Sheila here! When I was planning last week's podcast looking at how the authors and organizations that we critiqued in The Great Sex Rescue had responded to our book, I started making a list of all the things that they had acccused us of. By the end of that effort, I...
What if men are finding it hard to find a mate because women are getting higher standards? That's the claim in a new article in Psychology Today that's going crazy on social media right now: And I checked out the references the post uses, and they appear to hold up! A...
My husband told me yesterday that I was in the middle of the "long dark night of the soul." We went down to a winery to celebrate our anniversary and we were just talking about the last year, and where we're at now emotionally and where we think we'll end up in five...
So many women whose marriages have fallen apart end up on this blog, wondering if there is any hope for finding the kind of love that God designed for marriage. And today I have a lovely story I want to share with you from Manndi deBoef, one of my readers. As may of...
Can you "get over" grief? Can you recover from the loss of a child, the loss of a spouse, or the loss of a parent so that life can become normal again? A few years ago I wrote an important post on what grief looks like, and that post has been shared a bunch of times...
This week the world watched as America went crazy. It actually broke my heart to see the nation that has been the shining light of democracy the world around have insurrectionists attempt a coup. I have had the privilege of visiting so many moving American monuments...
Last week Instagram went crazy because model Chrissy Teigen posted a heartbreaking picture after her miscarriage. While there was an outpouring of support, there was also a ton of criticism. She has no right to be sad because of her political views. She shouldn't be...
When someone you love is grieving, how can you reach out and do something tangible to help? Today is the 24th anniversary of my son Christopher's death (you can read more about that here). I know many of you have walked through grief, too: miscarriages, stillbirths....
Some women carry a gene that makes it very likely they will develop breast cancer or ovarian cancer. What do you do when you get that diagnosis? Evelyn and I attended Queen's University in Kingston together. We met in September of first year at the IVCF (Christian...
I get so many questions from women who are fighting breast cancer, or who have come through the other side, wondering what happens now? Have we lost intimacy? Will our marriage survive? I've watched many friends, my sister-in-law, and even my mother walk through...
What is happening in the United States right now, and around the world, is a wake up call and a time to lament. Yesterday I was on FaceTime with my oldest daughter Rebecca as she got her baby Alex out of his crib from a nap. He snuggled into her, and she was laughing...
The Bible tells us to rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Well, I'm doing both, so I guess you all better get busy! 🙂 This isn't going to be a long post today, but instead more of an update. It's Victoria Day here in Canada, where we get a...
Today is the holiest day of the year, when we remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us. He left heaven to enter into our pain and suffering, and show us how to live with love, passion, and abandon. And then He showed us that the triumph of life is not achieving...
I really have nothing nice or uplifting to say about COVID and what we're going through right now. I posted this on Facebook yesterday, and it got such a big reaction that I thought it may be worth saying here, too!...
Can you get over a broken heart? Can you heal from the hurt of past relationships? This month on Wednesdays we're talking about the idea of "soul ties". I started by talking about what that phrase means, and then last week I asked the question, "Does having sex cause...