By Ricinda Perry Well obviously we have reached the Thanksgiving week marker of Goal #1. How are you feeling? This week I want to encourage you and thank you for joining me on this journey. I know that you are all working so hard trying to get your spiritual, marital and physical health into shape.
By Dr. Jeff Klick Over the last thirty years or so, I have heard this question from both men and women as they sat in my office crying. My spouse doesn't love me anymore, so what's the point? Just as frequently I hear, "I don't love them anymore," from the spouse that wants to leave.
By Ashley McIlwain When we think of struggles, we often cringe. No one wants to go through difficult or tough times. They’re never fun. They’re always taxing. We come out the other side bruised, battered, and wondering what happened and why. Add a spouse (or significant other) to the equation, and those tough times are
By Ricinda Perry It’s week 5 of our 90 Day Challenge … look out for that brick wall. Have you hit a wall of discouragement? One smacked me in the face this past week. I have struggled in every aspect of my challenge. I could call upon any number of excuses, but the fact remains
By Ricinda Perry Anyone out there familiar with the old school 90210 show? Ever heard of the Peach Pit? For my husband and me, our “Peach Pit” while growing up was, and still is, Chili’s. There are days I could just eat chips ‘n salsa and be a very happy camper. We are raising our
By Ricinda Perry Are you showing signs of success? Here are two ways you can continue to achieve your goals during this challenge. MIND SET. As I have now studied the second chapter of James, mental discipline is becoming a prominent theme. Many of us are emotional about things. If it “feels good,” we do
By Ashley McIlwain Recently I’ve been inspired by Ricinda Perry’s Family Footprints: 90 Day Challenge. It got me to thinking about some stuff. One thing I asked myself was, “What have I done that’s above and beyond the usual for my husband lately?” To be honest, I had to think about it awhile, and I
By Steve McIlwain Hubs here. I have heard countless engaged couples gush unending praise on their spouse-to-be that you would swear they are marrying a literally flawless human being. Conversely, I have heard so many married couples recite endless monologues of the innumerable evils of their spouse that you would swear they married Satan himself.
By Ricinda Perry Week 3 into my 90 day challenge. PHYSICAL UPDATE: I made it on a 6.2 mile run this week and am going to try and keep that as a goal distance I hit at least twice a week. Dieting … Physical discipline is relatively easy for me. I enjoy getting out there
By Ashley McIlwain What should you expect when you are expecting? You might hear that question and immediately think I’m referencing pregnancy and childrearing. I’m not. However, I am referring to the birth of a certain mentality that can be potentially destructive – expectancy. What I want to discuss is what happens when we begin
