Delight Your Marriage
Episodes
165-Why He Became Romantic Part 1
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
You may have thought you chose the right man when you were dating, but suddenly things changed when you got married. He stopped trying. He stopped woo...
164-Make Sex More Fun. Interview with Amy McKinley Part 2
31 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
There's a lot we can do to make our love lives more lively. More than you might have thought. What about making sex into a game? Here's a wife who mad...
163-Sex Got Us Through. Interview with Amy McKinley Part 1
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Financial challenges aren't easy. They are in fact the #1 reason for divorce. How did her marriage survive when things got really stressful financiall...
162-Why Sex Matters To Him (A Gift For Your Wife)
17 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I get so many emails from husbands. I want to send a message to their wives...the wife I used to be. I was a wife who saw sex as Dirty Wrong Ungodly ...
161-Embodying Your Sexuality (Seduction), Part 2
10 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Now that you know the value of your sexuality (from Part 1), what does it mean to share that with your spouse? I was a woman so insecure and unaware ...
156/157-Encourage Your Wife's Sexuality (For the Good Guys)
10 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After releasing Episode 56 & 57, I realized the good guys needed an episode. I may have been a bit too harsh on those episodes. So, I have this update...
160-Embodying Your Sexuality, Part 1
03 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1: You want to captivate your man. Is that even possible, you may ask? Am I captivating? It was a process for me to move from thinking my sexuali...
159-Why He Didn't Care, But Now Adores Her. Interview with Laura Doyle, Part 2
26 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
If I told you how my husband proposed to me, you would be shocked that I said yes (well I didn't exactly...but that's a different story...). But that ...
158-Why He Didn't Care, But Now Adores Her. Interview with Laura Doyle, Part 1
19 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
(Part 1) Her husband didn't want to spend time with her. He was apathetic towards her. He would rather watch television than even make love to her....
157-Encourage Your Wife's Sexuality (How A Husband Can Help His Wife Be More Into Sex) Part 2
12 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is Part 2 of my advice for men who want their wives to enjoy sex more. Though you may feel so hurt that your wife doesn't desire and/or meet your...
156-Encourage Your Wife's Sexuality (How A Husband Can Help His Wife Be More Into Sex) Part 1
05 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
(Part 1) You may want more sex. You may want her to want you more. You may want her to care more about your drive. Maybe all of the above and a whole ...
155-His Low Drive (Solutions)
25 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
154-Great Sex Starts In The Mind Part 2
18 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join in to hear about how Great Sex Starts in the Mind! ------------------ My book---Delight Your Husband: A christian wife's manual to passion and...
153-Great Sex Starts In The Mind Part 1
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join in to hear about how Great Sex Starts in the Mind! ------------------ My book---Delight Your Husband: A christian wife's manual to passion and...
152-Unintentionally Hurting Him With Your Insecurity?
04 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
You may not realize that you're keeping yourself from him emotionally pains your husband. Listen in to this except of Delight Your Husband by Bela...
152-Where You Derive Your Value
27 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
151-God's Purposes for Sex
20 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
150-Your Feelings Are Valid
13 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
149-Sex Is Vulnerable
06 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
148-God Designed Sex
30 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
147-Is Sex Sinful? (Even [this kind] of Sex?)
23 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
146-Our Background Affects Our View Of Sex - Excerpt from Delight Your Husband
16 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
145-A Way Forward - Excerpt From Delight Your Husband
09 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
144-The Discipline of "No"
02 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Though our culture says you can "do it all". The truth is life is about trade offs. We have limits in this life, and in order to ensure those which ar...
143- Rely On God For Your Marriage. Interview with Juana Mikels, Part 2
25 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Juana Mikels of choosinghim.com. Juana shares in Part I the very difficult beginning to her marriage. B...
142-You Have This Man. Interview with Juana Mikels, Part 1
18 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Juana Mikels of choosinghim.com. Juana is a wife and mother of 4; her youngest daughter was born blind. ...
141-Oral Sex Is Not Dirty. Or Is It?
11 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hi there! Belah here and it's just me this time. I talk about the taboo topic of Oral Sex. Yes, we need to start talking about this. And answering q...
Oops! (Sexual Respect)
04 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
140-Sexual Respect v2
04 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like your sex is taken for granted? Ever feel like your sexual desires are not even acknowledged, much less honored? Today I'm talking about...
139-Doing Conflict Better. Interview with Beth Steffaniak, Part 2
28 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2: Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry. But what about when we do get angry, when we do speak and when we don't listen? W...
