Green Pastures and Quiet Waters
When you walk through the shadowed valleys of life, let God guide you as you develop practices to sustain you and restore your soul.
Journey of Faith
Dealing with Sexual Baggage
If you are carrying the baggage of past sexual sin, know that God is bigger than your sin, and He loves you.
Get Rid of All Bitterness
Are you holding onto a grudge in your marriage? When you let go of the anger, bitterness, and resentment, your heart will have space for forgiveness.
Authenticity in Marriage
I’ve spent some time this week beginning to do the hard work of taking steps to address my anxiety. I’ve spent a lot of time …
Reflections of the Heart
It wasn’t a change in my approach to sex that changed our marriage. Sex was a problem in our marriage, but it wasn’t THE problem. …
Do You Fear Intimacy?
If we have resisted and avoided sex, working to address our sexual issues can lead to significant improvement in our marriages. Some of the improvement …
If You Don’t, Who Will?
I have a relationship with my husband that no one else has. I know him better than anyone else does, and I am known more …
5 Years: The Story Behind the Blog
Five years ago yesterday, I published the first (and second and third) post on this blog. When I tell my story here about God’s transformative …
From the Archives: Healing at the Pool
While I take a little break for Christmas, I am sharing some posts from my archives. In this post, I write about the man at …
Journey to a Merry Christmas
Christmas Past When our kids were younger and our marriage was in its dark ages, Christmas was an unpleasant time. I tried to focus on …
Transforming the Scars from a Premarital Past
Scars you carry from your sexual past can remind you of God’s great transformative work in your life.
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
While you’re making your way through your to-do list, do you remember to experience joy along the way?
8 Ways to Support Other Women in an Age of #MeToo
How can we—as individuals and in our churches—support women who experience unwanted sexual attention? The #MeToo movement invites us to serve other women in a unique way.
Your Mother’s Daughter
We often hear about the beauty of the relationship between a mother and her child. It is a relationship that symbolizes nurture and love and …
Six Things I Do When Sexual Assault Is in the News
Sexual assault survivors can struggle in the face of sexual assault news. I do six things to help me respond in a healthy way.