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10 Things I Learned on the Other Side of the World

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 11, 2018 | Faith

Last week our family returned from a missions trip to a children’s home in Kenya. It was our fourth time visiting the Mulli Children’s Family, a home to orphaned, abandoned, or abused children. MCF was started a Kenyan almost 30 years ago. Charles Mulli...

A True Life Story of Healing after Sexual Shame: Beauty from Ashes

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 5, 2018 | Sex

One of the things the #metoo and #churchtoo movements have highlighted is the burden of sexual shame. Sometimes that burden comes through no fault of our own–we were targeted, and we were victims. Other times shame comes because we made mistakes. But even those...

The Night My Marriage Almost Ended

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 26, 2018 | Emotional Connection, Resolving Conflict

Do your conflicts with your spouse ever get far more serious than you ever intended them to be? You dig in, and you don’t realize the effect this is having. I found an amazing new marriage blogger on Twitter lately, who just shares some great insights about what...

Reader Question: Why Are We Feeling Distant AFTER Dealing with our Problems?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 15, 2018 | Resolving Conflict

Why is that one step forward often means two steps back when you’re trying to fix big marriage problems? This week on the blog we’re going to be looking at how to tackle big things in your marriage. And one thing I’ve noticed is that often when you...

The Main Reason People Annoy Us–and How to Stop It!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 1, 2017 | Family

One of the reasons I love being a blogger is that I love telling people what to do. My downfall is that at times others do not seem to recognize the brilliance of my insight, but I console myself in the fact that one day they might! Hence, I know that one of the sins...

Why “20 Minutes of Action” Can Steal a Life

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 9, 2016 | Abuse

Like many of you, I’ve been sickened by the story of the Stanford swimmer who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman, and received only 6 months in jail. And especially sickened by his father’s letter to the judge, asking the judge to consider the...