Monthly Archives: January 2009

How Will YOU Float Your Valentine’s Boat?

Posted on January 28, 2009 by shannonethridge

I was talking to my teenage daughter the other day, who is about to celebrate her first Valentine’s Day with a steady boyfriend.  I was asking, “What are you going to do for _________?”  (I’ll keep his name anonymous for … Continue reading →

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Stuck on a Sexual Sabbatical?

Posted on January 24, 2009 by shannonethridge

Morning has broken… broken our 2-week sexual sabbatical.  Not a chosen one, but one brought about by the “stuff of earth competing for our allegience” (as the late Rich Mullens sang).  Work schedules… waiting up late for teens to come home… … Continue reading →

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THIS Hurts My Heart Too…

Posted on January 19, 2009 by shannonethridge

I just read an article on Fox News’ website that hurts my heart as badly as how Natalie Dylan is trying to auction off her virginity to the highest bidder (see the blog just before this one).  You can find … Continue reading →

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This Hurts My Heart…

Posted on January 14, 2009 by shannonethridge

In light of my last blog about inviting your husband into your healing process when you’ve been sexually abused, I was incredibly saddened to read this article about a young woman who’s choosing to abuse herself…   Student auctions off … Continue reading →

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Invite Him Into Your Healing Process!

Posted on January 9, 2009 by shannonethridge

For years, I never told my husband that I’d been sexually abused by some of my uncles.  Why?  Because (1) I was stupid enough to think that because I didn’t let them actually have sex with me that it didn’t effect … Continue reading →

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New Year's Resolutions

Posted on January 2, 2009 by shannonethridge

Making “Relationship Resolutions” Special thanks to The TODAY Show for having me back to New York last month for a “Relationship Roundtable” discussion with Kathy Lee Gifford, Hoda Kotb, Saturday Night Live comedian Finesse Mitchell, and Lesley Rotchford, editor of … Continue reading →

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