By Coleen York When I was 19, I found myself sitting in a Christian therapist’s office spilling my guts about relationships. How they sucked. How they hurt. How badly I wanted one that wouldn’t suck or hurt. Five years of less-than stellar relationship picks and decisions had led me to that point. It seemed that
By Ashley McIlwain Dating: a fun excursion with someone you love that creates memories, strengthens the relationship, builds the friendship, and excites the heart. We all look at dating differently, but my perception is the above definition I’ve come up with. Since I’ve gotten married, I’ve come to really appreciate dating as a means of
By Coleen York For years I thought that after finding “the one” I would automatically have less than “one” problem. Or at least my problems would be significantly less important. Probably my biggest problem would be trying to decide where we should go on our fabulous honeymoon or if I wanted paper or plastic bags
By Ashley McIlwain The other night my hubs, Steve, and I were cuddled up having a movie night, and I was especially struck by the movie we were watching. Most of you have probably either seen it or heard about it; it’s called Taken. The premise of the story is that this girl goes to
By Ashley McIlwain See below for our GIVEAWAY! I remember growing up trying to juggle being a follower of Christ with obeying my parents all while attempting to find my place amongst my peers at school. It was difficult to balance all of that, and there were times where I really struggled with it all.
By Ashley McIlwain Many times falling in love is equated with a leap of faith, and with good reason. It can be scary jumping head first into a relationship let alone a marriage. After all, you are about to make yourself completely vulnerable, which also means leaving yourself completely open to getting hurt. Giving your
Foreword by Ashley McIlwain Over the past several months, I've been really wanting to add a special feature that included recipes. It seemed to make sense because we all need to eat, and who doesn't love a good recipe? But what stirred me the most to launch this culinary feature is the fact that there
By Steve McIlwain Hubs here. Man Cave: the ultimate male bonding destination for chillin’ with buddies. It’s typically some type of movie/sports/video game haven (glorified dorm room) or workshop. Some are over-the-top extravagant; some literally have dorm room furniture. It is a place where men maintain full power to decorate (no floral patterns here) and
By Jeffrey A. Klick, Ph.D. If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? (Psalm 11:3) The Psalmist David asks this question, and it is worth exploring. Most of us do not have to think too hard to realize that our society is in big trouble. Marriages are being destroyed, all manner of hideous
By Coleen York There’s no denying our lives revolve around relationships. It’s the way we were created: to be in relationship first with God, and then with others. There’s something circuited into the heart of every one of us that yearns for fellowship, for communication and understanding. But for years I thought that in order
