I recently read a great blog post by Kevin A. Thompson, The Most Frustrating Moment of Marriage, which involved a miscommunication. And it reminded me of my own recent story with my husband. We were at a Tex-Mex restaurant (yum!), eating fajitas and conversing about this-and-that. Hubby was also, given the large-screen TV nearby, watching […]
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I’m a big proponent of reading Christian marriage books. I have gleaned a lot of wisdom from biblically based writing about the marital relationship and practical advice on making marriages work. That said, I’m coming clean today. I wasn’t reading a Christian marriage book when I decided to stay in my marriage even though things
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I have a tendency to use analogies to make points about sex in marriage. For instance, I’ve compared to sex to food, sports, and bunnies (yes, bunnies). While I certainly believe God made us humans more complex than many of the word pictures I paint, comparing sex to other things we relate to can help us better
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Summer is a’coming! Although for some of us who live in warmer climates, it seems to already be here. While you want your marital bedroom to remain steamy over the summer, you probably don’t want to feel like a sauna’s inside your skin. After all, there’s that classic song, “Too Darn Hot”: “According to the
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I’ve had a theory for several years, in answer to the question: What do women want? My response? Security. By security, I don’t mean the “I’m a weak female, I need man!” cliché. Not at all. I simply believe that we women are comfortable and confident in our relationships when there’s a sense of security. Different
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