Family
Safe Sex
Today I am going to take a different approach to the term safe sex. I want to look at the safety of sex in a monogamous marriage. Due to responses I have received from my blog on unmet expectations, I wanted to address safety in the marriage bed. Here is a quote from one of [...] Read More >
Disabled, Not Broken
From a distance, “disabled” always seemed like an innocuous word. It was simply an adjective that described a set of physical circumstances. It’s a word I’ve often used, never aware of its power. But when a friend used that word to describe someone that I love I had a startling realization. Up close, “disabled” sounds [...] Read More >
Top 10 Tips for Husbands-to-Be
June (aka “the wedding month”) is only a few months away. If you are getting married this summer, there’s a good chance your wedding day is during the 6th month of the year, June is a popular month to get hitched. Regardless of when your wedding date is, it can always help to hear some [...] Read More >
Tiger: Integrity and Forgiveness
Only minutes after Tiger Woods gave a press conference to confess and apologize for his marital infidelities today, the blogosphere began to light up with accolades and condemnations. If he were a private citizen, not a famous golfer, few would care about his indiscretions. It would seem more than a little odd for an Average [...] Read More >
Let the Games Begin!
It’s hard to believe that the Olympics start today. I live in Vancouver. These are our games. We’ve been hearing about the Olympics, pretty much non-stop, for seven years. In and around Vancouver the games are everywhere you look. They are in the signs that tell me the new highway is complete, and in commercials [...] Read More >
The Latest Superbowl Ad Controversy
Most years, the most controversial thing about the Superbowl are the ads (or perhaps a wardrobe malfunction) so in a way this year is nothing new. But unlike most previous years, where the controversy surrounds the overt sexuality of the ads, this year it’s the opposite: This year’s controversial Superbowl ad advocates celebration of family [...] Read More >
Unmet Expectations: Sex three times a week?
If you are married, you have experienced unmet expectations in your marriage. We all have, myself included. Expectations begin long before your wedding day. When my husband and I were engaged I met up with a friend my parents’ age who had been married for 25 years. She was very enthusiastic. She told me they had [...] Read More >
What do you hope for in 2010?
It was almost 15 years ago that the Spice Girls implored us, “Tell me what you want, what you really, really want.” (Sorry for the earworm.) The mystery of what they were actually singing has long been solved, (“really really really wanna zigazig ha” still makes no sense) but many of us are still [...] Read More >
Long Distance Family: 8 Ways to Connect
I have lived at least three days’ drive from my grandparents and most of my extended family my entire life. Though it didn’t surprise my mother, I know it was hard for her when I followed in her footsteps and moved across the continent from her and my dad. The independence that motivated her to [...] Read More >
Gifts: 4 Ways to Skip the Mall
You could say that I am the complete opposite of the Grinch. I LOVE Christmas! “The whole Christmas season”. If it were up to me Christmas lights would go up in October, the baking would begin as soon as cooler weather hit and everything would get a coat of glitter. There is only one [...] Read More >
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Soul Cravings: Seeking
Is it possible that God has been actively seeking you, possibly even for a lifetime?
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Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)
Destiny? Is this really me? Was I really born for great things?
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