By Ashley McIlwain For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. –Ephesians 5:31 One of the most important roles a man can hold is that of being a husband. Leader, lover, protector, and provider. A husband has an incredible
By Ashley McIlwain He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord. –Proverbs 18:22 Over the course of my life, I have held many roles. From various job titles to daughter to sister and friend. Labels such as Christian, athlete, helper, student, and graduate are all part of who
By Steve McIlwain Hubs here. Recently Ash and I spent a long weekend in one of the most mesmerizing places in the world: Yosemite. If you’ve never been, consider yourself un-lucky. Growing up I had the extreme privilege of visiting Yosemite every year with my best bud’s family. For 3 days in May, we would
By Ashley McIlwain It had been nearly 24 hours since there was any sign of life. All that was left were ashes. Gray. Cold. It never crossed my mind that anything could become of it. Yet, as I piled some newspaper and kindling wood together carefully in my usual teepee formation, before I could even
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 Ashley McIlwain What does it mean to be “forward thinking?” Many of us think of it in terms of progressive thoughts and ideas. Perhaps establishing a new and brilliant way of conceptualizing and understanding life. Someone who is forward thinking is ahead of the ballgame in their thoughts, plans, and actions. They’re always one
By Ashley McIlwain We’ve all witnessed it … the meltdown of a random child. You’re trying to enjoy a quiet dinner for two, but instead you’re being served a big plateful of wailing child with a side of yelling, desperate parent. Perhaps you’re pushing your cart along in the grocery store when you meet the
By Ashley McIlwain Married life is an adventure. There’s always something to learn, explore, and overcome. You laugh, cry, fight, make-up, grow up, speak up, and shut up. It’s epic, memorable, fun, exciting, and worth it. Marriage is everything it’s cracked up to be and more, but it’s definitely a lifelong adventure. Like any good
By Ashley McIlwain Life is tough. There’s no way around it; it’s just full of valleys and mountaintops, ups and downs, highs and lows. At one time or another for one reason or another, we all experience pain, heartache, brokenness, sadness, and sickness. It’s inevitable and unavoidable. Since we can’t do anything about eliminating the
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
