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 minutes later, I finally
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 ways things could go
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 opened my fridge and
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 fades. The idea
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 so differently. When both
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 of the heart.
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 decide what I believed.
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 it’s two people or
By Ashley McIlwain In my experience, life is an adventure. Granted, I haven’t always viewed it that way. Those all-time lows and moments of despair hardly feel like just a fun thrill ride that I should wave my arms in the air for, although the screaming part is on par. In fact, those moments usually
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, we are enamored
