Marriage Moment Archives - To Love, Honor and Vacuum

Why Loving Someone is Not a Burden

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 24, 2017 | Marriage

Is being in a marriage where you owe someone something really such a bad thing? Every Friday I like to leave you with one thought to take you through the weekend. Today I thought I’d take a step backwards for a minute and examine a cultural trend that I see that...

Why Anger Is Not Always a Bad Emotion–even in Marriage

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 10, 2017 | Resolving Conflict

Is it okay to speak the truth in love in marriage? This week started out with an interesting discussion on the blog about what to do if your husband has a really big belly–which makes sex difficult. A number of commenters said that this was completely an invalid...

If My Husband Betrays Me, How Can I Trust the Memories?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 2, 2016 | Pornography, Resolving Conflict

Can your husband be both good and bad at the same time? If he betrays you, does that mean the love wasn’t real? This week on To Love, Honor and Vacuum we’ve been looking at how to rebuild trust. We started with talking about how in Christian circles women...

The Only Way to Defeat Sexual Shame

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 18, 2016 | Sexual Intimacy

Do you struggle with sexual shame? This week we’ve been focusing on libido. I talked about how to get over sexual shame and feel some sexual confidence; we looked at how to feel confident in our bodies; and then there was such an insightful post by Jay Dee on...

How Freedom and Passion for God Go Together–Even in the Bedroom

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 11, 2016 | Making Sex Feel Good, Sexual Intimacy

Why is it that passion in the bedroom is so hard to experience for so many Christian women? We’ve been talking this week about how God made sex to be amazing (with a slight detour for my post-election post!), and we started off the week looking at how sacred sex...

A Marriage Crisis Can Also Mean The Biggest Opportunity

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 4, 2016 | Resolving Conflict

When we find ourselves in the midst of a marriage crisis, it can feel like all is lost. The relationship is dead. This week on To Love, Honor and Vacuum I’ve been looking at legacy. I told you about our 25th anniversary party, but then we pivoted and looked at...