physical intimacy

What was it about your man that made you want to marry him? Was it the way he treated you? Was it his commitment to following Christ? Or the companionship the two of you shared? The sparks? Or perhaps the way he made you feel as a woman? I know for me, it was all…

Ever wonder what is sexually appropriate in the marriage bed?  In this video and audio cast, Eric and I discuss all sorts of topics directly related to the marriage bed. Watch the video. Or listen to the audio. For more podcast episodes and to subscribe to our show, you can do so here. Live a poured…

For a wife, sometimes initiating sexual intimacy with our husband is no easy feat, after all, we need to be vulnerable in this intimate act. 🙂 Here’s one wife’s struggle with this private issue… Dear Jolene, I have a very difficult time initiating sex with my husband of 5 years. I desire to make love to…

God designed sexual intimacy with our husbands to be an awesome thing.  In fact, there is no greater intimacy (as well as vulnerable act) than making love with the man you made a lifelong covenant with. But…sometimes a husband just goes off the deep end.  Perhaps he doesn’t know what is acceptable to God in…

I wasn’t planning on writing about 50 Shades of Grey again since I already wrote about it here.  But, with the movie coming out this Valentine’s Day, I thought I needed to write to you again since it’s the talk of the town, and sadly, many Christian women are enticed by the storyline. Did you know that…

A wife’s emotions are most certainly connected to her desire, or lack thereof, in wanting to be intimate with her husband, after all, God did not make us robots and we’re certainly not Stepford wives! Our husbands may say some unkind words that can cause us to want to emotionally withdraw from the relationship, which…

This post is not what you think.  In fact, you might wonder if I’ve gone off the deep end by writing it from this perspective.  And, well, if that’s what you think, I’m okay with that! I’m not going to tell you that you can be dangerous to the Enemy by being a wife who…

The Act of Marriage. Also known as… Physical Intimacy. Sex. The Marriage Bed. Married sex is a fabulous thing, but that’s not always the case for every married couple.  (I know, I lived it!) The letter from this young wife hits close to home for me.  She has had many obstacles surrounding the physical intimacy…

It was 15 years ago when my husband and I celebrated our first Valentine’s Day.  We were engaged with just one more month to go before we were married on March 14th. I’ll never forget that night.  It was raining cats and dogs.  The streets were flooded and that says a lot for Southern California!…

The need to control.  That’s what we do as wives. It’s our flesh seeping out and if we can’t get it under control, then our love story will start to erode. Here’s what mothering our men looks like: We tell him he doesn’t know how to parent, how to handle finances, how to lead the family,…