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December Greetings From
Shannon Ethridge Ministries!
Shannon's Wish List...
I look forward to Christmas every year for many reasons, and one of them is because “gifts” is my love language! I so enjoy getting them and giving them! So I wanted to tell you what’s topping my “Wish List” this year…
With all my heart, I wish for…
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every married couple to embrace, encourage, and enjoy one another sexually, emotionally and spiritually.
(If this is your wish too, try reading
Every Woman’s Marriage, or The Sexually Confident Wife!)
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every woman to successfully guard her mind, heart, and body against sexual and emotional compromise.
(If you share this wish, check out
Every Woman’s Battle for yourself, or Every Young Woman’s Battle for your teen or college-age daughter!)
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every girl to grow up in a home where healthy sexual values are instilled at an early age and they know that good sex is worth waiting for until marriage.
(If you desire that for your girl as well, I encourage you to read
Preparing Your Daughter for Every Woman’s Battle with her)
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every woman to fully understand God’s lavish love for us and how Christ woos and pursues us as His beloved spiritual bride.
(If this is your wish as well,
Completely His and the 4 accompanying devotionals in the
Loving Jesus Without Limits series is for you!)
As our Christmas gift to you, we’re offering FREE PERSONALIZING and FREE STANDARD SHIPPING on any order placed this month through
www.shannonethridge.com. Simply use the “comments” box to enter how you’d like Shannon to personalize the autograph for each book, then enter customer code 1225 on the shopping cart page. (Not applicable to shipments outside the U.S. Offer expires December 31, 2008.)
And of course, regardless of what else may be on our wish lists, let’s remember that this holiday season is about celebrating the greatest gift of all
- the birth of our Lord and Savior! Happy Birthday, Jesus!
Ask Shannon: Can I Return His Christmas Gift?
“My husband and I have been married almost 20 years and he has always wanted me to wear fancy teddies now and then during our private time together. He has even bought me some as Christmas presents in years past, and every year I cringe to think that another one may be under the tree. I have worn them on rare occasions just for him, but they make me feel like a tramp (for lack of a better word). I don’t know why. I have no sexual abuse in my past, so it’s not that. Even though I’m overweight, I don’t have a problem letting my husband enjoy me nude because I know he’s sincere when he says he desires my beautiful body. I do have a problem wearing the teddies, though. I guess I feel fatter in them or something. I can’t help but feel like he wants me to dress like a hooker (although I’m not even sure hookers wear teddies – I don’t know!). Is it okay for me to tell him NOT to buy me teddies for Christmas?” - A.W.
Dear A.W.
Of course it’s okay to express your lingerie preferences, especially since you’re the one wearing it (or not)! I’ll tell you a little secret about teddies. This is purely speculation, but test the theory on your husband and see if it holds true. It isn’t the amount of skin showing that he’s longing to see. It’s the sexually confident attitude he wants to see in you, and he doesn’t understand that these teddies ROB you of your sexual confidence rather than building it.
I recommend you go shopping on your own, and find some nice lingerie that you feel comfortable AND sexy in. Perhaps you feel sexier in long and lacy night gowns, or short and slinky gowns, or cute boxers with a spaghetti strap camisole. Tell him you feel far more comfortable and sexually confident in what you pick out, and see if that doesn’t get his motor running far more than the thought of you standing there in something you feel incredibly awkward
in. As a lingerie salesclerk said to me recently, “Men are so clueless to walk in here and try to pick out something for their wives by themselves. I tell them, ‘she’s going to hate it - get her a gift card instead and let her pick out something she’ll love to wear for you!’” I couldn’t agree more, so don’t hesitate to politely ask Santa for a gift card in your stocking instead of a teddy under the tree!
Do YOU have a question for Shannon?
We’re hoping to launch our new BlogTalkRadio
program in 2009, and we’ve decided to let our readers determine the direction of the first several shows.
