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What Do I Do if My Husband is a Workaholic?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 2, 2018 | Resolving Conflict

How do you deal with a husband who is a workaholic? This month on the blog we’re going to be talking about intimacy, and how to build your relationship so you feel closer. All the Wednesdays will be dedicated to different aspects of intimacy! Yesterday I started...

Aiming Lower: Is Honest Hard Work So Bad?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 16, 2018 | Parenting Teenagers

Is there anything wrong with honest, hard work? Are blue collar jobs really so bad? As we’re getting ready to head off for our missions trip to Kenya next week, I’ve been looking over some older articles to rerun that I think are worth talking about again....

Top 10 Things I Will ALWAYS Hate Doing

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 9, 2018 | Homemaking

I once heard that the definition of maturity is deciding to do things you don’t want to do because they need to get done. If that’s the case, then I’m super mature. Because I feel like I spend a lot of time doing things I have to psyche myself up...

Reader Question: What if God’s Telling Me to Quit My Job–but He’s Not Telling My Husband?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 8, 2018 | Emotional Connection, Faith, Marriage

Should you quit your job? What if you feel like God is telling you to quit your job, but your husband doesn’t agree? This week at To Love, Honor and Vacuum we’re going to be talking about how we do family life–how we decide when to work, when to have...

Wifey Wednesday: You Can’t Afford to Live Separate Lives

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 28, 2017 | Faith, Marriage

I don’t believe that God would call you to anything–a ministry, a job–that would cause you and your husband to live separate lives. I have a lot on my heart this week. Last week I wrote what I think is likely the most important series I’ve ever...

How to Generate Income from Home & Boost Your Family Budget!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 8, 2017 | Uncategorized

One of the things I’m most grateful for is that throughout all of my marriage I’ve been able to work from home. When the kids were young it meant squeezing time in during naptime, or taking a few hours on the weekends when Keith was home. As they grew...