By Rick Poleck
After what feels like a long and dreary season, winter is always somehow coerced into giving up its shades of steely gray to peeks of warming sunshine, welcome blue skies, intermittent dots and splashes of color, and the fragrances of floral displays called “spring.” The senses come alive, …
By Ricinda Perry
I have really enjoyed our time together over this series, and my family has definitely benefitted since it made me more aware of my own bonding opportunities. In concluding this series, I want to share with you the center hub of family bonding … the dinner table.
What do …
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 …
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 …
By Ashley McIlwain
It had been a long day, and I was trying to figure out what I was going to make for dinner. I didn’t want to have to run to the store, but I also didn’t really have any specific ingredients to make a planned out dinner. So, I …

By Coleen York
There seems to be a rumor going around that it’s not okay to be not okay. That it’s not okay to need help, to feel to the extreme, or to even not know what to do.
Somewhere along the line we have believed that in order to be worth …
By Jeff Klick
Marriage is supposed to be an example of the relationship between Christ and the Church, as stated in Ephesians 5:32, which is a love affair that will last for all eternity with the husband (Christ) loving and laying down His life for His Bride (the Church). It would …
By Ricinda Perry
Think Rocky Theme Song!!!!
We just came off of our 90-day challenge, and here we are at the start of a new year. Self-improvement infomercials are hitting me from all directions. Gym membership drives are out in full force. Weight loss products, reduced calorie foods and eating healthy cookbooks …
By Steve McIlwain
Hubs here.
I have three main hobbies/interests: sports, music, and food. So being able to be part of Table for Two is quite a thrill for me! One of my guilty pleasures is cookbooks. I have more cookbooks than I need. What can I say, I love them. I …
By Ricinda Perry
Of course this time of the year we enjoy our families, food, festivities, and Salvation. In light of the recent tragedy in Sandy Hook, we all realize how fragile our lives are and the vulnerability each of us and our loved ones face. While my heart grieves for …
By Steve McIlwain
Hubs here.
For the first 27 years of my life, Christmas was always the same … and I loved it. Then, I got married.
Every year, more or less, the routine was set. On Christmas Eve Mom cooked homemade soup and freshly made bread. After that we attended Christmas Eve …
By Ashley McIlwain
Everyone is talking about the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. The nation was left in shock as we witnessed a display of pure horror and evil. A community was left stunned and brokenhearted as their members were left picking up the pieces in the moments following their worst …
By Ashley McIlwain
One of the greatest parts of Christmas is the generosity that seems to so prevalently accompany it. People are more aware of the needs of others, and they are more willing and receptive to meeting those needs. It’s a wonderful part of this time of year, which got …
By Ashley McIlwain
Thanksgiving has just passed, and Christmas is approaching. It’s the most wonderful time of year with so much to be thankful for and celebrate. But sometimes, it can be stressful, frustrating, and overwhelming too. With all of the parties, packages, problems to solve, and places to be, there …
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