You didn’t come of too strong at all. Thank you for taking time to share your thoughts. They are so important. <3

Aw, thanks for that. I’ll look forward to hearing additional Q&A about it. I realize I came off strongly, asking about articles on the other side – I’m sorry for that & didn’t mean offense. You’re absolutely right: I can only change me – and that with God’s help! I guess I need to learn to deal with frustration gracefully. I know in my head that Jesus must be enough and that I can’t expect my husband to fill all my needs – that’s a burden only God can bear… I just forget. Need to quiet my heart & remember.

That’s a question that others have as well. I currently have some extra questions/answers we’re adding to this series. I will make sure to include this one. As for where all the article are about husband’s duty to their husband…. they are out there! I am happy to share those here on the blog too. I guess my only thought is this: We can’t change other people. We can only change ourselves. So how are we going to respond when our husband’s don’t see the need or have the desire to be with us physically?

I cannot recommend wwww.livinginlove.org enough! It is another piece of our journey over the past 4yrs that healed and made our marriage into the true image of Christ. We went on one of their marriage retreats and started to work through past pains in & out of our relationship that affect our hearts and make it hard to open up… so much healing happened that weekend. What a gift it was. And then followed up with a weekly series of sessions to delve deeper and reunite in mind, body, and spirit as God intended. It’s a great program for married couples as well as engaged couples. Our only regret is that our marriage prep program wasn’t this profound. I think we would have had a easier journey to this point but then again, that’s all in His plan too. And because of our struggles and want for other engaged couples to be better equipped for this sacred work of Marriage, we became Living in Love mentors to engaged couples. It’s changing the world one couple at a time! Check it out. *It is a Catholic program and I don’t know if there are enough mentors to step outside of that faith but… it would be awesome to see it take off in all faiths and even non-denominational as the founders do a beautiful job of equating God=love. It speaks to everyone. It spoke to my “fallen away” husband that weekend and slowly transformed him into one of the most Godly men I know. His Grace is ENOUGH! <3 Another resource I have found has similar principles is the book: Love & Respect. God Bless all engaged & married persons!

Mary, that is a question that I am often asked. I am going to address it in Part 5 that will be posted first thing in the morning. I want to praise God for being the One who restores what the locus has eaten. He can make this time beautiful, and God glorifying, for your husband and yourself despite the past pain that you’ve experienced. I am confident in His abilities!