Wifey Wednesday: A Big Thank You to the Husbands of Sexual Abuse Survivors

by Sheila Gregoire | May 31, 2017 | abuse, healing, peace

Some of the biggest heroes, to me, are the faithful men who stand beside their wives as they deal with the memories, trauma, and aftermath of sexual abuse–and help them heal. And I want to talk about that today. This may be a bit of a different post because...

10 Reasons We Need to Stop Romanticizing the Amish

by Sheila Gregoire | May 30, 2017 | abuse, culture

The buggies. The farms. The laundry hanging out on the line, the girls learning how to bake, the boys in the fields. Amish life seems so idyllic! And so we Christians gobble up millions of romance novels about the Amish. We travel to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to see...

The Only Way to Defeat Sexual Shame

by Sheila Gregoire | Nov 18, 2016 | healing, 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...

Why “20 Minutes of Action” Can Steal a Life

by Sheila Gregoire | Jun 9, 2016 | abuse, culture, healing, responsibility

Like many of you, I’ve been sickened by the story of the Stanford swimmer who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman, and received only 6 months in jail. And especially sickened by his father’s letter to the judge, asking the judge to consider the...

Let’s Not Make Women Powerless in the Name of God

by Sheila Gregoire | Apr 18, 2016 | abuse, healing

My heart hurts when I hear stories of what happens when women (or children or men, for that matter) are made powerless. (I know on Mondays I publish Reader Questions, but I really wanted to write this post last night. The reader question will come on Thursday!)...

Can God Really Have an Impact on Your Marriage?

by Sheila Gregoire | Apr 15, 2016 | abuse, divorce, Faith, healing

Does having God in a marriage make a difference? Every Friday I like to write a 400-word inspirational marriage moment–just something short, with one quick thought, that you can take with you on the weekend. Okay, scratch that. Not EVERY Friday. Because this...

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About Sheila

Sheila Wray Gregoire has been married for 25 years and happily married for 20! She loves traveling around North America with her hubby in their RV, giving her signature "Girl Talk" about sex and marriage. And she's written 8 books. About sex and marriage. See a theme here? Plus she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.