Once Upon a Time
Although we went to church and my parents were basically good people with solid values, they somehow never got around to encouraging me to think …
Getting Started
Check Your Luggage
How much baggage do we bring into our marriages? How much stuff are we dragging around that is wearing us down and keeping us from experiencing the exciting journey of marriage? It’s time to check that luggage instead of dragging it around right through your marriage bed.
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
The most important step in any journey is the first one–but you need to keep going if you are going to get anywhere. I’ve moved! …
Today, do it.
Nike knows what they’re talking about. Just do it. Yesterday, I encouraged you to choose just one step to take toward sexual healing. I suggested …
Today, pray.
As you prepare to take a step forward in sexual growth, begin with prayer.
Is Your Mind Ready to Make Some Changes?
The beginning of my decision and efforts to make changes in our marriage bed coincided with another change in my life: the right anti-depressant. I’d …
One Night at a Time
In this morning’s sermon, our pastor talked about the battle to stay faithful, especially when being faithful means setting aside old ways. He said, “We …
Do You Say No?
I just saw this tweet from @themarriagebed: For women who say no at least 1 time in 5 http://svy.mk/13TcbU5 ◄ A two question survey. This …
What If It Really Is Me?
I refused my husband for several years. The frequency was far below what he wanted, I rarely participated, and I looked at sex as just …
Simple, Not Easy
I wrote about moving forward by taking Just One Step. Sounds simple, right? It is. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy. I honestly had no …
Just One Step
If thinking about the whole journey you need to travel is intimidating, then just think about one step at a time.
Learning to Walk
We expect some things in life to be hard—learning to drive, learning to play a musical instrument, making difficult financial and medical decisions, parenting, caring …
First Comes Trust?
I am a stubborn woman. I don’t trust easily. One of the underlying issues in my refusal was my lack of trust in my husband. …
Crawling out of the Pit
My journey from sexual resistance to sexual joy was a slow crawl.
The Pit of Refusal
My first post explains how I fell into a pattern of avoiding and resisting sex.