by Ashley | Jan 7, 2020 | big goals, Ephesians 3:20, growth, Word of the Year, writing
This past year has turned out very different from what I would have predicted this time last year. Just over a year ago, I was on the hunt for a business property for my husband’s office when I stumbled upon a home that fit the bill of our hypothetical forever home. A...
by Ashley | Jan 10, 2017 | dreams, God's love, growth, hope, writing
Today I was thinking about dreams. Hopes, dreams, goals, and things we want to happen. We talk a great deal about our dreams and what we hope to achieve in this life. I have gone through times when the dreams I have for myself are right in front of my face. For...
by Ashley | Apr 14, 2015 | comfort, fiction, friendship, growth, Letters to Bea, trust, Uncategorized, war, writing
Maggie knew that her life would be different after Bea and Robbie got married. She would be living on her own for the first time―ever. She knew she would see Bea at work and on the occasional girl’s night, but she never imagined she would be juggling that with...
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 | Feb 20, 2015 | be brave, Holy Spirit, home schooling, Homemaking, Order brings peace, Uncategorized, writing
One of the things that surprised me about my office makeover was the spiritual aspect of it. I used to be slightly annoyed when people seemed to spiritualize everything. Now I see that the deeper we go in God and the more intimate you become, it is hard to just see...
by Ashley | Nov 3, 2014 | comfort, God's love, Holy Spirit, identity, philippians 1:6, trust, writing
NaNoWriMo is one of the strangest words you may hear this month. It is a mash-up of words that all push me to do something that I have never done before! NaNoWriMo stands for, National Novel Writing Month. The challenge is to write 50,000 words (a novel essentially)...
