Welcome to our new website!
It looks like you’re trying to find some content that isn’t available anymore. I (Sheila) have been blogging at To Love, Honor and Vacuum since 2008–that’s a lot of blog posts over the years!
As we moved to Bare Marriage, we were picky about what content we brought over. The post you are looking for didn’t make the cut. However, there are still over 900 posts on this website so I am sure you can find something for your situation here!
Here’s where you can search for specific topics, or else see the latest on the blog:
Recent Posts
The Emotional Journey with Vaginismus
Vaginismus was a big part of the early story of my marriage. We were greeted on our wedding night by an inability to have intercourse because it hurt too much. I was expecting sex to hurt a little bit, but not like that. It caused so many hurt feelings on both sides....
Poll: Women More Likely to Be Sexually Harrassed at Church than at Work
Do women feel safer at church or at work? Over the last few weeks the "lust" debate, for lack of a better word, has been heating up on Facebook and Instagram. I've been sharing that presenting the idea that lust is every man's battle is defeatist towards men but is...
Why Is Most Marriage Advice Given to Women? Our Podcast!
Ever noticed that most marriage books center the majority of their advice on women? And most instructions for how to get marriages to change focus on what women can do differently. Today on the Bare Marriage podcast, we're focusing on WHY the advice is often aimed at...
My Take on Josh Duggar’s Guilty Verdict: Amnon and Tamar Replayed
Josh Duggar has just been found guilty of possessing and receiving child sexual abuse materials. On a personal level, I am glad that the guilty verdict came down. But I'd like to talk about some wider issues in the evangelical church that this case revealed. For those...
Lust Revisited, Just Done with It, and More! Our Weekly Round Up
We had some WILD conversations about lust on Facebook this week!But first--the podcast is delayed by a day. I know today is podcast day, and it's all recorded, but Katie, who does my editing and uploading, was without internet all day yesterday due to an internet...
Unique Period Care Products that Can Revolutionize Your Life
I know this is way too much TMI, but reusable menstrual products changed my life. Seriously. I'm three years past menopause now, but I've become a huge advocate for reusable menstrual products, because for the last 15 years of my period I used them. I found regular...
Merch is Here! It’s time to Be a Biblical Woman!
People have been asking me to get merch for the longest time, and I've just never had the bandwidth to sit down and figure it out. But inspired by the webinars we're doing this week (Tea and Tent Pegs was AMAZING last night with Kristin Kobes Du Mez and Beth Allison...
6 Reasons Your Mind and Body May Not Connect During Sex
Sex would be so much easier if our bodies would just do what we want them to do, wouldn't it? Or if our minds would just get "in the game" when it was time? Welcome to our Embodiment Series, where we're talking about the mind-body connection. We're going to start in...
Postpartum Hand Jobs, Webinars, and a Pornified View of Women
This was a week where postpartum hand jobs were debated on Facebook a TON--and it was super interesting. On Friday I'm starting to do a round-up of the best of my social media platforms this week, for those of you who may have missed it. Often the best content is on...