15 Nov Sexual Intimacy During Extended Illness
How do a husband and wife keep their sexual relationship healthy during times of serious illness especially when the recovery takes time? Here are two keys Jim and I have learned are very important!...
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15 Nov Spiritual Intimacy in Marriage
As with other forms of intimacy, there are a number of critical components or building blocks to spiritual intimacy....
05 Nov Challenges of Sex and Illness
This is the first article in a series about sex and illness. How was sex for Jim and Carrie impacted by Carrie's brain surgery and recovery?...
01 Nov Intellectual Intimacy in Marriage
Posted at 14:55h
in Commitment, Communication, Intellectual Intimacy, Intimacy, Marriage Improvement
Intellectual intimacy is a vital component of an overall sense of closeness. It includes the connection of minds, values, and interests....
20 Oct Sexual Intimacy in Marriage
Sexual intimacy in marriage is critical to a healthy, happy relationship between husband and wife. Along with the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual aspects, God designed husband and wife to enjoy the experience of sexual intimacy in marriage: intimacy, as we’ve just defined it, is the ultimate human...
08 Oct Emotional Intimacy in Marriage
A soulmate connection is a phrase that sometimes defines emotional intimacy. It describes a deep bond between a husband and wife that may be referred to as love talk. There are those who distinguish between the two by assuming emotional intimacy is developed, whereas a...
19 Sep Intimacy and Sex in Marriage
An iceberg can be used to explain the relationship between intimacy and sex in a marriage relationship with sex as the "tip" of the relationship. ...
13 Sep Carrie Update: Sept 13
Carrie continues to feel well. Tests have indicated there are subtle changes in her condition: Some constricting of blood vessels is occurring (vasospasms) There is a slight diminishing of strength in her left arm (reflecting on the right side of the brain where the operation occurred) To adjust to...
12 Sep Carrie’s Update: Monday, September 12, 2011, 6 pm.
Dear Readers, As expected, Carrie’s recovery is coming along well, and she could now be moved from ICU as soon as a bed becomes available in the observation ward. She sat up in a chair for her meals and has been awake a little bit longer...
09 Sep Update on Mom’s/Carrie’s condition: Friday, September 09, 2011
I received this email from Jim (my Dad) this morning. You MUST read it. - Josh Praise Jesus, Carrie's operation was totally successful! At the time of the writing of this update, it is 4 am and the surgical team has just finished a long, 8-hour operation. The...