Did You Survive “I Kissed Dating Goodbye”?

by Sheila Gregoire | Aug 3, 2017 | preparing for marriage, teenagers

Like many parents of 90s kids, I once embraced I Kissed Dating Goodbye. Written by then-21-year-old Joshua Harris, it was all about how “dating” is dangerous and will wreck your ability to have a good marriage. Instead, what we should aim for is...

Reader question: Help! My Grandson is Addicted to His Girlfriend

by Rebecca Gregoire | Apr 24, 2017 | abuse, Parenting, sons

What do you do when someone you love is in a relationship with a horrible person? It’s Rebecca here today (my mom is super busy gearing up for something big this week!). We’ve talked about what to do when someone’s in an inappropriate relationship,...

On Peanut Butter and How I Sinned Against My Children

by Sheila Gregoire | Apr 6, 2017 | teenagers

So apparently I am a big ole’ sinner. David’s likely right (he’s the one who called me a sinner). Oh, and my daughter has a boyfriend (he’s her boyfriend). The younger daughter, not that married one, that is (Phew!). I’ll let Katie fill...

10 Things That Scare Me About the “Purity” Culture

by Sheila Gregoire | Jan 19, 2016 | teenagers

Does the purity culture movement do more harm than good? Last week I wrote a three part series on vaginismus, when you experience pain during intercourse. And in that series we ended up discussing the purity culture in modern Christianity, and its potentially harmful...

Letter to Me: What I’d Say to 17-Year-Old Me

by Sheila Gregoire | Oct 15, 2015 | purpose, Sheila Snippets, teenagers

I am a complete sap for tear jerker country music songs. And now that my kids have turned me on to Apple Music, I’m listening to a whole bunch more of them everyday! One of my favourites has always been Brad Paisley’s “Letter to Me”, where he writes a letter to...

Real Christians Can Get Tattoos

by Sheila Gregoire | May 23, 2014 | Faith, grace

Is there a litmus test for being a Christian? Absolutely. And I think they figured it out around 300 A.D., when a group of bishops got together and wrote the Apostle’s Creed. It’s short, it’s to the point, and it’s everything that should unite...

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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.