Stuck in a Loop
Are you struggling to let something go from early in your marriage? Are you stuck in a loop from a long-ago hurt?
Encouragement for the Journey
How Does Stress Affect Your Marriage?
How does stress affect you in your marriage? What strategies have you found to help you cope with stress? I share my tips for tending your marriage during stressful seasons.
A Toy Store Story
A husband who has had little access to the sex life he has craved may have no idea how to contain his sexual joy. He may be like a little kid let loose in a toy store.
Joyous Marriage
In this post, I suggested that you work intentionally and consistently on your sex life for one year and see if anything changed in …
What Does Your Anger Mean?
My husband and I used to argue all the time—about sex, money, parenting, household chores, and even how we argued. He pointed out (frequently) …
The Right to “No”
An individual “no” isn’t a problem; the cumulative effect of “no” after “no” after “no” is a problem.
Bring It into the Light
If you’re working on sexual intimacy, don’t keep it hidden in the dark. Let your husband know.
Do You Vote?
Last weekend I was in something of a funk. Our usual Friday night date night didn’t go as we’d planned (one of our kids was home …
Are Role-playing and Fantasy Okay in a Christian Marriage?
Role-playing and fantasy can introduce an element of fun into our marriage beds.Christians have different views on whether or not this it’s okay to add role-playing to your sex life. This post talks about some of those views and gives you some things to consider if you are thinking about trying some role-playing.
A Change of Heart
It’s the last week in October. That means it’s time for the last installment of the Words of Wisdom blog challenge from the Christian Marriage …
What If It Isn’t Getting Better?
You’ve done lots of work to turn things around, but your marriage doesn’t seem to be getting any better. You wonder why you even bothered with all that effort. What’s going on—and is there anything you can do?
The Wisdom of Friends
The Christian Marriage Bloggers Association blog challenge this month is proving to be, well, a challenge for me. Two of our four weekly challenges ask …
The Grief of a Wife Who Used to Say No
The decision I made to work on sexual intimacy began with a decision to give up my desires. This journey included a lot of grief. In return, I received far more than I gave up.
Psalms for My Marriage
The Christian Marriage Bloggers Association has a blog challenge this month, asking us to post each week about wisdom or encouragement about marriage from …
One Year
If your husband thinks there’s a problem with sex in your marriage but you don’t, what would happen if you went along with his efforts for a year? How would your husband, you, and your marriage be different after that one year?