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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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By Dr. Jeff Klick
The Bible is the only book I know that says about itself:
Hebrews 4:12 – For the Word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions …

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By Stephanie Tracey
Forty-four years ago, we began our marriage as two young kids madly in love.  We did not begin it as mature Christians who knew and understood God’s word and His ways.  But after five years of marriage and the birth of our first child, I was struggling to …

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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 …

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By Ashley McIlwain
One of the most exciting parts of a new relationship is the chase. Like a lion meticulously pursuing its next victim, we pursue that special someone with purpose and conviction. It’s fun, thrilling, and makes you feel desirable.
As we try to win the affections of that special someone, …

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By Ashley McIlwain
Love. What does that word even mean? These days it seems no one really knows anymore. When you ask someone what they believe love to be, oftentimes you get a description of euphoric, idyllic feelings that sound like a chapter out of a romance novel or a scene …

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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 …

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By Steve McIlwain
Hubs here.
I keep lists for pretty much everything.  I have multiple to-do lists for work.  I have a list of to-dos around our place.  A list of things I want to buy, restaurants I’d like to eat at, places I’d like to visit, movies I wanna see.  It …