Did Mama Tell You About Sex?

I posed a question to a friend, asking what was the best advise her mother ever gave her. She fumbled and struggled to find the words. I hadn’t meant to ask a loaded question. I was just curious of what other mothers had offered up and wondered if I had given similar...

Comforted

It’s Wednesday morning. I’ve just finished getting my kids up and ready for the day when I get the phone call. “Honey, I have some news,” I hear my mom’s voice on the line. “Uncle Jimmy had a heart attack last night, he’s gone.” What? I think. How? What happened? I’m...

A Guide to Great Sex – For Singles

Sex is not only a coming together of two bodies, it’s more than that: A melding of two bodies, hearts, and spirits. Whether it is obvious at the time or not, there is much more to sex than just a physical release. There is a psychological and spiritual shift that...

That’s Not How It Is

“Everything comes easily for you.” I sat in stunned silence, not knowing how to respond. “Are you kidding me?” was my first thought. Maybe I should start closer to the beginning of the story. I came to Minnesota for college not knowing anyone in the whole state, or...

25 Years and Counting

I have now been married for 25 years to the man of my dreams. How in the world did that happen? It seems like it was just a few years ago that we were speaking those vows of love, commitment, and promise to each other. And he still maintains that they have been 22 of...

Wanted

“Mommy, whose tummy did you come from?” Jasmine, my four year old, asked one early morning while lying in bed with me. It’s a common conversation in our house, babies coming from mommies’ tummies. “Grandma Annie,” I reply. “And Abe came from your tummy?” “Yes.” “Did...