by Ashley Larkin | May 2, 2014 | Faith, Grace, Hope, Mothering, Redemption, Surrender
I grabbed my keys and wallet and bounded toward the door. “Mama, my swimsuit is in the sink, and I need to spit out my toothpaste!” the five-year-old called from the top of the stairs. I stomped back into the bathroom, not making eye contact with any of...
by Ashley Larkin | Jan 22, 2014 | Childhood, Grace, Mothering, One Word: Seek, Perspective, Redemption, Surrender
Yesterday, when I dropped J off at school for her field trip — to the play, Charlotte’s Web — I realized she was without a scarf or gloves. I unwound my scarf from my neck and wound it round hers, I pulled my gloves out of my pocket and watched as...
by Ashley Larkin | Dec 20, 2013 | One Word: Trust, Perspective, Redemption, Surrender, Truth-telling
Perhaps you feel unworthy of Christmas coming into the mess of your home and your heart, and so you need to recall the babe that came down from heaven and through the birth canal into the stench and filth of a stable and a world. You may need to recall this one who...
by Ashley Larkin | Nov 11, 2013 | Community, Concrete Words, Faith, Favorite posts, Grace, Love, Redemption, Surrender, Truth-telling
On this November 11th, I wake thinking of my father-in-law — my husband’s father, who I was just two months shy of meeting. The proudly full-blooded Irishman with the big voice and larger than life presence, the loving father of four boys. Passionate...
by Ashley Larkin | Oct 31, 2013 | 31 Days 2013: Right Here, Childhood, Faith, Grace, Gratitude, Mothering, Perspective, Redemption, Rest, Risk-taking, Trust, Truth-telling
The recovering perfectionist in me wants to tie this 31 day series in the most gorgeous grosgrain ribbon. Leave you dancing with a completed work of art, sparkles and moonshine in its wake. But the part of me that calls you friend would rather be real and shout,...
by Ashley Larkin | Oct 29, 2013 | 31 Days 2013: Right Here, Grace, Gratitude, Mothering, Perspective, Redemption
I almost encouraged you first thing this morning with: BE STILL AND KNOW I would have used a lovely font on a pretty photo, and we would have called that Day 29 of 31 Days of Right Here, and there would be nothing wrong with that. I’m all for a great quote on a...
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