During a conversation with a group of friends the other day, we got on to the topics we discuss in our premarital classes. ‘The sex class, how do you do that?’ My friend asked ‘Is this directed at them when they are married couples? Cos you know married couples don’t have sex don’t you?!!’ He […]
Do you remember the film, ‘What to expect when you are expecting’? Based on the novel of the same name, the film chronicles the lives of five couples as they each try to start a family. I remember it being a bit of a comedy, and not having much of an impact on me when I […]
‘Naked’ she said ‘Like I was just out of the bath in my towel and someone snatched it off me. So so vulnerable.’ I was having coffee with my recently widowed friend and she was trying to explain to me how she felt. ‘I now understand what the Bible means when it says your husband is […]
Whether our sexuality has brought us deep fulfilment or led us into pain, despair, frustration or even boredom, we are created as sexual people in God’s image – male and female. In Genesis 2:24-25, we see that God’s design for a man and woman is to be united as one flesh. God usually signifies a […]
Whilst reading an article some days ago, I recalled a conversation I had with my daughter about role models. She was sharing her thoughts on who her friends’ role models are People like Jaden Smith, Beyonce, yes, mostly famous people. I can bet if we take a poll of who our children consider role models, […]
In today’s world, the haves makes an extra effort to distinguish themselves from the have nots. Money is often linked to a number of critical decisions in adulthood. It is amazing how many women and men are not shy to admit that one of the qualities they seek in a potential spouse is that “he/she […]
It’s interesting how when we are getting married our focus is very much on the individual we are marrying, and so it should be. But we tend to forget that each one of us comes with our entire self….. at the very minimum we are the sum total of our experiences, our upbringing and our […]
God designed our sex lives to be enjoyable and fulfilling. When God made a helpmate for Adam, she was suitable, complementary and adaptable to his needs – emotionally, physically and spiritually. When the first marriage was established, the joining of the male and the female entity into one established the marriage covenant and set the […]
Money and finances in marriage is always a topic that generates intense and interesting discussions amongst married and singletons. The beauty of our Christian walk is that we already have a manual that provides guidelines on how to manage our finances as couples. As couples, we have differing opinions and attitudes about money and if […]
A thought crossed my mind a few weeks back that perhaps I should focus my efforts on developing my communication with my husband. That might seem an obvious thing to have or desire in a marriage but I was thinking more along the lines of the fact that, as long as we have great communication […]
