When It Isn’t Easy
By Ashley McIlwain
I had gone to the post office and was met by a line of people out the door. My shoulders sank at the reality that I couldn’t just come back and was sure to be waiting for quite a while in this long line. Sure enough, over 20 …
Worry
By Coleen York
I don’t know what it is about the mind of a woman, but it seems like we struggle with worry way more than our male counterparts. Our female psyche is able to simultaneously think of 75 different outcomes for every decision and situation. Usually 90% of them are …
Simply Love
By Steve McIlwain
Hubs here.
Love is a lot of things to a lot of people. For some it’s a lifetime. For some it’s right now. For some it’s until it doesn’t work anymore. Our culture tells us that love is a fleeting sensation with an open exit door available whenever it …
Blind Spots
By Ashley McIlwain
Have you ever closed one eye and looked at something? Then looking at the same object, closed the other eye? Repeating this back and forth is quite fascinating. The people around you might think you are losing it, but it’s amazing how each eye sees the same object …
The Inner Circle
By Ashley McIlwain
Something that frequently comes up in correspondences from people relate back to their inner circle. Your inner circle is that group of people that you most frequently surround yourself with, seek counsel from, confide in, and that influences you most significantly. We all have an inner circle whether …
Beautiful Tragedy
By Ashley McIlwain
In my experience, life is an adventure. Granted, I haven’t always viewed it that way. Those all-time lows and moments of despair hardly feel like just a fun thrill ride that I should wave my arms in the air for, although the screaming part is on par. In …
Family Bonding Series: Family Time
By Ricinda Perry
In Part 1 of my Family Bonding Series, I shared with you the importance of church-going. This week I wanted to talk with you about our breakneck speed society.
School and after school activities galore … I have heard time and again about the moms who feel that they …
Intense Fellowship
By Dr. Jeff Klick
Every couple fusses and argues now and again. I once served on an elder board where a man said that he and his wife never had an argument in all the years they were married. Really, come on, sixty years and no fights? What he meant is …
Privacy Please
By Ashley McIlwain
In a world of social media and smart phones, the concept of privacy is becoming extinct. We’re constantly being pulled into a self-revealing state of mind that beckons us to share that, post this, and all around put our private lives on public display. But how much is …
Out of Control
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1 commentBy Ashley McIlwain
I cannot control life. My circumstances, the good and bad, my relationships, outcomes, the extent of my success – these are all things that are out of my control. Despite my best efforts, daily, I realize just how limited I really am. While frustrating, confusing, and sometimes angering, …
