By Steve McIlwain Hubs here. I keep lists for pretty much everything. I have multiple to-do lists for work. I have a list of to-dos around our place. A list of things I want to buy, restaurants I’d like to eat at, places I’d like to visit, movies I wanna see. It goes on and
By Ricinda Perry Anybody else get a dose of this here and there? I’m not sure if it was the upswing in work, getting back into my health kick-sugar detox, new community needs, or a combination of it all, but I got hit with a good dose of irritability. It came on so suddenly along
By Ashley McIlwain This is Part 2 of In Love With Your In-Laws. Check out Part 1 here. I remember on one of my parents’ visits out here to Southern California there was a moment where I was somewhat overcome by emotion. As I watched Steve interact with my parents, I felt such gratitude for his genuine
By Ashley McIlwain One of the most common problematic areas for couples centers around the in-laws. It’s no secret that marrying into a family means adjusting and adapting. How things operate for each family of origin varies, and the dynamics change when a son or daughter becomes a husband or wife. Unfortunately the transformations that
By Coleen York Through most of high school and part of college I was actually pretty bad at relationships. And by that I mean I thought I was really good at them. If relationships were Pokémon cards, it may have seemed I was trying to collect (…or date) them all. In hindsight it might appear
By Ashley McIlwain It’s not you, it’s me. We’ve all heard this cliché line often associated with a break-up. Men and women everywhere use it as a means of ending a relationship that is less than desirable for one reason or another. Maybe you’ve used it or been on the receiving end of it. This
By Ashley McIlwain Forgiveness. It’s such a simple word, but behind it lays an abyss of layers. Layers that many of us struggle with. Layers that all too often we can’t understand or put into practice. It’s just one word, but within its context is a world of freedom or bondage. Forgiveness is something that
Forgiven to Forgive by Ashley McIlwain It’s easy to get caught up in the commercial side of holidays like Easter. Easter egg hunts, Easter bunny, candy, baskets, and egg coloring contests. All of these things are fun, but they are taking over what Easter is really all about … an incredible story of salvation. Easter
