by Ashley | Mar 25, 2015 | be brave, Freedom, God's love, growth, Holy Spirit, intimacy, love, Unconditional Love
The Bible has been on my mind a lot lately. It has survived all these centuries and additions and translations. Its timeless relevance never ceases to amaze me. Honestly, I am falling in love with it for the first time in my Christian life (that’s twenty-one years of...
by Ashley | Mar 2, 2015 | be brave, big goals, emotions, Freedom, God's love, growth, hard times, Holy Spirit, humble beginnings, love
“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.” Zechariah 4:10 When you are pursuing your dreams, the above words can be a great comfort. This verse among others drive home the point...
by Ashley | Feb 27, 2015 | be brave, comfort, emotions, Freedom, hard times, intimacy, worship
I am convinced of this, that the one who began a good action among you will bring it to completion by the Day of the Messiah Jesus. Philippians 1:6 Today I woke up with the worst hair in the history of clean, terrible hair. I half-dried it and went to bed knowing it...
by Ashley | Jan 15, 2015 | be brave, comfort, Freedom, God's love, Holy Spirit, intimacy, love
Back in November, I shared that we were feeling a shift. We (my husband and I) began looking into alternative schooling for our kids. This journey is full of so much unknown and conflicting feelings! I almost envy those families who have a conviction about a...
by Ashley | Jul 5, 2014 | comfort, Freedom, hard times, war
Lately I have been reading a historical fiction about the civil war. It has me looking at the war in a different light. I am not sure if it because I am seeing the complex issues through adult eyes, or if it simply being drawn in to the hypothetical lives of people...