Painful Sex: What You Need to Know

Posted on Sunday, April 8th, 2012

Sex is not meant to be painful physically.

The vagina is designed to receive the penis, assuming of course that adequate arousal and lubrication are present.

That being said, I and other marriage bloggers who write about sexual intimacy are not blind to the fact that some people, particularly women, do experience physical pain during intercourse.

Fabulous Marriage? No Better Time than Now

Posted on Friday, March 30th, 2012

There really is no better time in history than right now to have a fabulous marriage.

What?!!! Have I lost my mind?!

I can hear many of you now…

3 Ways to Improve Your Boring Sex Life

Posted on Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Okay, I should start by saying I’m not too crazy about the phrase “sex life” …

…because really, don’t we just have one life with a lot of moving parts?

I’m a woman, so I don’t have all those little boxes in my head where I can compartmentalize the intricate details of my life. To me, everything is connected, and the phrase “sex life” sounds like it is camping out in its own little box. Which it isn’t.

Is Crappy Sexual Intimacy Your Normal?

Posted on Friday, March 23rd, 2012

We are creatures of habit.

There is a lot — I mean a lot — of truth in that observation.

Sometimes the way we do life or even navigate minuscule daily tasks becomes so woven into our fabric. It’s not until something challenges the circumstances or routine that we get tripped up.

Do Good Girls Have the Best Sex?!

Posted on Monday, March 12th, 2012

Yes! Good girls do have the best sex.

Want to know more?

Invest in yourself and your marriage and snag a copy of Sheila Wray Gregoire’s new book, The Good Girl’s Guide to Great Sex

3 Reasons You Should Pursue Your Husband Sexually

Posted on Saturday, March 10th, 2012

In my post, Pursue Me Sexually, Dear Husband, I shared how much I appreciate that my husband expresses his desire for me.

Some of the comments I received, though, emphasized that pursuit is a two-way street and that wives also need to pursue.

From Sexual Destruction to Godly Freedom: One Woman’s Story

Posted on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

I am humbly blessed to have Tamara Mapp guest blogging today.

She shares profoundly with such raw transparency about her sexually destructive past — and how God redeemed that brokenness, as well as her marriage, in what seems like insurmountable circumstances.

Penis Size and Painful Sex. What’s a Wife to Do?

Posted on Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

I have heard from a few readers who have courageously asked me to address an issue that most women wouldn’t even want to discuss with their closest girlfriend.

I also happen to have a friend who experiences the same struggle and has talked to me about it (I guess this is the benefit of having a friend like me who will talk about anything sexual).

4 Confessions from a Sex Blogger

Posted on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

They may not be “confessions” so much as they are simply a revelation about me as someone who blogs about sexual intimacy in marriage.

If you follow my blog or even if this is your first time here, these are 4 things I really want you to know.

Hormones and Sex: What You Need to Know

Posted on Friday, February 17th, 2012

I’m not a doctor by any stretch of the imagination, but I am a wife who happens to read a lot about sex (not to mention have a lot of sex).

And I am a woman. And I have been pregnant and given birth.

So I guess those things give me a little bit of wisdom to discuss this whole matter of hormones and how they impact sexual intimacy.