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Reader Question: Why Can’t I Get In the Mood?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 19, 2018 | Libido

Do you find that you can’t get in the mood and can’t get mentally ready for sex because you dread it? For the next few days we’re talking on the blog about how to embrace your sexuality, and I want to start with this reader question from a woman who...

Fight the Frump: Let’s Get Dressed!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 13, 2017 | Homemaking

Do you feel frumpy? Look, no one has to live up to society’s standard of beauty. No one needs to be a size 4. But what I’m talking about has nothing to do with your figure and everything to do with the amount of effort we decide to put into our appearance....

How I Use a Capsule Wardrobe to Fight the Frump!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 2, 2016 | Uncategorized

My daughter Rebecca recently started preaching to me about the benefits of a capsule wardrobe. Basically, you try to get your wardrobe down to only a certain number of pieces–some say 25, some say 40–and then you work with just those. You buy high quality...

Wifey Wednesday: How God Wrote Our Love Story

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 15, 2015 | Resolving Conflict, Tough Marriage Situations

Sometimes the love story we dream of isn’t the one we end up living. But that doesn’t mean that it’s not also a love-ly story. It’s Wednesday, the day when we always talk marriage! And I give you a chance to link up your marriage posts in the...

Why I Couldn’t Get Undressed on my Wedding Night

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 17, 2013 | Marriage, Sexual Intimacy

When I wrote The Good Girl’s Guide to Great Sex, one of the main reasons that I did so was because of my horrible wedding night. I had read some Christian books about how to make sex great right off the bat, and they left me a nervous wreck. I tried to write a...