10 Ways to Stay Close When You’re in a Period of Waiting

by Joanna Sawatsky | Nov 27, 2018 | Faith, Marriage

Waiting is hard. You have no control. There’s nothing you can do to make it better. And in those moments, how do you stay close to your spouse? I invited Joanna, who works for me, to write a post today on how she and Josiah have handled waiting in the last year,...

10 Ways to Initiate Prayer with Your Spouse

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 24, 2014 | Spiritual Intimacy in Marriage

Praying as a couple can be challenging. Many of us aren’t comfortable praying out loud, and so we’re not sure how to bring prayer into our marriage. In fact, I had a man email recently saying, “you have lots of articles on initiating sex, but how do...

Reader Question: When Your Husband is Not a Spiritual Leader

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 24, 2013 | Marriage, Spiritual Intimacy in Marriage

What do you do if your husband is not a spiritual leader? Every Monday I like to take a Reader Question and take a stab at answering it. Today a woman writes: Help! My husband is not a spiritual leader: I’m at a loss. I love my husband. He is a good man, father...

Beautiful Email: Pray with Your Husband

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 18, 2012 | Emotional Connection, Marriage, Sexual Intimacy

I received this note in part of an email from reader Carol, who is 64 years old and has been married for 45 years to “her best friend”. She writes: My #1 suggestion for strengthening a marriage: My husband and I pray together as a couple when we wake up in...