The Out of Control Living series explores our ongoing struggle for control with God, ourselves, and others, to help us find our way to freedom and wholeness.
I want my writing to illustrate truth in a way that enables my readers to find courage, hope, comfort, & freedom.
Key words found in this series:
- Spiritual Growth
- Surrender
- Freedom
- Intimacy
- Healing
- Self Discovery
- Recovery
- Honesty
Recent Blog Posts
The Dance of Differences
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ January 9, 2021
The Dance of Differences “what was it, Adelle? What was it you liked about us?” “I liked the way we...
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Fighting fair
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ December 8, 2020
Learning to fight fair There’s no such thing as a conflict-free marriage. Happily, Ever After doesn’t mean you don’t fight,...
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Mysterious Mutuality
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ November 8, 2020
Mutually Yours Abandoned L inda and I are just married. We’re off on our first shopping trip together, I think...
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Catching your breath in suffocating times
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ October 11, 2020
Hi everyone! My book "Hope For Happily Ever After" is coming together and getting closer. I'm under contract with Illumify...
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I Forgave You Once
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ September 6, 2020
It's 1978 and I have a newborn son. I'm so excited about being a dad! I'm only 21 and I...
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Dismantling Depression
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ July 18, 2020
Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad. Proverbs 12:25 It's easier to...
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Are We United?
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ June 28, 2020
Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell in unity! For there the Lord commanded the...
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The Anatomy of Marriage Meltdowns
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ May 28, 2020
Nothing hurts like a disconnected marriage. We can find the disconnects, and heal them. We can develop a strategy that...
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Quarantine Romance
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ May 3, 2020
Where are you my love? Where's the one I knew and married on our wedding day? What happened to the...
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Conquering COVID-19
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ March 21, 2020
It's the end of the world as we know it, but I feel fine... REM Out in the zone Fear...
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Wind In My Sails
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ February 20, 2020
My Dad was an electrician on a ship in the Navy and he told me stories of being on the...
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I feel connected when…
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ January 17, 2020
I feel connected when... We spend quality time together.We slow things down enough to spontaneously do something fun together.We determine...
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C’mon, Man!
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ December 28, 2019
If you watch the NFL, You're familiar with the clip C'mon man! It's a commentary of outtakes on different players...
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Five ways to disarm depression
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ November 15, 2019
"Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad." Proverbs 12:251. Get in touch;...
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Five things to know before you say “I do.”
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ October 19, 2019
The more you know going in, the better the chances of your marriage succeeding. One half of all marriages don't...
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Ghosts in time
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ October 7, 2019
We are eternal ghosts in a temporal timeline. Shimmering like a mirage, there but not, we live out our days....
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Barrel of monkeys; Balance in an over committed world
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ August 25, 2019
They're in the trees, waiting to jump When they jump It's Friday evening, following a hectic, full, fast paced week,...
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What I Really Need
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ August 10, 2019
May I practice your presence Lord, instead of that of another. May I seek the comfort of your love when...
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One is the loneliest number
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ July 28, 2019
Many of you will remember the Three Dog Night song, with the single piano chord repeating... "One is the loneliest...
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Interpreting offenses; Accessing Grace
By Daniel Lillyblad
/ June 30, 2019
When something happens that hurts me, I tend to feel betrayed, used, or taken advantage of. I internalize things, and...
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