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Reader Question: Should You Let Unmarried Couples Share a Room when Visiting?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 9, 2018 | Preparing for Marriage, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Here’s the scenario: a couple is visiting you this summer at your cottage or at your home. Should you let them share a room if they live together already (or you know they’re sexually active?) Every Monday I like to post a reader question, and this is a...

How to Stop Feeling Guilty All the Time–and Get Your Life Back

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 25, 2017 | Faith

Do you struggle with guilt because you’re not doing enough? People are upset at you? You should be a better friend? I certainly do. And last night I had a bit of a breakthrough as to the root of the problem. It all started with a bit of a journey I took on the...

7 Ways to Comfort a Friend Through Grief

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 7, 2017 | Grief

How can you help a friend through grief? Yesterday we celebrated what would have been my son’s 21st birthday. He never made it to see his first. It’s almost ironic, but Christopher is the reason that I started writing and speaking. Way back in the late...

Reader Question: Do I Tell if I Find Out My Friend Had an Affair?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 12, 2017 | Marriage, Sex

Do you tell on a friend if you find out she had an affair? Every Monday I like to post a reader question, and today’s is a biggie: so a friend had an affair, and it’s gotten really complicated. Do you tell her family? I’m honestly not sure how to...

What We Need Stop Saying to Single People

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 1, 2017 | Preparing for Marriage

Sometimes, even though we’re well-meaning, we end up saying really stupid things to single people. It’s Thursday morning, and the bedhead is real with me today. I meant to get up early and write an epic post to end my series this week on cultures that...

Why It’s OK To Have “Friends for a Season”

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 31, 2017 | Uncategorized

Sometimes we make “friends for a season”. And that’s okay. Every Friday I like to leave you with one thought for the weekend. And today it’s simply this: If you’re lonely, it’s okay to go out and make friends with people that...