by Ashley Larkin | Feb 21, 2013 | Faith, Imperfect Prose, Joy, Mothering, One Word: Trust, Perfectionism, Perspective, Surrender, Trust
Get over your hill and see what you find there, With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair. Mumford & Sons Over a glass of wine last night, a friend and I talked of expectations. How, like creeping weeds, they reach ’round to choke out the gift that...
by Ashley Larkin | Jan 18, 2013 | Celebration, Community, Faith, Five Minute Friday, Grace, Gratitude, Joy, Love, Marriage, Redemption
She stepped a foot down the aisle, vintage lace and strands of champagne pearls, her boys holding her hands on either side, and she was in every way what they call a vision. Of beauty, joy, warmth. Behind and around her light streamed in full. I could feel the catch...
by Ashley Larkin | Dec 28, 2012 | Celebration, Family, Gratitude, Joy, Mothering, Perspective, Truth-telling
I’m in the basement this morning, taking care of some last details before we head out of town for several days. Upstairs, the washer and dryer hum and clank. My family sleeps. (Do I start a lot of posts this way?) We had a perfectly imperfect Christmas together....
by Ashley Larkin | Dec 6, 2012 | Biblical tales, Celebration, Faith, Family, Joy, Mothering, Perfectionism, Perspective, Redemption, Rest
“Christmas says that we have everything going [for us] — Jesus, the journey and the dream.” Brennan Manning Something feels different this year. It’s a little difficult to put my finger all the way on it, but as I sung some of my very favorite...
by Ashley Larkin | Oct 29, 2012 | Childhood, Concrete Words, Family, Gratitude, Joy, Love, Trust
It isn’t the name I would have chosen for him. It hardly seems right for a horse so powerful and majestic, so noble. Don’t you see, this horse is descended from the great racer Man o’ War? He deserves a strong Biblical name or one of a mighty ruler...
by Ashley Larkin | Aug 5, 2012 | Celebration, Childhood, Gratitude, Joy, Love, Mothering
This morning, I blow up pink, green and purple balloons, string lavender and spring green streamers in the dining room and decorate your chair. Today is August 5th. You are the birthday girl, and I am thinking about you. About how you christened yourself...
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