self-esteem | To Love, Honor and Vacuum

Do You Put Your Wife’s Needs First? Plus 2 Extra Ways to Boost Her Self-Image! Comments of the Week

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Feb 21, 2020 | Marriage

I am personally very glad this week is over! I’ve (Rebecca) been looking over the blog since Sheila (my mom) has been on her vacation (they are having a lovely time, by the way!). View this post on Instagram Haven’t been posting on social media much...

Ever Feel Like God Doesn’t Really Like You?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 12, 2018 | Faith

Sometimes, when I look at what Christians believe about God, I think: No wonder so many Christians have such low self-esteem! I recently received a letter from a woman that I think is a really important one.A woman writes about all the theology that she’s been...

Helping our Daughters Navigate Through a Sexually Aggressive Culture

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 30, 2014 | Abuse, Faith, Family, Parenting Teenagers

Today please welcome Sarah Ball, aka The Virtuous Woman Exposed, as she shares about how to help protect and teach our daughters in a sexually aggressive culture. My husband was shocked to hear from me that from the age of 13 -19, I had never had a job where I...

The Battle of Insecurity as a Mom

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 30, 2014 | Family

Today’s guest post is from Sarah Ball, aka The Virtuous Woman Exposed, talking about insecurity as a mom. I dare you to get through this without laughing! I had 2 health care appointments recently – one for an overall health examination, the other for an...

Genetic Curse?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 25, 2014 | Faith, Family, Parenting Teenagers

Is the genetic curse real–are we destined to copy our parents? In my quest to take a bit more vacation this summer, I’m rerunning some older columns. This one, which addresses this whole “genetic curse” issue, first appeared January 14, 2005....

Can You Praise Your Kids Too Much?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 26, 2013 | Faith, Family

Is it possible to be too nice to your children? Yesterday I was listening to the radio and was reminded of that fact that the people with the highest self-esteem tend to be those on death row. Those who feel best about themselves are often criminals. Indeed,...