Hey friend. Before we jump into today's episode, I want to make you aware of one of our co-workers

who is facing some really tremendous challenges. Dr. Joyce Garca has been with authentic intimacy for five years,

and you might have heard her on this podcast or maybe even read the book that we wrote together called Her Freedom

Journey. Well, about six months ago, Joy's husband, Zach, was diagnosed with pretty aggressive

brain cancer. Now, Joy has been supporting Zach through treatment, hospital, stays, chemotherapy,

and some complications that he's walked through from the treatment.

And just a few weeks ago, really the unthinkable happened. Joy herself was diagnosed with

invasive breast cancer. Now this is a young couple, they're in the early 30s, and they

have two little children. Trinity, their daughter is three, and

Luther's son is two. So now they are both in treatment, they are unable to work, and need help

caring for their children. Well, I wanted to make you aware of this needs so that you can

pray for joy in her family and consider helping with some of their practical needs.

You can find out more about supporting them at the website, Give and Kind, and just put their names in, Joy or Zach Skarka.

That's Given Kind, and we will also include a link in our show notes.

Hey, thanks so much for your prayer and support for Joy and Zach.

Well, hey, friend. Welcome to another episode of Java with Julie, hosted by me, Julie Slattery. This podcast is listener-supported, and it's an outreach of authentic intimacy which is a ministry

helping you make sense of God and sexuality well I'm excited to share a special

episode with you today specifically addressing how women can learn to enjoy sex

so a few months ago I was invited to speak about this topic on a panel that

was hosted by Pastor

Gary Thomas, alongside counselor and author Deborah Filetto and also Bella Rose of Delight

Your Marriage. And today you get to hear us talk about where this issue stems from

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