Click here to submit a question, and if we answer it on the air, we’ll be sure to send you an email with a link where you can listen in!
Also Coming in 2009:
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A new WEB COMMUNITY so you can connect with other readers, share ideas, get inspiration, etc…
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B.L.A.S.T. (Building Leaders, Authors, Speakers & Teachers) -- A new 1-year monthly mentorship program for aspiring writers & speakers (starting in September 2009)…
Stay tuned to these monthly e-newsletters for more information
on all of these exciting additions!
Mark Your Calendars - Shannon Is Coming To...
Colorado Springs, CO - January 5 - 6, 2009
.jpg) Shannon & Greg will be leading a "Taking Your Marriage Over the Top"
one-day conference on January 5th (open to the public) followed by
several sessions on January 6th for the National Conference on Youth
Ministries (NCYM) for the Churches of Christ (this event is open for
public registration). Contact
NCYM2009@gmail.com or
click here for more info.
Cozumel, Mexico - February 5 - 9, 2009
Sail with Shannon's family and other speakers on a Premier Christian
Cruise from Mobile, AL to Cozumel, Mexico!
Lebanon, TN - February 12, 2009
Mother/Daughter Banquet at Friendship Christian School.
For more
info contact Brooke Akin at
brookeakin@friendshipchristian.org.
Tyler, TX - March 4, 2009
Shannon speaks at Grace Community Church’s MOPS group.
Contact Monaca at davismo2003@att.net for more information.
Tyler, TX - March 9, 2009
Shannon speaks at the Celebrate Recovery Support Group.
Contact Marty at
martyK64@aol.com for more information.
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - October 16 - 18, 2009
Women's Conference at Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada.
For more info contact Lori Patrick lorip@abnwt.paoc.org.
Oxford Falls, Australia - October 29 - 31, 2009
Shannon will be speaking at Everywoman Conference.
For more info contact Tammy Edwards tammye@ccc.org.au or go to
http://www.everywomanconference.com/.
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Loving Jesus Without Limits Audio Books
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Do you prefer listening to books rather than reading them?
Do you have a long commute each
day, or are you planning a
long road trip?
If so, you'll be glad to know that the entire
Loving Jesus Without Limits series is now on audio book format!
You can now order the lead book or any of the four devotionals at
www.shannonethridge.com.
As our gift to you each month, we'll be sharing one reading from each devotional in every newsletter this year.
Click here to learn about Israel’s Golden Boy from Day
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It's A God Thing...
We love hearing from you about what God is doing in your life as you read! Listen to these cool testimonies from all over the globe, and praise God with us…
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Carolyn writes:
“After getting into some shameful things over the internet when I was 17, I asked my parents for your book,
Every Young Woman’s Battle. I read it so quickly, yet remembered so many things and I even made 3x5 note cards of stuff I wanted to never forget. Now purity is such a big deal to me, and I’m able to encourage lots of my friends to stay out of the gutter I was once in. Thanks for all of the encouragement!” |
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Clarie writes:
“Your new book, The Sexually Confident Wife, set me free! We were looking at spending $150 per hour for sex therapy just 18 months into our marriage. I bought your book for $16, and we experienced a huge breakthrough in our sex life after just the first few chapters! BEST money I ever spent!”
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Shannon responds: So proud of you, Carolyn - both for being an overcomer and for helping your peers overcome as well! You go, girl! |
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Shannon responds: Awesome to hear, Claire! Just knowing even ONE marriage was so positively impacted makes all those months of writing, editing & rewriting all worth it! |
If God’s doing something in your life, marriage, family, or ministry as a result of reading one of Shannon’s books, let us know so we can praise God with you!
How Can We Pray For You?
If you have a prayer request we can lift to God on your behalf, please let us know by
clicking here.
You can also
click here to post prayer requests or connect with other readers on the
Every Woman’s Battle Message Board.
We appreciate your prayers and encouraging support
for the staff and volunteers of Shannon Ethridge Ministries!
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