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10 Ways to Laugh with Extended Family this Christmas

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 19, 2017 | Doing Life Together

Are your Christmases with extended family often, quite frankly, boring? When I was younger I loved Christmas. It brought family, which meant having other children to play with and to sleep over–it was the best part of my year. Unfortunately, my grandparents were...

Reader Question: How Do I Handle Christmas When Some Family Members Won’t Talk to Me?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 18, 2017 | Family

Celebrating Christmas, when you are estranged from important people in your life, is very hard. I have a dear friend who is currently not speaking to siblings. The rift was their decision, not hers, taken because she stood up for something on principle (and she was in...

How to Buy Christmas Couples’ Gifts–for Yourselves!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 6, 2017 | Emotional Connection

Are you the kind of couple who buys each other Christmas gifts–or who goes in together and buys one big couple gift? It’s Wednesday, the day we always talk about marriage and how to feel close. And so today I thought I’d tackle Christmas gifts. Keith...

Stocking Stuffers for Your Husband: 34 Out-of-the-Box Ideas!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 29, 2017 | Marriage

This post may contain links to amazon products. After you navigate to Amazon using one of my links, any products you purchase during that visit earn me a commission at no additional cost to you. Do you struggle to find amazing stocking stuffers for your husband? One...

Top 10 Ways Vacations with Your Kids Can Be Amazing

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 1, 2017 | Doing Life Together, Spending Time Together

Taking vacations with kids is what summer is all about! Whenever summer comes I think camping and airplanes and laughter and hotel rooms and bugs. And it’s awesome. My youngest daughter turned 20 last week, so I have no more teenagers. But we still try to take...

Can Sex and Family Vacations Go Together?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 24, 2017 | Doing Life Together

Summer is a time for family vacations. But can family vacations and sex go together? It’s our last week of our Sizzling Summer Sex Series! All through the month of July, we’ve been talking about how to make sex sizzle in your marriage. And I thought it may...