Touchstone: Sex Is Fun, Part 1
I used to lie awake at night, after sending my husband back downstairs to drown his rejection in whisky or after having given in to …
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Powerful Prayer
I’ve had a couple mightily powerful prayer experiences recently. I’ve seen evidence of God having worked on something at the exact time I was praying …
Sister Traveler
Am I an impostor? Here I am writing a blog about creating a strong Christian marriage by changing sexual attitudes and behaviors. Let me tell you a …
Adventure People
We were in a rut. We’d been married twenty years, and we hadn’t tried anything new sexually since our earliest years together. We had two …
Comfort During Grief
There is something so life-affirming about making love. I don’t just mean in a procreative “let’s make a baby” kind of way, either. The experience …
When Old Patterns Emerge
Even though I’ve reformed my refusing ways, there are still times when we slip into our old patterns. A couple months ago, I had a …
It Must Be Love
My husband has a nasty boo-boo on his foot. The thick callous on his heel cracked, so deeply that it had started bleeding. It got …
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. …