What’s your schedule look like? If it’s anything like our schedule it’s busy. We’ve got one son going to play practice and another going to baseball games and when there isn’t a game they’re practicing. On baseball game nights, which is most weeknights, anyone who goes to the game typically isn’t home until after 10:00PM, […]
The church at Corinth was having issues regarding sex and sent questions to the Apostle Paul about the issues they were facing. Below is a part of Paul’s answer to the church at Corinth. 1 Corinthians 7:1-6 Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations […]
There are a lot of hurting people out there. Many of them have been abused and the abuser is still controlling them years after the abuse has stopped. The abuse is reflected in the sexual menu of their marriage. There are strict limits on the sexual activities that these couples can experience together. Couples physical […]
Hot, Holy, and Humorous’ post Oral Sex: Better to Give and Receive, Volume 1 got me thinking about a couple of articles by Dr. David Schnarch over on PsychologyToday.com, Sexual Relationships Always Consist of ‘Leftovers’ and People Have Sex Within The Limits of Their Development. Together the three kind of inspired this post regarding oral […]
Hello. It’s been awhile. Things have been very busy for me the past several months and, quite frankly, I haven’t had much time to think about writing let alone write anything. Well, today is different. I got inspired by a friend who is in a difficult marriage and wanted to share something for those of […]
What things are you doing to improve your marriage? What books are you reading (visit our store for some suggestions)? When was the last time you and your spouse attended a marriage enrichment event such as Weekend to Remember? When was the last time you planned a weekend trip for just you and your spouse? […]
There are things I don’t enjoy doing that I choose to do because others that I care about enjoy them. During this Holiday season a number of them have come up and, for the most part, I’ve dealt with them fairly maturely. I’ve found that controlling my own mental attitude toward those activities that I […]
Dr. Corey Allan of Simple Marriage has an especially good post entitled . Everyone should read it! Merry Christmas!
In her post Do You Really Have “Plenty of Time Later” to Nurture Your Marriage? at Intimacy in Marriage Julie Sibert discusses an important topic, nurturing your marriage. One of the things that I have noticed that happens too often in many businesses is allowing the urgent to take precedence over the important. It happens […]
Q. How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb? A. One–but the light bulb has to really want to change. One of the questions that comes up quite a bit is, how do I get my spouse to read this book/go to this conference/stop doing this activity/pay more attention to me? What […]
First, I’m sorry it’s been so long since my last post. The paying job has been very busy and I just haven’t had the time to think about a post let alone write one. Recently my Pastor has been speaking on spiritual maturity and he’s used the analogy of mountain climbing and reaching the summit […]
As I mentioned in earlier posts, I don’t like lima beans and my wife doesn’t like the texture of melons. We are each allowed to have our preferences. There is Nothing Wrong with Having Sexual Preferences. In every marriage there are probably some things that both spouses agree are morally wrong that they choose to […]
For some background on this post you’ll want to read Another Alternative over at Simple Marriage. Does your spouse need you? Do you need your spouse? How much does your spouse’s attitudes and actions affect you? Are you so entwined with your spouse that it is unclear where you stop and they begin? Is this […]
I’m thrilled to have Julie Sibert of www.IntimacyInMarriage.com. as our first ever guest poster. Here at A Grown Up Marriage we talk quite a bit about qualities like integrity, honesty, and truth. We talk about how these qualities serve to enhance all aspects of intimacy, being truly known, in our marriage. Too often in marriage […]
