new year Archives - To Love, Honor and Vacuum

8 Signs the Evangelical Conversation about Sex and Marriage Changed in 2021

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 3, 2022 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

As we begin 2022, I feel that there has been a shift in the air. I ended 2021 with a personal post saying that I was very, very tired. And I really was! I took the last two weeks almost completely off (we did record the audio versions of the upcoming The Good...

10 Things God Showed You About Marriage Last Year

by Joanna Sawatsky | Jan 8, 2019 | Emotional Connection, Marriage

What did God show you about marriage in 2018? 2018 got billed by many as a “bad” year. And maybe, for you, that’s true. Maybe you were desperate to turn the calendar to January so you could see the fresh start. Or maybe 2018 was bliss and...

The ONE Thing That Can Change Your Marriage This Year

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 2, 2019 | Marriage

Most of us have goals for the new year–or at least things we’d LIKE to change in the year coming up. Today I’d like to share with you all kinds of different ideas of things that can help your marriage this year. You just get to choose which one...

Why Character Matters: Let’s Decide to Be Good, Not Just Successful

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 1, 2018 | Family

Just a quick New Year’s thought on what to aim for! I’m sitting here in my pyjamas after having a quiet New Year’s Eve with my husband, watching some TV and knitting the bridesmaids’ shawls for my daughter Katie’s wedding next month. And...

Things To Say Good-Bye To

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 30, 2011 | Managing Money, Marriage, Tough Marriage Situations

The New Year is a time for Goodbyes–to leave things behind. Here’s a New Year’s column from 2012 on things to say good-bye to as the clock strikes midnight. Time is supposed to pass more quickly as one ages, but I never really believed them until...