Dear Sheila,

After reading your recent post, BLOGGERS ARE PEOPLE, TOO, I felt overwhelmingly compelled to respond. I could’ve emailed. I could’ve written on your facebook wall. But I am choosing to write and dedicate this post to you in the midst of my schedule. Because you’re that important.

I cannot imagine the amount of negative feedback you’ve received over the past years of blogging. We bloggers see the growth and attention that other bloggers receive and sometimes fail to see the work involved as well as the strain and criticism.

But this is what I do know. Because I am a blogger, I ultimately found your blog by connecting with and reading posts by other bloggers I follow. God directed me to your blog through them. I know this. You’re one of few who are willing to discuss the difficult issues. You’ve taken time to reach out on a personal level. I’m sure that’s not always possible. But I know the difference it’s made in my life.

When our churches aren’t willing to step it up and talk about what’s destroying marriages and help equip the younger generations so that they might not fall into the same destructive patterns, where do we go? Our resources are limited, Sister. But we do have you.

I cannot imagine the depth of attack you’ve received. But I’m not at all surprised. We are in a battle and it seems to be raging. It’s sad that instead of joining ranks we would attack our own. It isn’t flesh and blood we war with. And you are so right. There is a way to speak the truth in love.

Sheila, when we respond quickly and fail to use wisdom, it says more about us than the words you’ve spoken.

In response to your post, I say go with #4: Find a way to keep going, and pray for more grace and strength. Maybe now your readers can show their gratitude by collectively praying for you during this season.

Readers, let’s support Sheila in prayer.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. ~ Galatians 6:2

 

Thank you for taking a stand for marriages today. Thank you for writing a book that covers sex as a whole for marriages for women. Thank you for filling a need within the Body of Christ that isn’t often tangible locally. There’s only one you. If you don’t speak up on these issues, who will?

In closing, I want you to know that I’ve spent a large part of this weekend looking for your book locally for a bridal shower gift. It’s sold out and the shower is tomorrow evening. No time to order for now. This upset me much. Because I can’t think of anything more appropriate for the bride to be.