question. One that usually leaves many women (and men) stumped. Why? Because your heart tells you one thing and your mind tells you another. Usually we all act on what our heart tells us, which means we act on emotions. Many times our emotions overpower our good logical thinking, which causes us to make decisions out of haste and ignore the red flags that tell us to run for the hills because the person you are dealing with has bad traits and they’re not the one for you.

      Well unfortunately there is no book with set rules to relationships and love. The best guidelines to love and relationships are experience and wisdom from those who have been there. Each experience is unique since no one person is just like another. The characteristics and traits of John may not be the same for Dan. You must deal with each person accordingly. Speaking from personal experience, a good period of time to date someone before getting serious varies.

      If you are seeing someone and you are thinking about becoming exclusive, you would have to gage it by how comfortable you feel with the person. Dating a man is not as serious as marrying him. If all else fails, you are not bound to the individual so the words break up are still in your vocabulary. In the early stages before becoming exclusive, it is okay to ride your emotions since you don’t know everything about them. In order to get to know them, the two of you will have to date as often as possible.

      Dating more than one person at one time is not against the law either. It allows you to weigh your options while you still possess your liberty. However, it is important NOT to lead anyone on and be totally honest with the individuals you are dating. Be fair to them. They need to know that you are seeking your options and are not yet interested in an exclusive relationship. Being honest and up front relieves you of any obligation and if the gentleman knows that he is a candidate and he really likes you, it will cause him to put his best foot forward. You deserve it! You’re worth it! You have to set your standards. You must first love yourself and treat yourself right. You cannot expect others to treat you like a lady if you do not carry yourself as such. People will treat you how you let them treat you. If you have low standards for yourself, others will too.

      Once you have made the decision that you are comfortable with the gentleman you want to become exclusive with: they treat you like a lady, they act like a gentleman, they have shown that they have your best interest at heart, and most of all, you are okay with the possibility of introducing them to your parents, then by all means begin the process of creating a new beginning with your significant other.

      As we have

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