As part of Jennifer Degler Ministries, CWIVES helps you make your marriage sizzle with smoking hot sex!

CWIVES (Christian Wives Initiating Valuing Enjoying Sex) is your trusted resource for biblically-based, practical advice for making your marriage sizzle God’s way.

The I, V, and E parts of sex don’t always come easy to women, particularly after the honeymoon glow fades, and the laundry, bills, and children pile up. And when wives don’t prioritize or value sex, we don’t initiate sex very often—if at all. We can become sexual slackers, not doing our fair share to make our marriage sizzle.

When sex seems increasingly unimportant to wives, it gets put way down our priority list, right after Priority #47: “Brush the dog’s teeth.” And when the sizzle fizzles, wives don’t enjoy sex very much—which makes us value sex even less which in turn makes us initiate less frequently.

You can reverse this destructive cycle that robs you of the intimate marriage you’ve always wanted. God’s plan for married sex includes both husbands and wives Initiating, Valuing, and Enjoying sex. Not just boring “wake-me-up-when-it’s-over” sex, but mind-blowing, spirit-connecting, intimacy-producing, sizzling sex. The kind of married sex that bonds you together as a couple—mind, body, and soul.

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Sexy and Inspiring Stories from the September 2019 Dare Contest

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Fun Stories of How Wives Did the February 2018 Dare of the Month: “Show and Tell Dare”

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Win a Prize in our March 2018 CWIVES Contest “Get Lucky Streak”

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Join Dr. Jennifer at Mom Camp 2018!

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Excellent Resource to Add to Your Sex Book Collection: “The Good Girl’s Guide to Great Sex”

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“When Your Husband Doesn’t Want Sex” Part Four: Causes of and Treatments for Erectile Difficulties

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“When Your Husband Doesn’t Want Sex” Part Three: How Erectile Difficulties Lead to Lack of Desire

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“When Your Husband Doesn’t Want Sex” Part Two: Causes of Male Desire Problems

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Christmas Pick Up Lines

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How We Tear Down Our Marriages, One Negative Thought at a Time

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Reader Question: How Do I Learn to Talk Sexy?

Dear Dr. Jennifer, My husband wants me to be sexy, such as initiating sex in a sexy way and talking dirty. I have no idea…

Adventures of a Conference Speaker

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Reader Question: Am I a prude because I don’t enjoy acting out my husband’s sexual fantasies?

Hi Jennifer, I caught the end of your program on Midday Connection today and found it very interesting. In the past and currently, my husband…

Back in the Blogging Saddle & Barna Research

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Reader Question: What Can I Do if My Husband is Opposed to Lubricants?

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Reader Question: What Can I Do if I Check Out During Sex Due to Childhood Sexual Abuse?

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What Sex Means to Husbands

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