138-Overcome Insecurity With Vulnerability. Interview with Beth Steffaniak, Part 1
21 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Part I: If you've felt insecure about yourself, you know the icky feeling that hangs around and corrodes you from the inside. In marriage it's lethal,...
137-Orgasm--Discover Your Body. Interview with J Parker
14 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What You'll Discover: How to surrender to pleasure and feel that entirely Learn to feel you deserve to orgasm Does it make you feel too sexual? Do y...
136-10 Keys To A Peaceful Marriage
07 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Peace is a vital element to the life God wants for us. If you have strife in your marriage, I have been there and I pray this will give you hope and ...
135-Loving Through Health Challenges. Interview with Julie Dibble, Part 2
28 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2: What she thought was just a simple surgery from a chest injury turned into a year of serving and fear and all semblance of control being taken...
134-Loving Through Health Challenges. Interview with Julie Dibble, Part 1
21 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What she thought was just a simple surgery from a chest injury turned into a year of serving and fear and all semblance of control being taken. The th...
133-Orgasm--Encouragement For The PreOrgasmic Wife. Interview with Bonny Burns
14 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever felt like you were the only one not experiencing the ecstasies of sex, you are not alone. I've been there and at least 1/4 of women don...
132-The Most Important Part Of Amazing Intimacy
07 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Why is amazing intimacy so important? Why should your sex-life be amazing? How do you make your sex life as exciting as it's displayed in our culture...
131-Husbands: How To Make Love To Your Wife. Interview with Ruth Buezis
31 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
She and her husband teach a class to help husbands understand how to love their wife better. Here's her practical advice for men in the bedroom. Ruth ...
130-Healing A Marriage From Porn Addiction. Interview with Lynn Marie Cherry, Part 2
24 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Lynn shares in this second half of her interview, about how she healed from the porn addiction of her husband. She says you can forgive an addict too...
129-Healing A Marriage From Porn Addiction. Interview with Lynn Marie Cherry, Part 1
17 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A wife who knew something wasn't right, but she denied that it could be happening in her marriage. For years, she didn't acknowledge what she had foun...
128-Orgasm--Focus On Your Body. Interview with Keelie Reason
10 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is the 3rd installment of our Orgasm Series (click to check out the rest). For far too many women, orgasm is not a source of pleasure and joy i...
127-Marriage: To Be Holy (Not Just Happy). Interview with Kim Olachea, Part 2
27 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What is the purpose of marriage? Many people think its happiness. Once that purpose is not being fulfilled many marriages fail. Certainly there are ti...
126-Marriage With Disabilities. Interview with Kim Olachea, Part 1
20 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
When you got married, you really didn't know who you were marrying. Maybe you knew some things and probably loved them. But as time passes you learned...
125-Orgasm--Redefine Your Expectations. Interview with Sandra Glahn
13 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Today's broadcast is our second in the Orgasm Series and it's a goodie! We all have preconceived notions around what female orgasm should be. It may...
124-Hope In The Storm
06 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes life is so hard. Maybe it's your marriage challenges. Maybe it's other things. I'm here to tell you there is still hope. That you are not al...
123-God Can Heal Your Marriage. Interview with Penny Bragg
29 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
For Penny, life didn't turn out the way she had planned. Well, her marriage anyway. When they got married, she didn't really understand that she was a...
122-Connecting for Better Intimacy. Interview with Bethany Riechmann, Part 2
22 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Bethany had been married and things were going along fine, but she didn't feel very connected to her husband on a deep level. She planned to go on a w...
121-Connecting for Better Intimacy. Interview with Bethany Riechmann, Part 1
15 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Bethany had been married and things were going along fine, but she didn't feel very connected to her husband on a deep level. She planned to go on a ...
120-Orgasm--Learn to Enjoy This Gift with Julie Sibert
08 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is our first post in the topical series Orgasm. My guest today Julie Sibert from intimacyinmarriage.com talks about how sexual intimacy is a gift...
119-When You Don't Want To Have Sex
01 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We all go through seasons in passion. Sometimes it feels so easy to make love and sometimes its just not. Today I wanted to talk about those seasons t...
118-Why We Control. Interview with Sherry Jennings, Part 2
25 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
117-Your Mission As a Wife. Interview with Sherry Jennings, Part 1
18 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
116-Loving In Light Of Eternity. Interview with Kimberly Rae
11 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
When you're laying in ICU and the doctor says this operation may kill you, there's a lot that might go through your mind. What Kimberly Rae realized i...
