If you answered yes to that question, then hear my heart on this…you are not alone.  I am a higher drive wife, too, which is why I am thrilled to be part of an upcoming online conference I think you will appreciate. Online Desire Conference April 29, 2023 There are six workshops from women passionate [...]

As I was pondering the best way to offer up some encouragement on sexual intimacy in your marriage, I couldn’t help but think about the roadblocks that stand in the way of a husband and wife experiencing passionate and authentic sexual intimacy—the kind of intimacy that is soul enriching and relationally transforming. So I think [...]

I love the start of a New Year. Despite quite a few struggles I faced in 2022, I arrive at Jan. 1, 2023, brimming with hope and optimism.The core of this? Well, I imagine it has a lot to do with Lamentations 3:22-23: “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His [...]

If you are like most married people digging into marriage blogs, books and websites, it’s for the plain and simple reason you want a more connected relationship with the person you love. And why wouldn’t you?! This is after all the person you love and have been doing life with. It’s good to want that [...]

I know most of these reasons could be said about why any marriage slowly dies, but as a Christian, I particularly thought about it from that angle. For our purposes today, I am not writing in context of abusive marriages that are plagued by narcissism, abuse, adultery or other betrayal. That’s an entirely different issue [...]

Many of you follow me because you are looking for ways to grow more intimately connected with your spouse—sexually, emotionally, spiritually. And I’m always saying that little steps count. They add up. It’s the intentional effort that makes a difference. So keeping in line with my heart to help couples, I am hopeful and enthusiastic [...]

It can be hard to focus on making your marriage rock when there are so many other things vying for your attention. Wouldn’t it be nice to get a bunch of resources with one click at an incredible price that could help you create the space, time and connection you crave with your spouse? This [...]

Hello everyone! I wanted to jump on and do a quick post about a free marriage masterclass that Christian Coach and Counselor Anne Nelson and I will be hosting Wednesday, July 13. It’s FREE, but you have to register to get the details of the zoom call. I hope you will take advantage of this [...]

If you struggle having an orgasm or even if you simply want to better understand the beautiful way God designed your body, I highly recommend Bonny Logsdon Burns’ book “Unlock Your Orgasm: Through a Christian Lens.” (aff. link) I am fortunate to have known Bonny for years as a fellow Christian wife and advocate for [...]

Hey ladies! Do any of you own businesses or use video you shoot on your phone for your blogs, websites, IG posts, online courses or other social media? I want to tell you about an opportunity. A videographer I know and trust is putting on a FREE online workshop on June 23 that is all about [...]

I’m hopping on here real quick to say that if you want access to the upcoming 2022 Wives of Integrity Online Conference, you’d be wise to snag the free registration before it ends May 11! I was on this online conference last year and am super excited to be included again. Of course, I’ll be [...]

I hear from wives regularly who want solid biblical insights that are relevant to their daily lives. They want insights that will encourage them to not only enrich their own walks with God, but also equip them to transform their marriages for the better. You might be reading this right now and thinking, “Yes! That [...]

What an impactful read “The Go-Giver Marriage” book is. I was familiar with the book “The Go-Giver,” coauthored in 2008 by John David Mann and Bob Burg. Told as a parable, that book went on to be a bestseller because its message resonated with so many people. Mann and his wife, Ana Gabriel Mann, have teamed [...]

Like a lot of you, I have been deeply saddened and alarmed by Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. And like many of you, I feel helpless in knowing how to help the Ukrainian people whose lives have been upended beyond measure. Yes, I have been praying, but I wondered if I could do more. Here’s [...]

I was humbly blessed that Personal Relationship Coach Dana Che of Real Relationship Talk invited me to be on her podcast! It sure did get real, as we talked about sex, orgasm and enjoying authentic intimacy in marriage. You can jump right to our conversation by going to this link. Dana is a kindred spirit to [...]

It’s been forever and a day since I last blogged. November and December were a blur to me (for good reasons and challenging reasons). And let’s face it—with what we all had to navigate in 2021, a little blurriness was bound to crop up, right?! What a year. Props to all of us for putting [...]

Always on the lookout for solid resources on sexual intimacy in marriage, I was excited to read “Married Sex: A Christian Couple’s Guide to Reimagining Your Love Life” by Gary Thomas and Debra Fileta, M.A., LPC.  Having read the book in its entirety, I have no doubt it will be a valuable resource for countless [...]

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Wouldn’t it be nice to receive some nuggets of insight on intimacy? You know, just a short video or two a week that could spur much-needed conversation in your marriage about building healthy intimacy — and without all the distraction and banter of comments that seem to consume social media these days. I had been [...]

Through a college friend, I was fortunate to learn of the book “Abuse Exposed: Identifying Family Secrets That Breed Dysfunction” by Christine Hammond, LMHC, NCC. This book gets at the heart of so many abuse tendencies and situations, as well as what individuals and families can do to genuinely heal and set boundaries where necessary. [...]