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obj: "\nLast week I flew to Minneapolis for two events: a Girl Talk night in Willmar, MN (where I give my signature talk on sex), and then a Saturday event in Hastings where I spoke first on To Love, Honor and Vacuum, and then repeated the Girl Talk talks.\n\n(Look at the AMAZING setup they did on the stage! It looks just like my book cover):\nStill 30% off at Amazon!\nIt was very physically stressful\u2013I caught a horrendous stomach bug the night before I was supposed to start, and let\u2019s just say I felt quite terrible. But a ton of people prayed and by the evening I was well enough to go on and nobody noticed (more about that in my column that\u2019s coming out on Friday).\n\n\nBut it was really satisfying in lots of other ways, because it was just so much FUN! I love speaking on sex because it\u2019s something that women honestly really want to talk about, and most churches don\u2019t do a good job of covering it. I\u2019m not shy, either; I don\u2019t stay away from the \u201Ctaboo\u201D words that we don\u2019t say in Christian circles (though I do it very tastefully, and not rudely). And in the second half I do a Q&A where I read through everyone\u2019s anonymous questions and then answer them, before finishing with the rest of my talk.\nThe talk is divided into two parts. In the first half I talk about how God designed sex and why He made men and women so differently. We also cover how society has messed sex up, and how our culture invades our own sexuality and often messes US up.\nIn the second half I focus on how to improve our marriages in the three areas of intimacy in the bedroom: emotional intimacy, physical intimacy, and spiritual intimacy. And then we look at how to put it all together.\n\n\nI use a lot of humor, and yet I also tell some touching stories about what it really means to make love and not just have sex.\n\n\nIn Willmar, when the women\u2019s ministry committee first went to the leadership at their church, the leadership was a little hesitant. They weren\u2019t sure they would get women out to an event like this. But the committee pressed on, certain that women really did want to talk about this. And sure enough, they had 320 women out (125 is the norm for a women\u2019s event). And they had tons of community women, not just church women, because it\u2019s a really easy event to bring friends to. It doesn\u2019t sound like it\u2019s going to be \u201Cchurchy\u201D (and it isn\u2019t), and seekers want to hear about sex.\n\nIn Hastings, one of the organizers, who brought along a 30-something friend, said that it was just so great how I could deal with real issues and still bring it right back to God, without sounding preachy.\nThat was the biggest compliment anyone could give me.\nI\u2019d love to bring a Girl Talk event to your church! I get questions all the time\u2013can you come to Ohio? Can you come to Sioux Falls? Can you come to Atlanta?\nAnd the answer is, YES! I would gladly try to arrange a tour near you.\n\nBut I need to start somewhere, and the place that I\u2019m mostly likely to start is a place where a church has hired me. So if you want me to come to your area, why not ask for a package of info to send to your church? I can send it directly to you, but if you\u2019re not the women\u2019s ministry leader, and you know the women\u2019s ministry leader\u2019s email address (or the marriage pastor\u2019s email, or whomever would be the right one in your church), let me know that, too, and I can send it to them, saying that you requested it.\nI\u2019m looking at booking two tours next fall, and potentially one this June if I can arrange it in time, so I have three potential states/provinces I can get to. But it\u2019s really whoever responds first and actually books me that determines where I go.\nFinally, if you\u2019re in NASHVILLE\u2013I\u2019m COMING in April (my husband\u2019s at a conference, so I\u2019m tagging along) and my days are quite free. I\u2019d love to stop by your Bible study group, or MOPS group, or maybe even set up an impromptu night event. Let me know, because you wouldn\u2019t have to pay travel expenses or my usual fee since I\u2019m already there.\nI\u2019d love to join you.\nAnd remember\u2013if you want to go even DEEPER than a Girl Talk night, you can sign up for my 6-week, indepth online class on The Good Girl\u2019s Guide to Great Sex, where we\u2019ll cover even more!\n\n\tLike what you just read?\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tThen Sign Up--and Get a Reward!\n\t\t\tJoin over 23,000 people who receive my monthly marriage newsletter--and get a FREE COPY of my eBook, 36 Tips to Bring Sexy Back to Your Marriage. \n\t\t \t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n \n    \n        Subscribe for Updates\n\n        Join 23,000 others who receive my free marriage monthly newsletter!\n\n        \n            \n    \n\n\n\n    \n\n        \n    \n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n\t\t\t\t\t$('#pinterest-after-8874').sharrre({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  share: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    pinterest: true\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  },\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  urlCurl: 'http://tolovehonorandvacuum.com/wp-content/plugins/genesis-simple-share/lib/sharrre/sharrre.php',\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  enableHover: false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  enableTracking: true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  buttons: {  pinterest: { media: 'http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8569864548_da734a85e1.jpg', description: 'Girl Talk&#8211;Coming Near You!' } },\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  click: function(api, options){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    api.simulateClick();\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    api.openPopup('pinterest');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n$('#facebook-after-8874').sharrre({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  share: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    facebook: true\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  },\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  urlCurl: 'http://tolovehonorandvacuum.com/wp-content/plugins/genesis-simple-share/lib/sharrre/sharrre.php',\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  enableHover: false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  enableTracking: true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  buttons: {  },\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  click: function(api, options){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    api.simulateClick();\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    api.openPopup('facebook');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n$('#twitter-after-8874').sharrre({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  share: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    twitter: true\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  },\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  urlCurl: 'http://tolovehonorandvacuum.com/wp-content/plugins/genesis-simple-share/lib/sharrre/sharrre.php',\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  enableHover: false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  enableTracking: true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  buttons: {  twitter: { via: 'sheilagregoire' } },\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  click: function(api, options){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    api.simulateClick();\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    api.openPopup('twitter');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n$('#googleplus-after-8874').sharrre({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  share: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    googlePlus: true\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  },\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  urlCurl: 'http://tolovehonorandvacuum.com/wp-content/plugins/genesis-simple-share/lib/sharrre/sharrre.php',\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  enableHover: false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  enableTracking: true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  buttons: {  },\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  click: function(api, options){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    api.simulateClick();\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    api.openPopup('googlePlus');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n$('#linkedin-after-8874').sharrre({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  share: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    linkedin: true\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  },\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  urlCurl: 'http://tolovehonorandvacuum.com/wp-content/plugins/genesis-simple-share/lib/sharrre/sharrre.php',\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  enableHover: false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  enableTracking: true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  buttons: {  },\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  click: function(api, options){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    api.simulateClick();\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    api.openPopup('linkedin');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n$('#stumbleupon-after-8874').sharrre({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  share: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    stumbleupon: true\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  },\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  urlCurl: 'http://tolovehonorandvacuum.com/wp-content/plugins/genesis-simple-share/lib/sharrre/sharrre.php',\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  enableHover: false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  enableTracking: true,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  buttons: {  },\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  click: function(api, options){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    api.simulateClick();\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    api.openPopup('stumbleupon');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\n\n\tRelated\n\n"@en-us