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Reignite Intimacy | Resources

Thank you so, so much for joining me in this blog series on intimacy!  To end our time together, I wanted to share some great resources with y’all.  You’ll find the links below.

Blogs

Intimacy in Marriage – A blog by Julie Sibert who speaks and writes on sexual intimacy in marriage.

Authentic Intimacy – A unique teaching ministry by Dr. Juli Slattery called to teach on sexuality

To Love, Honor and Vacuum – A blog by Sheila Wray Gregoire whose passion in this life is to help strengthen families–to equip women to be the best wives and mothers they can be, and especially to cultivate marriages that are rock solid.

Holy, Hot and Humorous – J. Parker is a Christian sex author, speaker, blogger, and podcaster.

KHS Ministry – Finally, a resource for Christian husbands!  J. Parker from Holy, Hot and Humorous joined forces with Chris Taylor from The Forgotten Wife to combine their knowledge and insight to bring you information that can help you pursue deeper sexual intimacy in your marriage.

Podcasts

Sex Chat for Christian Wives – A a podcast for your marriage bed featuring J. Parker, Chris Taylor, Gaye Christmus and Bonny Burns.

Sex Within Marriage – Jay Dee from the blog uncoveringIntimacy.com explores married sexuality from a Christian perspective.

Sex Chat for Christian Wives – Four Christian wives encourage other wives to enjoy God’s gift of sex in all of its awesomeness by presenting a biblical view, practical tips, and engaging discussion about godly sexual intimacy.

To Love, Honor and Vacuum – The podcast that goes in-depth into marriage, parenting, and even sex–to see how we can live the passionate life we were meant for.

Books

Sacred Sex: Embracing Your Sexuality as God Designed it (The Kingdom Agenda) by Tony Evans – Read my review here

Intimacy Ignited: Conversations Couple to Couple: Fire Up Your Sex Life with the Song of Solomon by Dr. Joseph and Linda Dillow and Dr. Peter and Lorraine Pintus – read my review here

The Good Girl’s Guide to Great Sex: (And You Thought Bad Girls Have All the Fun) by Sheila Wray Gregoire – read my review here

31 Days to Great Sex by Sheila Wray Gregoire

The Passion Principles: Celebrating Sexual Freedom in Marriage By Shannon Ethridge – read my review here

Passion Pursuit: What Kind of Love Are You Making? by Linda Dillow and Dr. Juli Slattery – read my review here

Hot, Holy, and Humorous: Sex in Marriage by God’s Design by J. Parker

Xes: Why Church Girls Tend To Get It Backwards…and How To Get It Right by Joy McMillan

Every Man’s Marriage: An Every Man’s Guide to Winning the Heart of a Woman (The Every Man Series) by Stephen Arterburn

Lovemaking: 10 Secrets to Extravagant Intimacy in Marriage by Dan & Linda Wilson

Thanks for sticking with me for this Ignite Intimacy study!  We have a few more posts coming in the following weeks.  Hopefully you’re surviving without blushing too awful much.  I pray these resources are helpful, that you’re open to learning and hearing about God’s design for sex in marriage and that He can speak to your heart.

Slow Cooker Bacon Cheeseburger Soup

Slow Cooker Bacon Cheeseburger Soup

Is there anything more comforting on a cold winter day than soup?  When it’s cold all I want to do is curl up on my couch snuggled under a blanket, watch Little House On The Prairie and have a warm bowl of soup!  This slow cooker bacon cheeseburger soup fits right into my cold day plans!

This soup is a creamy take on America’s favorite, the cheeseburger.  It is absolutely delicious, easy to make, comforting, creamy and it has bacon. Did I mention that it has bacon? Oh, well it is packed with bacon. It is such a hearty soup that the entire family will love!  Pair it with a homemade bread bowl and even the pickiest eater won’t be able to resist it.

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 Slow Cooker Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
A delicious creamy soup that will remind you of a bacon cheeseburger!
Course Main Dish
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 4-5 hours
Servings
Ingredients
Course Main Dish
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 4-5 hours
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. First, grease the inside of your slow cooker. Trust me, it makes cleanup so much easier.
  2. Peel and dice the potatoes, place them in the bottom of slow cooker. You could also use a bag of cubed, frozen hash browns if you hate peeling potatoes or to save on time.
  3. In a large skillet brown the ground beef and onion together. Drain the grease. Layer the cooked ground beef and onion mixture over top of the potatoes. Add the freshly minced garlic on top.
  4. In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the chicken broth, chicken bouillon, MSG and cream of mushroom soup. Pour this over the ingredients already in your slow cooker. If you feel you need more liquid, add a bit of water. Cook on low for 4–5 hours, occasionally stirring, until potatoes are cooked through and break apart easily. Careful not to cook too long or they’ll turn to mush. Keep a close eye on the liquid level, adding more if needed.
  5. In a skillet brown the bacon. Drain it on a paper towel and then crumble it into pieces. Add the bacon, Velveeta cheese, cream cheese and shredded cheddar cheese into the soup. Mix it well to incorporate it all together.
  6. Cook this on low an additional 30 minutes until you see the cheese is fully melted. Ladle into bowls and enjoy!
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10 Elf On The Shelf Ideas For Teenagers

 

When Elf on the Shelf became popular, my kids were already teenagers.  I wanted to add a little kid-like fun back into my house but without the stress of having to remember to move this little bugger every single night.  We named him Gregory, and he was deemed a naughty elf.

I knew with our sense-of-humor, we could all really have some fun with him!  It was just as much fun for me each evening to think of new ideas for him.

I also couldn’t quite get our Elf to move and stay in certain poses.  So he had a little operation to take his hands apart, remove his hat and I put some wire in his arms and legs.  It made things so much easier once that was done.

These are all my photos.  And I know you may have saw one of them floating around Facebook, Instagram and other blogs.  But I assure you, this is my photo that I took.  I made the mistake of not watermarking my photo before it went viral.  Lesson learned there for sure!

Arrival

Our elf always made quite an arrival!

Horror Movies

We are a horror movie loving family!  And it was so easy to incorporate those movies into Gregory’s shenanigans.  Below we have Silence Of The Lambs, Misery, Saw and The Shining.

 

 

 

 

Comedy Movies

As much as we love horror movies, we also love to laugh and laugh a lot!  Below we have Elf and Anchorman.

 

TV Shows

I always tried to incorporate whatever shows we had been recently obsessed with.  This was one of our favorites, Honey Boo Boo, from the season where they got Glitzy the pig.

Local Happenings

This particular year we happened to have a lot of Amish moving into our area.

Bathroom Humor 

For most kids, bathroom humor is really funny.  So these ideas could be appropriate for more than just teenagers.

Naughtiness

Just generally being naughty is a good idea.  Attempting to pull the tree down would also be a good idea for little kids.  Again, I don’t think I could have achieved this without putting the bendable wire in his arms and legs.

Stalking

There is something incredibly creepy at the thought of your elf stalking you.

Stealing

Random Fun Ideas

One morning the stuffies of the house trapped our elf and told him to go home.  And one of the Barbies was educating our elf on how he should be acting.

Having an elf has been so much fun for not only our teenagers but for me as well.  I’m sure you’ll find just as much fun in your house!

Do you have an elf with teenagers?  Comment below what ideas you’ve done!