By Ricinda Perry Week 1 into my 90 day challenge … PHYSICAL UPDATE: I must say hosting out of town guests wreaks havoc on the healthy eating front. Interestingly enough, God must have intervened as the top part of our oven broke during the self-clean cycle and our refrigerator broke the day our guests were
By Ashley McIlwain I know that many of you have been married for a while and are finding yourselves and your marriage in a place where you’re maybe rethinking things. You don’t feel in love any more. You and your spouse have changed so much, and you’re looking at each other wondering who this person
By Ricinda Perry Argh … I’m trying to cool down from my first day back at exercising. There is a saying: A body in motion, stays in motion. A body at rest, stays at rest. I think this theory holds true for physical fitness, spiritual fitness, and marital fitness. I’m going to invite you to
By Ashley McIlwain Autumn is my favorite season and time of the year. Leaves in bright hues delighting my eyes. Crisp air seducing my nostrils. Cool temperatures that beckon one to bundle and snuggle up. Hot chocolate and apple cider warming your belly and bones. Football calling for cheers and high fives. What’s not to
By Ashley McIlwain I was talking to a friend the other day who recently got engaged. She looked at me and said, “I just feel so emotional about getting married. It’s like an identity crisis because who I’ve been and known myself to be is changing forever. Am I crazy?” My reply was, “Of course
By Steve McIlwain This is Part 2 of Hubs Corner: Worse, Poorer, Sickness. You can check out Part 1 here. Sickness Few stories in marriage draw couples closer and inspire others as the wife who stands stronger than steel through her husband’s battle with cancer. Likewise, few stories in marriage devastate families and are as
By Steve McIlwain Hubs here. Worse, poorer, sicker. If you’re married, you’ve said these words (or some version of them). Granted, they are not the glamorous words. They’re not the words you focused on. As you stood in front of witnesses, no matter how many or few, likely wearing beautiful clothes and a beaming smile,
By Sheila Gregoire Sometimes we get into this dangerous pattern of thinking of sex as something we give him “as a favor” or “as a reward”. We think that having sex means we’re being selfless. But if you dissect this, what you’re really saying is: I’m doing something I don’t want to do to try to
By Rob Thorpe I married the woman of my dreams, and she will make me happy. Happiness is the goal of marriage, right? One of the lies that undermines and destroys marriages is a lie we have all heard, and many have believed. God wants me to be happy, and so He brought me together with
By Coleen York How can being overly nice ever be a bad thing? I mean honestly … shouldn’t we ALWAYS be doting on our significant others and spouses? Well, that all depends. Often times what prompts us to be kind and go above and beyond is not unadulterated love and passion, though you may not
