Lifestyle 2020: The Good Wife's Guide

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By Darlene Schacht

with foreword by Candace Cameron Bure

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Book Description:

Author Darlene Schacht encourages women to joyfully serve their families from a place of sacrificial love. She beautifully demonstrates how supporting our husbands and living in unity is a reflection of God's blueprint for marriage.

While doing so, The Good Wife's Guide offers reasons for achieving a well-managed home backed by scripture and gleaned from experience. As well it provides readers with detailed cleaning and organizing schedules for practical application.

If you like tips on organization and housekeeping, this book is for you!

About the Author:

Darlene Schacht is the mother of four children, help meet to her husband Michael, and co-author of the award-winning and New York Times best-seller, Reshaping it All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness.

Details:

Format: eBook (Print version coming soon!)

Print Length: 163 pages

Publisher: Time-Warp Wife Ministries
Language: English
Price: $4.95

Endorsements:

"Being a woman is a powerful role that God has called each of us to, and I love the ways in which Darlene helps us focus on those priorities and live out our desire to be 'The Good Wife.'" - Candace Cameron Bure, Actress, NYT Best-Selling Author

"The Good Wife's Guide is superb! Darlene's Biblical and practical approach leads readers from the ideal to reality. Her real life examples, practical applications, helpful lists and tips will inspire you not just to be a Good Wife but a Godly wife!" ~ Courtney Joseph, Women Living Well Ministries

"I found myself being convicted, encouraged and motivated all at once! I was highly impressed by this great little ebook and I highly recommend it. I know I will be returning to reread it in the future!" ~ Ashley, Stay-At-Home Daughter

"In this book, you won't find vague ideas but truth that will help you to set priorities straight and embrace your calling. Darlene does not sugar coat the truth but rather presents it in a way that is refreshing in a culture that waters down the Biblical roles of women." ~ Ashlie O., One Small Town Girl

"The second part of the book I NEEDED the most, it tackles organizing our homes, creating a housekeeping schedule, deep cleaning schedule through out the home and so much more." ~ Sonya Schroeder, Becoming a Strong Woman of God

Table of Contents:

Foreword by Candace Cameron Bure

Part 1:

The Good Wife’s Guide

Learning to Manage Ourselves

Being Selfish is Not Okay

Group Your Life Inventory

Time Well Spent

My Desire for Curb Appeal

Domestically Challenged

What Will They Take Away?

Repetition, Pattern, Order

Laughing Over Spilt Milk

Biblical Submission Defined

No Need of Spoil

Living in Unity

The Treasure of Your Heart

Enhance Your Inner Beauty
Love and Let Go

Part 2:

Toss Out 25 Things

Organizing Your Home

Housekeeping Schedule

Deep Clean Your Kitchen in 5 Days

Deep Clean Your Bedroom

Deep Clean Your Bathroom

History:

I came across a copy of "The Good Wife's Guide" a while back. It looked to be a photocopy of an article published by "Housekeeping Monthly," in May of 1955, but upon closer inspection, I got to wondering if the article might be a hoax. I recognized the photo as one I had previously seen on the cover of John Bull Magazine.

Wikipedia writes, "According to snopes.com, the wording "The Advertising Archives" located on the right side of the image suggests a fraud, since the Archives itself was not started until 1990." So was it an email hoax? More than likely it was.

I got to reading the satirical article and so many of the points that it had were the same ones I stress throughout the contents of my blog, and in particular a post I wrote titled, "My Desire for Curb Appeal." I clicked through several of the links, and nearly everywhere the guide was posted, it was up for much ridicule. The sad thing in all of this is that our role as a help-meet is being diminished by popular opinions that would rather scoff at good family values than face the truth of God’s word.

“Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.” Ephesians 5:22-24, (NIV)

I’ve decided to resurrect the “Good Wife’s Guide” in my own words, and according to the role that I hope to fulfill in my life. It is no longer a satirical piece written to mock the role of a help-meet, but rather a guide that leads women toward a noble character and good family values. It’s time that we took a stand for family values that serve to grow and protect the family unit as God divinely designed it to be.

Here is the type of encouragement you'll find in the book:

Take a look in the mirror an hour before your husband comes home to ensure that you are presentable. An hour allows ample time to hop into the shower if need be.

Go light on the perfume, but use great smelling soaps, shampoo, and antiperspirant so he’ll want to snuggle up for the evening.

If you wear makeup, put a little on before he walks in. Your goal is to look happy and radiant--not done up.

Dress in feminine clothing. Men are attracted to women, not fashion, so do your best to wear styles, fabrics and colors that remind him you’re a woman and not another one of the guys. Dress as well for him as you would for new friends.

Have all chores done before he walks in the door, and try to have things like the dishwasher and vacuum turned off.

Put aside your problems and be cheerful when he walks in the door.

Make your bed every morning so he has a comfortable place to rest at night or upon returning from work.

Ensure that the television and stereos are turned off so that the house is peaceful.

If the kids are excited about something, encourage them to wait about 15 minutes before they share their news.

Prepare dinner before he arrives. There’s nothing quite like the smell of home cooking when you walk in the door—especially when you’re cooking the food he likes.

Have the pots and pans washed ahead of time so that the kitchen is every bit as presentable as the meal.

If you have problems to deal with, wait until after dinner to spring it on him. Husbands are happier when their tummies are full.

Greet him at the door with open arms, a kiss, and a warm embrace.

Make an effort to look at him when he is speaking so that he has your full attention.

Close the computer if you’re on it, and if you’re chatting on the phone try to end the conversation and call her back later.

Have the children tidy up the front entrance when they arrive from school. Backpacks, jackets and gym bags make for an untidy greeting.

Do your best to have the house clean and organized at all times. He is working hard outside the home and needs home to be his haven of rest.

Don’t be angry if he’s working late, instead show appreciation for long hours put in.

Have the kids wash their faces, and change their clothing if they are soiled from play before Daddy comes home.

Don’t nag him or try to reshape his bad habits. Work on your own and practice acceptance at all times.

It is imperative that you defend your husband to your children and that they respect him at all times. Never allow them to grumble or complain about him whether he’s present or not.

Don’t compare him to other women’s husbands or to your father when it comes to your definition of a man. Love and respect go a lot farther than criticism ever will.