5 Ways to Make Sure the Purity Message Doesn’t Backfire

by Sheila Gregoire | Dec 10, 2015 | Sex

Can the purity message end up backfiring, making our young people too nervous about sex? I’m actually taking a down week this week, away from my computer, but some wonderful people have agreed to step in and share some thoughts they’ve been having....

Wifey Wednesday: How Do We Manage Expectations About Sex?

by Sheila Gregoire | Nov 25, 2015 | fun in bed

Expectations about sex can seriously affect our enjoyment of marriage. It’s Wednesday, the day when we always talk marriage! I introduce a topic, and then you all can link up at the bottom with your own marriage posts. And today I want to share a personal story...

Guard Their Hearts

by Sheila Gregoire | Sep 26, 2014 | culture, Faith, Parenting, teenagers

Next Tuesday I’m starting a series on this blog that I’m so excited about–how we need to start reframing how we teach kids about sex, and how we need to watch the messages we’re inadvertently giving about sex. To get ready for that series, I...

Intimacy Before Marriage: It’s More than Just Sex!

by Sheila Gregoire | May 8, 2014 | intimacy, libido, Sex, teenagers

Yesterday Darby Dugger shared a great post about her biggest regret: not staying pure until marriage. I’ve written at length on the blog about why we should wait until marriage for sex, and why God made sex just for marriage. But sometimes I fear that in all of...

Why I Wish I Had Stayed Pure Before Marriage

by Sheila Gregoire | May 7, 2014 | Marriage, Sex

Today, on Wifey Wednesday, we welcome guest poster Darby Dugger, who is talking about staying pure before marriage. And remember: every Wednesday, you can link up your own marriage posts in the linky below! “We have a young sister, and her breasts are not yet...

Reader Question: How Do I Resist Having Sex with My Fiance?

by Sheila Gregoire | Sep 30, 2013 | Sex

Every Monday I like to post a Reader Question and take a stab at it! Today let’s deal with one I get frequently from young women: “I want to wait until marriage, but it’s hard!” Here’s one email that I received: My boyfriend and I really...

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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.