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Here are some positive roles that Christian wives can play in enhancing Christian intimacy in a marriage.

1. Making sure that their Christian marriage sex life is active. You might want to question why you should be responsible for keeping things alive and active. It can be very empowering to turn your inactive life of intimacy, into a thriving life of sexual intimacy and closeness. Take action, turn things around, and experience the type of closeness you both deserve! Buy Christian Lingerie and surprise your husband! Sometimes, all husbands need are a little egging in the right direction.
2. Making sure that your sex life is safe. If there are any positions or techniques that you or your husband feel discomfort with then try to adjust or make changes. Don’t be afraid to speak up when there are things that are uncomfortable to you as well.
3. Make sure that your learn something new!

Christian Intimacy in a marriage is something that the couple needs to work on. Christian marriage sex has its ups and downs and it is but natural to feel that things are getting boring. It is the job of the couple to make things exciting.

It is a good thing that couples can keep things exciting by buying Christian Lingerie and other aids at an online shop called CovenantSpice.com. All their items are packed and shipped in plain boxes unlike in other stores where there are sexy and suggestive images on the packaging. They also offer free shipping on orders above $50 and they claim to have the lowest price. The site also answers some questions about sex and marriage between Christian couples. Their goal of making Christian marriages stronger is evident in their efforts to offer not just their products but also marriage article.

I am writing this post from the glow of Christmas lights in our tree. I cannot believe that by midnight tomorrow, we are going to be entering into a new year and that 2010 is done with – a decade has gone by too fast.

I have subscribed to the Dumb Little Man for quite some time now and I love their posts. I want to share with you something we should all do before the year ends – ask yourself:

1. On a scale of 1-10, how satisfied are you with 2010?
This gives you a quick snapshot of how satisfied you are with this year. 10 is the highest, and 0 is the lowest. Interestingly, this number can give you a lot of insights.

2. Why did you score that way?
For the score you gave yourself in Q1, why did you assign that? I believe it’s more important to understand the underlying drivers of the situation, rather than harp on the assessment itself. For example, if you gave yourself a score of 3/10, why did you give a 3? Is it because you feel that you neglected your relationships and health in pursuit of your work? Is it because you didn’t go all the way in achieving your goals? Write them down.

3. What are your biggest accomplishments this year?
Accomplishments here refer to any results you are proud of. It can include business achievements, career, relationships, health & fitness, and more.

For some people this question can be confronting, especially if they have been living on auto-pilot. Yet it’s extremely important because it makes us take a cold, hard look at how we’ve been spending our time. Did we put it to good use? Have we been working on our Quadrant 2 tasks? It helps us sieve out the unimportant and zoom down to what matters.

When I first asked myself this question years ago, I had trouble coming up with meaningful answers. It made me realize that the bulk of my achievements that year were for my employer, whereas I had done nothing for myself. It gave me a wake up call, and from there I became a person on a mission. I became in tune with my personal dreams in life, and I was singly focused on bringing them to life. I knew in my heart of hearts that I want to help others grow and be their best selves, so I worked in that direction. In less than a year I had shed away my previous job and was pursuing my dream. By the next year, I had already turned it into a real, full time career. This year is my 2nd year and it’s my best performing year yet. This happened because this question made me conscious of what I wanted to achieve in my life.

4. What are the biggest lessons you learned this year?
Out of all the things that happened this year, what are the biggest things you’ve learned?

In life, we have countless experiences, and there are things to be learned in every experience. We can either let these incidences pass us by, or we can stop to understand, internalize them, and draw lessons from these experiences. When we do that, we literally become wiser than we were before. We can then use these important lessons and apply them to new situations we face.

Since 2006, I took to the habit of writing annual reflections. Writing them down helps us to stack our lessons through time, so we can build upon our wisdom, rather than relearn the same things. This way, we can advance our growth much faster.

5. What are your biggest goals that you want to achieve next year?
Alternatively:

* “How can you make next year your best year ever?”
* “If it’s now Dec 31 of next year, what do you want to see in your life?” Then, set these as your goals.

What does it take to make you feel a 10/10 satisfaction level at the end of next year? What goals do you want to have achieved? What dreams do you want to see fulfilled? Write these goals down and set them as your key goals for the next year.

6. What new habits do you want to cultivate?
Successful goal achievement come from having the right habits. What new habits do you want to cultivate? The most popular ones for me every new year include meditating, exercising, waking early, sleeping early, drinking plenty of water a day and more. When you practice positive habits, you naturally become a better person.

7. What are your immediate next steps to achieve them?
It’s not just about writing, but about doing. Now that you have written your intentions for the new year, what are the immediate next steps you’ve to take to achieve them? What do you have to do to get the ball rolling? Write down specific dates to the actions.

a href=”http://www.continuumww.com/security.aspx”>PCI compliance is not the only means to secure sensitive information on PCI data systems. While it is true that there is really no 100% way of protecting such a large and extensive system, there are other ways to prevent criminal elements from accessing the data in there. So does this mean that PCI compliance should not be made into a law?

Let’s face the facts first.
Fact # 1: The technology race between protection systems and hackers is always close. Penetration testing and network security assessment make sure that the protection systems are at least a step ahead of those trying to crack it. However, since technology is always moving forward, there will be times when hackers would be just a step faster than security systems. During these times, PCI data becomes compromised.

Fact # 2: It takes a certain amount of authority to nudge these big credit card companies in the right direction. Since updates and upgrades in security systems require spending a lot of money, it is only natural for them to resist changes. However, local governments can impose local ordinances or laws that prompt these companies to tighten security and warn consumers about changes. The question is should these ordinances be made into federal laws? I don’t think so.

Fact # 3: Even if PCI compliance is made into a federal law, it will take a long time for changes to be implemented. Only time can tell if these changes can take effect before criminal elements find a way to hack the systems again.

Cutting the long story short, I don’t think making PCI compliance a law is not going to work.

When two people get married, it is only natural for them to get closer and become more intimate. They get to know each other better in many aspects including the aspect of Christian intimacy. For many married couples, Christian marriage sex is something that is very exciting to explore especially during the first few years of marriage. However, it is only natural that there would be times when things will not be as exciting as you would hope. During such times, it is up to the married couple to keep things exciting inside the bedroom. Below are some ways to do this.

• Anticipate. Setting a date for it can intensify the anticipation. This adds a lot of excitement even before the actual encounter. Maximize the anticipation by being suggestive or by teasing each other.
• Improvise. Buy a Christian lingerie for your wife or surprise your husband with it. Do not hesitate to use whatever would make things for the two of you. Just make sure that both of you agree to whatever improvisations you want to use.
• Change the venue. Sometimes something as simple as staying in a hotel could make things more exciting. Or maybe it could be even simpler like being more intimate in other parts of your house aside from the bedroom.