Falling In And Out Of Love by Mark Gungor Recently I was asked the question: Do you believe it is possible to fall out of love with your spouse—or were you just never in love in the first place? Sorry to disillusion all of you over-romanticized thinkers out there, but my reply is not the
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
God’s Blueprint for Relationships by Ashley McIlwain It can be extremely difficult figuring out the right approach to dating and the pursuit of a spouse. These days it seems all rules have gone out the window for who calls who, who pays for the date, and who controls the tempo of the relationship. With
Epic Love by Steve McIlwain Hubs here. Part of our celebration for Valentine’s Day this year was snuggling and watching some romantic movies. We went with two of our favorites: Moulin Rouge and The Notebook. Those two movies take us on a roller-coaster ride through the ups and downs of love. We get absorbed in
Give Differently by Ashley McIlwain ‘Tis the season of giving. Everywhere you look there is an ad for that must-have item that is guaranteed to bring pure bliss to someone's life. Parking spots are impossible to come by, and every store is overflowing with crazed shoppers frantic to check everyone off their Christmas shopping list.
Honey, I’m Home! Part 2 by Ashley McIlwain In Honey, I’m Home! Part 1, I talked mainly to the ladies about the value of respecting, loving, affirming, and appreciating their guy. Part 2 is for the guys and how they can display their love and appreciation to their lady. When my husband walks in the
Photo Compliments of Jessica Lorren Photography Honey, I’m Home! Part 1 by Ashley McIlwain After a long day of work, I often dread the time and effort needed to attempt to make a delicious meal for dinner. Last night, as I mustered up the energy to start thinking about making
Love Life Resolution by Ashlee Chu New Year’s Resolution time invites many exciting changes for people of every walk of life. Though being on time to appointments and eating healthier are both perfectly adequate goals to strive toward, maybe something a bit more challenging should be considered. If the New Year is to be about
Food for Marriage: Christ-Centered There are several items essential to marriage. They are what I like to call "Food for Marriage" because they are feeding and fueling the marriage to grow and develop into the strong and healthy entity that it can and should be. The first Food for Marriage I would like to discuss
