Every month on the blog, I like to focus on a particular topic.
It doesn’t mean that every post in that month has to do with that topic, but often I have more to say on something than just one post will allow, and so I dedicate a month to go more in-depth.
In August, we’ve been talking about periods! But I’ve also tackled emotional labor, MBTI personalities, birth control, submission in marriage, and so much more.
I know some of you have joined the blog only relatively recently, and so you may not have had time to delve into some of the series that I’ve done in the past. Since there’s an extra Monday in August, I thought I’d post my most recent series, so that you all can peruse and catch up if there’s a topic you’ve missed. And the other posts in each series should be listed at the bottom of these posts, too.
Have fun!
PODCAST: Bring Back Vanilla Sex
What's Wrong with Vanilla Sex? Valentine's Day is coming up just around the corner, and that means that we're going to start to see lots and lots of...
Is Holding Men to a High Standard “Man-Bashing”?
Shelia here! My husband Keith wanted to come on here and talk about the remarks of "man-bashing" that have shown up in the comments recently. Here...
You Deserve a Grown-Up Spouse: Let’s Talk Weaponized Incompetence
What if a lot of entitlement comes from a desire to not have to grow up? It’s Rebecca on the blog today, and I’m expanding on what I sent in a...
How Emerson Eggerichs Misuses Scripture in Love & Respect
Emerson Eggerichs does not handle Scripture appropriately in Love & Respect. So many people defend the book Love & Respect, saying that it...
PODCAST: How Emerson Eggerichs MIsuses Scripture, feat. Nijay Gupta
It is not just that the book Love & Respect contains toxic teachings. It is also that the book doesn't handle the Bible properly, twisting...
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A Trick to Identifying the Issue That’s Causing your Marriage Problems
Sometimes, when life gets stressful, we feel like everything is going wrong. Everyone is picking at everyone else. You're late for everything. Your...
MARRIAGE ON HARD MODE SERIES: 6 Ways You May Be Doing Marriage on Hard Mode
Are you doing marriage on hard mode? In a few weeks Keith and I will be taking a two week vacation down east in our RV. We're heading to New...
How Our Son’s Death Affected Our Daughter
Tomorrow will be the 25th anniversary of my son Christopher's death. Every year I like to write something about grief and honor him in some way,...
PODCAST: Are We Making Marriage Harder Than it Needs to Be?
Are we making marriage too hard? It's September, and that means a new series on the blog (and on the podcast!). This month we're going to be talking...
The Problem with How Children’s Bibles Mess Up the Story of Adam and Eve
Joanna, who is the mom of two littles, has had a pet peeve for years about how baby Bibles and kids' Bibles mess up the story of Adam and Eve. I...
The Most Fun FREE Book Study Ever–The Great Sex Rescue! (with video)
Did you know that we have a FREE video study that goes along with The Great Sex Rescue? Be prepared for the most fun book study you'll ever do with...
DIRECT COMMUNICATION WRAP-UP: Can You Have That Conversation You’ve Been Putting Off?
We're at the end of our Direct Communication series, and I wanted to give you a final pep talk today! This month we've looked at why direct...
14 Tips for Safe–and Successful–Online Christian Dating!
So many people on this blog have found love through Christian online dating sites! I'm always amazed when I ask on social media who met their...
Habit Stacking: 10 Steps to Finally Have the Life You Yearn for this Year
Last year I learned the term "habit stacking", and it has changed my life immensely. As we're at the beginning of a new year, it's a natural time to...
It’s Going, Going, Gone!
31 Days to Great Sex is almost gone. Well, it will resurrect in the summer. But it's gone until then. Let me explain. I've been selling 31 Days to...
2019: The Year that The Emperor Had No Clothes
In my life, I have had several pivotal years that set me on a different trajectory--defining years that changed everything. Obviously I could say...
PODCAST EXTRAS: How 2019 Changed Me–and How Growth is the Word for 2020!
2019 was a watershed year for me. I'm talking about it more in tomorrow's post, when I share the behind-the-scenes look at how my goals and mission...
Top 10 Biggest Posts Written in 2019!
2019 is almost gone! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. It was so nice to have both my girls and their husbands home, and especially to have...
Emmanuel–God with Us. Merry Christmas!
The presents need wrapping (and one needs buying). A few gifts still need to be finished off. The bedrooms that will soon be filled by my kids who...
Start Your Engines Podcast: Why Great Sex Needs Us to Be Giving
What if great sex means that guys kind of have to be, well, super generous? Keith joined me for another podcast today aimed mostly (but not...
22 Sexy Stocking Stuffers for Your Husband
Maybe all he wants for Christmas...is YOU! Get him some sexy stocking stuffers you know he'll love (and that don't have to cost very much, either!)....
20 Awesome Family Board Games To Play Together
Every December 26, our family has a Christmas tradition: we play family board games. Usually I buy us a special game each year--a newer game that...
When Your Husband Doesn’t Protect You from Your Mother-in-Law (or other toxic relatives)
When you have difficult relationships with your in-laws, it's not up to you to sort it out. In general, it's better if the blood relative intervenes...
10 Ways to Bless Others (and Your Marriage!) This Christmas
Christmas is God announcing to the world, "Emmanuel", God is with us. It's God coming down in human form to bring the kingdom of heaven near, and to...
Podcast Extras: How to Handle Toxic Family Members at Christmas
What do you do when your extended family is just plain crazy? Or at least you FEEL like they're crazy? Today on the podcast I'm talking about how to...
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Great round up! I’m looking forward to reading these. 🙂
Since you asked what we would like to see in a series:
Getting your marriage back on track after it has been derailed by (fill in the blank, and maybe this changes depending on what derailed it)
The emotional and perspective issues for newlyweds. Sorry if this is hard to describe, but I think a lot of newlyweds, especially younger ones, start marriage with ideas like:
the wedding is a big party
your first loyalty is still to your family of origin
this is just a more permanent version of a dating relationship where God allows us to have sex
it’s okay to disagree in public or in front of the kids
if your friends and family have always given you good advice, you should continue to turn to them for advice (even if it has the effect of putting marital decisions up to a popular vote)
I would love something about how and when to give marriage advice to friends. When is it appropriate to mention if you feel like something is off and how to bring that up.
Oh, that’s a great idea for a series! About how to support marriages in your circle/community, and support people when something is really off. Maybe for December when we’re talking about family? I’ll put that in the docket!