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Wifey Wednesday: Adults Need Bedtimes, Too!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 18, 2017 | Emotional Connection, Healthy Living, Spending Time Together

Adults need bedtimes, too. Seriously. It’s Wednesday, the day when we talk marriage! Right now, as I told you earlier this week, I’m in Vancouver, with my dad in a hospital as we spend his last days on earth together. So since I don’t have time to...

Wifey Wednesday: Parents, It’s Okay to Need Some Sleep!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 30, 2016 | Parenting Small Children

For those of you blessed with children, it’s often easy to forget that you were a wife before you were a mother. And I think the wife role is actually the more important one, because once you’re a mom, other people are now depending on you! It’s...

10 Ways to Make Your Evening Less Hectic–So You Can Have Fun Later!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 29, 2016 | Healthy Living, Homemaking

Does your marriage suffer because by the time the kids are in bed, you’re just exhausted? Today Jessica from Life as Mom and I are switching places to blog on this theme! Jessica writes amazing stuff about how to get organized and how to get your priorities...

Sleep is a Marriage Issue

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 23, 2015 | Resolving Conflict

I have a new feature every Friday, where I try to give a 400-word inspirational message about marriage. Here’s something I found in 2008 that I thought I’d rerun for today, because it goes so well with my article yesterday on the best time of day to argue...

Reader Question: Sleeping in Separate Rooms When Married

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 13, 2015 | Marriage, Sexual Intimacy, Spending Time Together

What happens when couples start sleeping in separate rooms? Is it that big a deal? It’s Monday, the day that I like to post a Reader Question and take a stab at answering it. One reader recently wrote: Personally at the moment I am not sleeping with my husband...

Reader Question: My Husband is Too Tired for Sex

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 3, 2014 | Healthy Living, Libido, Marriage, Sex

Every Monday I like to post a Reader Question and take a stab at answering it. Today’s is one that lots of people struggle with: what do we do if we’re just too tired for sex? What advice do you offer women who are married to men who are a little older and...