115-Prioritize Your Life For Peace
04 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a hectic time where energy for the people depending on us can easily get to the bottom of our todo list. Especially our husbands. But how d...
114-Rebuild Trust After Betrayal. Interview with Mona Shriver, Part 2
27 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
If you haven't yet heard part I of Mona's story. I'll catch you up. She was terribly betrayed by not only her husband but he had an affair with her be...
113-How To Survive Adultery. Interview with Mona Shriver, Part 1
20 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
When Mona was approached by her husband, she couldn't believe her ears. His unfaithfulness was a complete surprise. If you had asked her if her mar...
112-Enjoy Sex For YOU. Interview with Chris Taylor
13 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I have been a wife that thought sex was mostly for the man. And I had to go through a process to change that. Chris' story is a lot like mine in that ...
111-How to Seduce Him
06 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What You Will Discover: How seduction can be so fun and exciting in your marriage-bed. The specific steps of seduction and how you can apply it to yo...
110-Raising Sexually Healthy Kids. Interview with Luke Gilkerson
30 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Parenting our kids around sexual realities can feel overwhelming (and scary, if you're anything like me!) Well, I hope today's conversation with Luke ...
109-The Womanly Approach to Love Making. Interview with Laura Doyle
23 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
How does a wife move from stressed, dissatisfied, & doing too much for him, to a woman who actually enjoys love making? I talk to expert, Laura Doy...
108-How to Get Him To Do What You Want
16 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
My story... Basically this is a show I wish I had listened to YEARS ago! We all have ideas of what we'd like our husbands to do. But for many of us w...
107-JII: Glued Together But Separate Journeys with Ruth Buezis
26 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
PII: We're one flesh but clearly we're different people. How does that work? The Bible tells us "therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother...
106-Believe In Your Beauty with Ruth Buezis
19 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
How often do you look in the mirror and judge what is reflecting back at you? How many times have you said something negative about your body? ...this...
105-T: Guard Your Thoughts In Our Culture with Mordecai & Ilana Danneman
12 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes even with our best efforts, because of our society it can derail our thought-life. Today's guests know that all too well. Mordechai and Ila...
104-S: Purify Your Thoughts with Belah Rose
05 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Though I'm mostly talking about purifying your mind regarding sexual thoughts, this is what I would prescribe anyone battling challenging thoughts. I ...
103-JII: Honeymoon Disappointment Led To Joy with Kellar Ronan
28 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
PII: Could it be possible, after the gorgeous ceremony and wonderful party, there could be sexual challenges on the tropical vacation? A story that ha...
102-JI: Preparing For Happily Ever After with Kellar Ronan
21 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
PI: After yet another heartbreak, culminating in a night of drinking and a miserable morning... made Kellar realize she wasn't headed in the directio...
101-T: Revive The Romance with Debi Walter
14 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Has the romance died? Is it hard to remember why you fell in love in the first place? Today, we're talking about how to bring the romance in your marr...
100-S: How To Find The Love Of Your Life with Belah Rose
07 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
If you're single or married, I believe you'll get a lot out of this episode! How do you fall in love? What should you do WAY before you ever meet some...
99-Sharing The Pain of Porn with Jen Ferguson
31 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
If you have had sexual sin in your marriage, it's really hard to figure out who to talk to. Not everyone is safe. Today, Jen gets it. Her marriage suf...
98-JII: After The Wreckage with Jenny Miller
24 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
PII: When you have been through it, you have been through it. Jenny shares the second half of her interview where she talks about the big terrible thi...
97-JI: Women Battling Sexual Addiction with Jenny Miller
17 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny knows what it's like to struggle to stop & recover from sexual addiction, so do I. Today, we break the back of shame (the devil's #1 tool) and r...
96-T: How To Initiate--Heart & Body with Keelie Reason
10 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
If you're not comfortable starting things off in intimacy, this is a discussion you don't want to miss. Keelie Reason is on a second time to talk abou...
95-S: Gain Confidence In The Bedroom
03 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Insecurity steals the good things God desires for us. It can rob us of our God-given calling, a life-giving marriage, and a fulfilling sex life (just ...
DYM Update
03 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Changes are happening with DYM and I want you to be aware. Feel free to email me your thoughts at belah at delightyourmarriage . com
94-Marriage & Chronic Illness with Kimberly Rae
26 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
PII: 1 in 2 of marriages deal with chronic illness, and most of them are invisible (ie: depression). Kimberly shares what life is like when you're dea...
