By Ashley McIlwain One of the most common problematic areas for couples centers around the in-laws. It’s no secret that marrying into a family means adjusting and adapting. How things operate for each family of origin varies, and the dynamics change when a son or daughter becomes a husband or wife. Unfortunately the transformations that
By Coleen York Through most of high school and part of college I was actually pretty bad at relationships. And by that I mean I thought I was really good at them. If relationships were Pokémon cards, it may have seemed I was trying to collect (…or date) them all. In hindsight it might appear
By Ashley McIlwain Here I was watching this man struggle to pull in whatever it was he had snagged on the end of his fishing line. Back and forth. Tugs and pulls. Focused and poised. It was shocking how much effort went into reeling in this watery creature. I mean, there wasn’t even any guarantee
By Coleen York You know that amazing feeling you get when you meet someone you really connect with? That feeling that whispers, “Hey … there could really be a future here …” and leaves you awake all night thinking, hoping, and praying that it’s true? And let’s just say that a wonderful relationship is birthed
By Coleen York I’m not one to stand on the corner on a very tall box yelling at couples to “leave room for the Holy Spirit,” or telling singles, “Thou shalt not flirt unless thou art getting married to the subject of your flirtations.” However … Don’t you hate the “however?” It’s like that split
By Coleen York Ever have to work on a project with someone in school, or college, or even at work? I’ve been there. And at first (before you know what a group project REALLY means…) you’re excited about it. Obviously if more than just you is working on it, it’s going to be SO MUCH
By Coleen York Relationships can be established on a lot of different things. Hobbies, looks, goals, occupations, sex, talent, church, fame. But ultimately, there are four basic (but major) foundations on which relationships can be built. 1) Physical 2) Personality 3) Emotional 4) Spiritual Seems pretty standard. Unfortunately, relationships can be built on all or
By Ashley McIlwain “So, when are you guys going to have some babies?!” This was a question posed to my husband and me … at our wedding reception. We hadn’t been married but an hour, and the baby question was already being asked. I remember being dumbfounded wondering if it was some sort of odd
By Coleen York I know a lot of guys and girls who have settled in their relationships. They were afraid nothing else was coming. They got comfortable. They found out details about their significant other long after they began dating and made excuses because they were already attached and scared of starting over. And some
By Coleen York “He completes me.” “She’s my better half.” “I just knew there was something missing … until I met him.” If you’ve been breathing for about half a millisecond, you’ve probably heard someone somewhere saying some version of these statements. Maybe YOU have even proclaimed one of these clichéd, yet popular, sayings. Not
