The Christian’s Journey Through Grief
** My new book The Christian’s Journey Through Grief is to be released next week, May 7, 2019, and it’s…
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Is God For Me or Against Me?
Your picture of God makes a difference. In your heart of hearts, what do you believe about Him? Not what…
You Warmed My Heart!
Last week we sent out our 2019 Reader Survey. Hundreds and hundreds of you answered. THANK YOU for warming my…
This Little Light of Yours
Have you ever felt like you were stuck in a dark pit, and suddenly someone turned on the light for…
What will 2019 mean for them?
I don’t know what kind of year 2018 was for you. But I know what it meant for Virginia. For…
Our Christmas Gift to You
Perhaps you are celebrating Christmas with many friends and family, with food, presents, gifts, and perhaps football. Or perhaps you’re…
A Few of My Favorite Things
It’s Christmastime! No, Jesus was not born on December 25. But this remembrance of His birth is a worthy time…
Intimacy in a Fallen World
How you do relationships is both a reflection of and the determining factor in the quality of your life. If…
How to Go where the Holy Spirit Takes You
Have you ever been on a sailboat? The one time I had the pleasure of sailing was an amazing experience.…
How to Deal with Masturbation and Pornography as a Christian
How do you handle the solo sexual stuff? How do you deal with masturbation and pornography as a Christian? I’m…
What To Do When Your Husband Doesn’t Want To Have Sex With You
The stereotype of a man pressuring his wife for sex does not apply to every relationship: there are many women who experience just the opposite. Even when a woman is not the sexual aggressor, it wounds a woman’s heart when her husband does not demonstrate sexual attraction to her.
Rather than wallowing in self-pity, or looking outside the marriage for satisfaction, here are five questions to consider if your husband appears to shrink from having sex with you.
What To Do When Your Wife Doesn’t Want To Have Sex With You
I’ve heard from husbands of my patients, blog readers, radio listeners, and others about how frustrated and even angry a man can become when repeatedly rejected sexually.
Rather than feeling sorry for yourself, or looking outside your marriage for satisfaction, here are five questions to consider, and some practical things you may do, that have a good chance of improving the sexual connection in your marriage.
Change(d) Conference: You Won’t Leave the Same!
You found your fixer upper! Your creative soul has imagined this moment for years. But finally, there it is in…
You Spoke, We Listened
Last week we invited you to tell us a little about yourself, about your opinions around Dr Carol Ministries, and…
What is Your Communication Style?
Relationships can’t survive without communication. In marriage—the closest relationship on earth, communication breakdowns are both common and destructive. When asked,…
Holiday Blues: Coping with Depression and Loneliness This Season
Perhaps you’re too young to remember Elvis’s Blue Christmas, but you may find yourself fighting a serious case of the…
4 Necessary Keys to Helping People
Blessed to be a blessing. Cultivating generosity. There are few things in life that lead to more satisfaction, more fulfillment,…
No Trust in your Marriage: 5 Steps to Care for your Heart
Your spouse cheated – emotionally or physically. You found pornography on their smartphone. Your spouse abuses alcohol or drugs, is…
It’s Over on Tuesday!
Your opportunity to get the FREE bonuses for preordering Overcoming Fear and Anxiety through Spiritual Warfare lasts only until the…
What are you afraid of? What are you worried about?
Before you answer “Nothing”, pause for a moment and think. Have swirling thoughts about things you can’t do anything about…
40 Days to Freedom from Fear and Anxiety
Does your mind keep you awake at night, unable to stop swirling about bad stuff that might be about to…
Your Prescription for Fear and Anxiety
What are you so worried about? What are you so afraid of? The Bible says we should not be anxious…
How Spirituality and Fear Affect Each Other
You’re afraid. You’re anxious and upset. So you pray. And pray some more. But what about when your fear and…
Thank You for Telling Me About You
Recently you received an opportunity to answer a brief survey from Dr Carol Ministries. Many of you responded. Thank You…
The Stockdale Paradox and Spiritual Warfare
Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale was an officer in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. He became a fighter…
5 Steps to a New Marriage in 2017
(While this is written especially for my women readers, the principles apply wither you’re a husband or a wife.) Wouldn’t…
7 Steps to Freedom from Pornography and Compulsive Masturbation
How do you find freedom from compulsive sexual behavior? What does it look like? What does it take to get…
Your Marriage is on the Rocks: 3 Things to Do
It looks like your marriage is about over. Love, intimacy, communication, connection – those are all long gone. What do…
What Is a Healthy Christian Woman?
How do you know if you’re healthy? What does “healthy” mean anyway – as a woman, as a Christian? Are…
Does God Care If You’re Overweight?
God cares about everything. EVERYTHING! That might leave you feeling a bit ashamed if there’s something you know God cares about…
Christian Women, their Hormones, and their Mental Health
You feel crazy. And your man is CERTAIN that you’re crazy. You feel as though you are a victim to…
Meeting Sexual Needs if You’re Single or Not Happily Married
You look at happily married couples with envy. It looks like they get to express themselves sexually any time they…
What Does Women’s Health Have To Do With Your Faith?
She and I were waiting together in the green room at the church, preparing to make our respective presentations to…
If you don’t have a job that offers health insurance
[guestpost]I’m so honored to be guest posting with my friend Dan Miller at 48 Days this week. Dan is passionate…
Does God Want You to Be In Charge?
Yes. And No. And it’s getting the Yes’s and No’s mixed up that gets us into all kinds of trouble.…
Two Minutes to Being More Happy
People who are more happy experience 23% less stress, 39% better health, 31% more productivity, and 34% more positive social interactions.…
Your Prescription for a Healthy Body Mind and Soul
Two little girls were walking together to school one beautiful spring morning. They were enjoying the beautiful flowers and the…
For the Christian in a Bad Marriage
There’s plenty of marriage advice out there: pre-marital counseling, marriage seminars, sermons and books proclaiming the magic of a marriage…
6 Steps to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
You probably either know or know of someone who developed dementia as they got older. Alzheimer’s disease – the most…
Why You Must Find Your WHY
Brianna sat down to chat yesterday. Her second child is nine months old, and she and her husband are planning…
10 Healthy Weight Loss Tips
Healthy weight loss is a big deal. Losing weight – or trying to – is big business. Researchers tell us…
My List of Recommended Nutritional Supplements
You can’t watch TV, search the internet, or walk into the pharmacy section of your favorite grocery store without being…
To the Woman Whose Husband is Addicted to Pornography
I hear from you regularly, you whose husband’s eyes are filled with many other women and not with you. You…
The 3 Stages of God’s Purpose for You
You’re a husband, a mom, a banker, a teacher, a nurse, a truck driver, a construction worker, a radio operator,…
Change One Small Thing, and Change Your Future
Just yesterday I talked with a young lady who is enjoying reading Live Healthy, Live Whole. She identified with Mary,…
Preparing For Menopause
It seems that every time I’m around a group of women and they find out I’m an OB-Gyn doctor the…
Help For Connecting You With God
Marilyn would have preferred to be almost anywhere else that day. She had faced similar medical issues in the past,…
Live Healthy, Live Whole!
It’s here! Your Prescription for Healthy Living, Loving Relationships, and Joyful Spirituality Have you ever tried to have a meaningful…
10 Places to Find Quiet in a Noisy World
The world is becoming increasingly urbanized. Gone are the days when the majority of people lived in a small town…
How to Pray When Making a Big Decision
Taking a business risk. Getting married. Going back to school. Moving to another city. There are times in your life…
