Sump Pump Saga
Yesterday I came home to a flooded basement due to a faulty sump pump installation. A couple hundred dollars and a plumber later, I had …
Lessons Learned, Lessons Lived
Strands of Intimacy
Intimacy isn’t just about sexual or emotional connection. Rather, it is a tapestry of bonds that connect, entangle, and comfort.
Perfect Conditions
I spent some time wandering around my beautiful campus after lunch today, soaking in the sunshine and all the flowers and trees in bloom. After …
Happy Tingles
I’ve had an exhausting week. I work closely with college students and faculty, and this has been final exam week. I do a lot of …
Intimate Moments
A marriage is made up of so much more than sexual encounters. I’ve moved! While you can peruse the archives here, I am no longer …
No Guaranteed Formula
There’s no guaranteed formula for changing intimacy in a marriage, but three things can help you be ready to do the work: 1) expect it to be harder than you think, 2) own your own sins, and 3) spend time with God.
Ripe for Temptation
The lack of sexual intimacy in our marriage made my husband vulnerable to temptation.
Grumpish
Grumpish adjective. Surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy. (Dictionary.com) Yesterday was not an easy day. Shortly after my husband woke up, he learned …
I Am Forgiven
My husband has truly forgiven me for the years of sexual control, gatekeeping, and refusing. So why can’t I seem to forgive myself? I’ve moved! …
Sin and Sacrifice
Today I was asked how I would have responded to my husband if he had pointed out that I was sinning and then showed me …