By Ashley McIlwain Life has a way of keeping us on the go. We feverishly check items off of our to do list only to find ourselves adding even more to the end of it. Our calendars are full, our lives chaotic, and our emotional and physical tanks down to fumes. Sadly it’s our marriage
By Ashley McIlwain As we kick off 2014, I am amazed at how quickly another year has gone by. It’s been a great year with all of you, and I am praying for blessings over you as well as our marriage ministry here at Foundation Restoration in 2014. What better way to reflect on the
By Steve McIlwain Hubs here. Ash and I love the Christmas season. Love the lights, love the songs, love the church services, love the food. The crisp, cold air carries with it a sense of excitement and joy. Christmas tree lots pops up on street corners. Stores are filled with aisles of endless Christmas stuff.
By Ashley McIlwain If I’m being very honest, I’m not one who cares much for watching television. Rarely do I turn it on when I’m home alone because I’d prefer a good book, social outing, or checking off an item from my to do list. Most of the time, TV just isn’t my first or
By Ashley McIlwain For no apparent reason, my husband, Steve, and I found ourselves constantly butting heads. He would try to explain something, and it made zero sense to me. I’d say something, and it would rub him the wrong way. No matter what it was, we couldn’t seem to see eye to eye, and
By Steve McIlwain Hubs here. Ash and I are settling nicely into our new area. We moved here about six months ago and are learning the city and meeting new people. We have also begun the process of purchasing a home. The home buying process is both exhilarating and exhausting. There are exciting moments of
By Ashley McIlwain Marriage means game over. Or at least that’s what people seem to think and say. T-shirts are made with that message on it. “Everything changes, man, once you get married.” “You sure you want to get married? Your life will be over!” Ever heard any of these things about marriage? I know
By Jeff Klick In the beginning God created Adam and Eve. For the record, and in order to be politically incorrect, God did not create Adam and Steve or Amy and Eve. God, in His infinite wisdom decided to create man and woman - different physically, emotionally, and mentally. God decided to create man and
By Ashley McIlwain Perhaps you’ve seen it. It’s a blog post that’s gone viral called Marriage Isn’t For You. I’ve had countless people send the link my way telling me that I need to check it out, so I did. In the blog, a newly married husband shares about some wise advice his father gave
By Ricinda Perry “Would you edify me please?” These words have resonated and continued to replay in my mind over and over. It wasn’t long ago that my husband and I went on a trip to North Carolina. While the setting was warm and inviting during our stay, the couple we were visiting had no