93-Receive The Love You Desire with Kimberly Rae
19 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all been there. You gave all the right hints. Shared all the right stories. And to your utter dismay, he apparently retained absolutely none o...
92-Create Your Life Focus Together with Kimberly Holmes
12 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
PII: When we don’t have a shared vision, everything feels important. It feels vital to win the argument, to get our point across, and to nitpick at ...
91-Dealing With Anger with Kimberly Holmes
05 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
PI: If your spouse’s go-to response is anger, it’s not easy. How can you guide the conversation into peace and even encouragement when it has such...
90-Healing From His Sexual Sin with Kay Bruner
29 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Have you been a victim of sexual sin? Porn, infidelity, or even past sin prior to marriage can put a wife into a whirlwind of hurt and pain. Kay under...
89-Intimacy & Grief with Penny A. Bragg
22 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
PII: All of us face severe challenges in this life. And we all will (if we haven’t already) experience grief. God does give the grace to receive com...
88-Divorce, Grief, Suicide, & Grace with Penny Bragg
15 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Though none of us are promised tomorrow, there is so much pain in loss. And when we or someone we love goes through grief it can be so hard to know ho...
87-Focus On The Good with Heather Viets
08 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a comparison culture, but that is not what God calls us to do in marriage. You have your spouse. Heather talks about discovering who her hu...
86-Contentment While Dreams Are Delayed with Heather Viets
01 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Have you had a desire or a dream that has been delayed? It’s amazing what God wants to do in the times when we’re waiting and the seasons that we ...
85-Face The Difficulties with Melanie Lloyd
23 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It’s so easy to run away from the hard topics. It’s easy to hide and guard ourselves from our spouses even in intimacy. Melanie shares how God cha...
84-Journey To Sexual Freedom with Melanie Lloyd
16 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
From a wife who saw sex as a chore to a woman who feels free and enjoys frequent intimacy in her marriage. How did she get there? Well, it didn’t ha...
83-Stand For Your Marriage with Amanda Taylor
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What does marriage look like after hearing that he doesn’t love you? Well, Amanda’s story will inspire, convict and encourage you to stand with Go...
82-"I Don't Love You Anymore" with Amanda Taylor
02 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda sat at the table in disbelief as her husband said the words she never thought she’d hear. He shared that he was no longer in love with her. “...
81-Learning From The Best with Keelie Reason
26 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hi there! Belah here. Today is Part II of my interview with Keelie Reason of lovehopeadventure.com. Keelie shares how important it is to have mentors ...
80-When The Pressure's On, Be A Team with Keelie Reason
19 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Keelie Reason with lovehopeadventure.com. Have you had those times in your marriage where you feel kind of...
79-Communicating To A Better Connection with Larry Hagner
12 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hi there! Belah here. Today is Part II of my interview with Larry Hagner of gooddadproject.com. After Larry shared such a moving story in his Part...
78-Loving Through Miscarriage with Larry Hagner
05 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Larry Hagner with gooddadproject.com. Larry has a heart for fatherhood and he knows how important his marr...
77-What About When He's Not Interested with Dr. Corey Allen
22 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Dr. Corey Allen to talk about a difficult issue that is happening in at least 25% of marriages. Dr. Allen ...
76-Rely On God For Your Marriage with Juana Mikels
15 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Juana Mikels of choosinghim.com. Juana shares in Part I the very difficult beginning to her marriage. Bu...
75-You Have This Man with Juana Mikels
08 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Juana Mikels of choosinghim.com. Juana is a wife and mother of 4; her youngest daughter was born blind. ...
74-Redeeming The Brokenness with Tony Ingrassia
01 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Tony Ingrassia of powerofpurity.org. Tony had an incredibly challenging childhood and first years of marri...
73-Understanding Your Sexual Story with Tony Ingrassia
24 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Tony Ingrassia of powerofpurity.org. Tony is incredibly brave to share his story. He describes the importa...
72-Become More Engaged In Love Making with Jay Dee
17 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Jay Dee of sexwithinmarriage.com. It’s so easy to slip into a habit of ho-hum intimacy. But Jay says you...
71-Stop Trying So Hard and Just Enjoy Intimacy with Kay Bruner
10 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hi there! Belah here. Today is Part II of my interview with Kay Bruner of kaybruner.com. On this episode, she talks about how her marriage looks like ...
70-Learning God Delights In You with Kay Bruner
03 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hi there! Belah here. Today, I have with me Kay Bruner of kaybruner.com. Kay was a former missionary and had been to other parts of the world, sharing...