A Marriage Carol
I recently began to reread Dickens’s A Christmas Carol (free for Kindle!). Ebenezer Scrooge is reminded of his past, sees that others around him …
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Serenity
Most of my marriage was pretty stormy. My husband and I would snipe at each other. We would lash out. We would yell. We would …
A Better Marriage in 2014
With a new year around the corner, a lot of us are thinking about changes we can make in our lives. Many of us think …
Which Words Do You Use?
Which words do you use when you think about your sexuality? How we think about ourselves sexually shapes how we feel about ourselves sexually—and that affects how we are sexually with our husbands.
Park Your “Sexy” in the Garage
How do you maintain your sexuality and your sexual relationship with your husband? What keeps your “sexy” parked in the garage?
An Extraordinary Woman
Courage is pressing forward when you feel afraid because you believe in something that is more important than fear.
Lessons Learned from Premarital Sex
I recently wrote that how you see your husband may be shaped by what you learned about men during childhood. We carry other negative …
Rejoicing Will Come
Now that I’ve knocked down my emotional walls, I am able to find comfort with my husband. Even now when I weep, I know it will be okay. As Psalm 30:5 tells us, “Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.”
Storms and Grace
Stand firm on the foundation of Jesus to weather the storms in your marriage.
His Eyes
I remember his eyes. We were in college. We met in the basement of a church over a table soccer game. He was wearing a …
Be Luminous to Each Other
An allegory about angels, swords, and the protection of our marriages. “I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.” Ephesians 1:18
The Sorrow of a Wife Who Says No
During the long years when I avoided sex, my husband felt so much sorrow. So did I. What do you remember about your feelings from the past?
A Damaged Heart
The Scales of Justice One evening last month, I received several messages from a man who had found my blog. Unsigned (but with a …
Unbearable Lessons
During our difficult years, there were times when our marriage felt like a war. Sometimes there were loud battles that would last for days. …
How Not to Think About Sex
How can you think about sex in a way that helps you look forward to your next sexual encounter with your husband?