Why I Cried When We Made Love

Posted on Monday, January 30th, 2012

I cried the other night as my husband and I made love.

Tears I couldn’t stop, wet against his neck.

What You Must Know About Sexual Bonding

Posted on Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Journey with me a moment here.

There is a line of thinking that has ravaged our understanding of God’s gift of sex. And as Christian wives, I cannot believe we’ve allowed it to perpetuate with so much devastation.

Husband’s Porn Addiction: What Are the BEST Resources to Help a Wife Heal?

Posted on Thursday, January 19th, 2012

The other day I received an email from a reader who is trying to break his porn addiction.

As is the case in many marriages, his struggle with looking at porn has had a devastating effect on his wife. They want their marriage to work, and he is taking the steps to break his addiction and stop the on-slaught of damage to his marriage.

What a Shark Taught Me About Sex

Posted on Saturday, January 7th, 2012

I’m talking about a literal shark.

For those of you who don’t know much about Omaha except that it is in the middle of the country and it has hosted the Men’s College World Series for more than 50 years, you may be surprised to hear that we have one of the best zoos in the country.

Why You Like the Sex Depicted in Chick Flicks

Posted on Friday, December 30th, 2011

“Was it love… or was it the idea of being in love?”

That is a lyric from the song “One Slip” by Pink Floyd. I had the album back in the day and have essentially forgotten everything on it, with the exception of that one lyric.

Sex at the In-Laws? Is this a Good Idea?

Posted on Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Recently a reader asked me if I thought it was appropriate for a married couple to have sex while visiting the in-laws (or any place where they are overnight guests).

This usually is more of an issue for the wife, who now as an adult, finds herself back in her childhood bedroom — with a frisky husband.

Birth Control. Sheila Gregoire. And a Conversation You Don’t Want to Miss.

Posted on Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Lately I’ve been a little self-absorbed.

See, I have a broken finger (long story) with some slight tendon damage thrown in as well.

Saving grace is it is on my non-dominant hand. Still annoying though.

See what I mean? I’m self-absorbed.

So imagine my relief when I still managed to stumble upon this phenomenal conversation Sheila Gregoire generated on her blog about birth control.

What Sex-Starved Husbands Tell Me

Posted on Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

Your husband is not an “animal” for wanting to have sex.

He is not being unreasonably demanding.

And he is not a selfish pig.

3 Reasons You are Easily Offended in Bed

Posted on Thursday, October 20th, 2011

So let me paint a few scenarios. Maybe they will ring familiar:

You and your husband are moving along in foreplay and you notice that he is not becoming aroused.

OR

More Masturbation Talk. From a Couple of Wives.

Posted on Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

If you stopped by on Monday, you discovered that my fellow blogger friend, Mrs. Hot Holy Humorous, and I are trying to get our hands around this masturbation topic.

(You gotta cut me some slack with that last sentence. I’m a writer for goodness sakes. Clever word play is my own sad pathetic form of entertainment. I kid you not).