by Ashley Larkin | Mar 31, 2016 | Amusings, Childhood, Mothering
Hi friends, There’s so much I want to share with you about this last week, but for now a small story. Today, I scraped myself up from bed, ate something small that still made me nauseous and pulled together the best...
by Ashley Larkin | Mar 29, 2014 | Amusings, Family, Joy, Love, Marriage, Mothering, Perspective, Trust
1. Roller skating makes me feel crazy alive. I can roll and roll and roll around a circle (oval?) with my limited skill in the midst of some of my favorite people and a man flourishing a white towel with every epic twirl, and never tire. I cannot explain why...
by Ashley Larkin | Nov 15, 2013 | Amusings, Childhood, Family, Five Minute Friday, Gratitude, Perspective
We mark the fall season around here with the changing of pillows, bed coverings and curtains, exchanging warmer clothes for those light summer dresses that still flutter from hangers. I stand stunned in the face of the calendar’s insistence that today is...
by Ashley Larkin | Sep 25, 2013 | Amusings, Celebration, Family, Just Write, Mothering, Parenting
Things already showed signs of looking up and then, hello, candy corn cake. What, never heard of one? Neither had I until the girls and I made it up. Oh no, you won’t be seeing this beauty on Pinterest. At least not one like this, with the finger-smudged...
by Ashley Larkin | Jun 27, 2013 | Amusings, Childhood, Family, Mothering, Parenting
My brain is brimming with things I want to talk to you about. It feels like a long time, and I miss you all. I am writing today with a quick check-in before I get a move on all the laundry piles and suitcase packing and grocery shopping that need to happen in the next...
by Ashley Larkin | Jun 10, 2013 | Amusings, Concrete Words, Faith, Grace, Hope, Perspective
Welcome to those joining for the first time today from the blog of the lovely Nacole Simmons at Six in the Sticks. I’m honored to be guest posting there, along with others who are linking up their pieces on “The Morning.” If you’d like to get...
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