Rebuild and Revamp

Hello there readers! Today I'd like to ask for your input in determining what I should share here on Adding Zest.

My posting has been hit and miss the last couple of months for two main reasons. First, I now have four children, three of them in diapers. 'Nuff said there.

But secondly, the work of rebuilding that God is doing in my life is of such a deep nature that I am having a hard time relating it to sex outright. In my past posts I have related the two and discussed how sex is an outflow of our spiritual health.

The work goes much deeper than that, however, and the deeper I go, the harder it gets to keep it in "intimate" terms.

So here is where I need your help. Are you interested in me continuing to share about the spiritual side of sex here on this blog, even when it encompasses more than "sex?" Or would you rather see my posts on this blog stay to sex?

To help you make that call, let me share just a tad of the non-sexual side which I would share about: Generational ruins in our lives that hinder us from emotional intimacy; developing skills that increase our capacity for intimacy and passing on these skills to our kids; learning to stop seeking approval from those whose opinions we value; tossing out fear and the sense of helplessness; getting rid of our need to control life (and our family members!); recognizing emotional manipulation in our relationships and replacing it with God's way of relating; increasing energy and inner resources for living; and more along all these lines.

This is rich, rich stuff that is transforming my life. The sexual aspect of my relationship can't help but be affected in some amazing ways...but like I said, it is a by product of tackling some greater issues. Sex is like the tip of the iceberg- the real foundation is what lies underneath. To improve the tip you'd do well to get underneath the surface.

Please vote in the sidebar as to whether or not you would like me to share these things on this blog in the coming year. You won't hurt my feelings, so please be honest :) I set it up this way so people can voice their honest opinion. Of course you can also leave a comment.

Thanks for your assistance! Patty and I both want to post helpful, real life stuff and your input enables us to stay on target.