by Ashley | Mar 16, 2017 | comfort, emotions, friendship, growth, Unconditional Love
Life is messy. I don’t think there is anyone who has lived a full life, and upon reflection, found a life devoid of troubles—be they great or small. I would consider myself to be a positive person, but I can also be honest about the fact that my adulthood started in a...
by Ashley | Jan 1, 2017 | growth, love, marriage, trust, Uncategorized, Unconditional Love
There is no arrival here on Earth. This is something I need to remind myself of often. I work towards goals, I build a life together with my husband and our kids (that is until they branch off and start their own), and I push deeper into the depths of the...
by Ashley | Jun 24, 2016 | big goals, emotions, God's love, growth, Homemaking, Uncategorized, Unconditional Love
The idea that I have been married for ten years is hard to grasp. I know it is a drop in the bucket compared to the “forever” marriages of those who have been married forty years or more, but this is a big milestone for us! It is a benchmark...
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 23, 2015 | friendship, growth, hard times, Letters to Bea, love, Uncategorized, Unconditional Love, war, writing
The letters didn’t start out to be the life line that they had become. The idea was born out of desperation when the girls were dealt the blow of separation the summer before their senior year. It had been a dream come true for Bea to be able to stay in one...
by Ashley | Jan 8, 2015 | be brave, love, Unconditional Love
2015 is feeling big to me. I am one who doesn’t spend a lot of time on goals for the new year until I am in the new year. My head can’t really focus on the twelve months ahead in the middle of Christmas. I don’t want it to either. Christmas is such a sacred and holy...
