Shannon’s Blog
I’m flying out shortly to speak in Canada all weekend, but thought I’d leave this for your to chew on from my file of interesting tidbits…
Think loving your husband is enough to exempt you from having an affair? Not so says an article in Redbook. What really makes women vulnerable to unfaithfulness? …
Over the past several weeks, I’ve been bombarded with emails from SCW readers bemoaning the fact that their HUSBANDS are the ones who have robbed them of their sexual confidence, through a variety of different ways such as pornography use, negative comments about her weight, too many paranoid questions about …
While in Tempe, Arizona doing some interviews yesterday, I had a block of free time and went for a walk. From my hotel, I strolled down the main avenue, then turned down a neighborhood road to get away from the traffic. The houses were pretty non-descript, with desert landscape adorning most front …
In his book “The Truth About Cheating,” marriage counselor M. Gary Neuman surveyed 200 husbands to discover the real reasons why they cheat on their wives. Not surprisingly, 48% of men rated emotional dissatisfaction as the primary reason they were unfaithful.
I toss this statistic out there as a vivid reminder …
While flying home Friday, I was completely oblivious to the miracle God was performing…
I had flown to New York City on Wednesday to do an interview on NBC’s TODAY Show (awesome experience, and Kathy Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb are even more beautiful in person!). I returned to DFW Airport exhausted and ready …
Following our “Boundaries in Friendships” blog a few days ago and all the great responses we’ve received, I thought you’d be interested in this little tidbit that my radio talk-show host friend, Gary, forwarded from his files of cool stuff to share on the air:
TEN THINGS MEN WILL SAY TO …
With the national release of The Sexually Confident Wife this week, we’re in full swing with radio and television interviews, for both the mainstream and Christian market. In fact, be sure to tune into The Today Show (NBC) next Friday, October 3rd during the 10 a.m. (eastern time) hour!
All interviews …
One of the most common questions I receive from married women is, “Can I be ‘friends’ with a married man?” Talk about a loaded question! First, it all depends on who the married man is. If he’s the extremely flirtatious type… or someone you dated or slept with in the …
Sorry I haven’t blogged over the past week, but last Friday morning I was awakened to the shocking news of my dear friend Ruth’s sudden death, and life spun a little out of control over the days that followed. She was 47, and leaves behind her husband, Kevin, and six …
First, I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who’s been posting comments in response to these blogs! It’s much more fun to hear what YOU have to say, so keep it up! We all want to hear from you!
Another big THANK YOU to AOL (America Online) …
“Not tonight. I have a headache.” It’s the old stand-by excuse, and only she knows for sure whether she really has a headache or not. If we’ve been married very long, we’ve probably used that excuse before. But yesterday morning, I really DID have a headache. …
My husband almost made me cry the other night — tears of joy, that is. After wearing the same pair of jeans far too often because none of the rest in my closet fit right or look that great, I finally broke down and went shopping for new ones. …
We’re finally home from our one-month speaking tour in the Land Down Under, and the past 48 hours have been a whirlwind of unpacking suitcases, laundry, getting kids in school, returning phone calls and emails, opening a month’s worth of mail, and trying to get back in THIS time zone. …
No postcard could ever do it justice.The movies filmed here (The Lord of the Rings, Chronicles of Narnia, & Braveheart, just to name a few) don’t do it justice, either.New Zealand has absolutely the most captivating landscape on the planet!It’s been a phenomenal vacation so far…
On Monday we flew from …
August 17, 2008 — It’s our last day here in Australia, and we’ve been reflecting on this amazing experience our family has had over the past 16 days. We’ve patted wombats, kangaroos and koala bears at the Australian Zoo (home of Steve Irwin, the dearly departed Crocodile Hunter). We went …
We’re enjoying our 10th day here in Australia, and the two main things we’ve loved most is our times of ministry with the hundreds of wonderful women I’ve spoken to so far in the Sydney area, and the times of frolicking on the beautiful beaches as a family.
One …