by Ashley Larkin | Sep 9, 2016 | Faith, Risk-taking
If you missed part 1 of my interview with singer-songwriter Ginny Owens yesterday, you can catch that here. (Earlier today I posted this as an audio clip, but due to some issues with sound quality, I’ve posted it now in text form.) In this portion of the...
by Ashley Larkin | Sep 7, 2016 | Perspective, Risk-taking
On one hand I’ve always been the rule-following sort; on the other, I can’t stand being fenced in, and (at least internally) reject being limited, defined or told what I should care about and how. I’ve usually found joy in this subtle rebellion, in...
by Ashley Larkin | Sep 29, 2015 | Community, Gratitude, One Word: Fearless, Perspective, Risk-taking
Back in the spring, a rectangular card arrived in my mailbox. A distinctive font scrolled across an ombre watercolor wash of blue and at the top three words: The Open Door. I held the invitation to join a small group of women from around the country — speakers,...
by Ashley Larkin | Feb 6, 2015 | #OneWord365, Faith, Hope, One Word: Fearless, Perspective, Risk-taking, Surrender
I’m alive! And I’ve missed you so much, friends. For more than three years, this place has been a sacred one for me, where we listen and respond and share and hear “me too” in the comments and pay attention to the small ordinary moments as a...
by Ashley Larkin | Jan 5, 2015 | #OneWord365, Community, Fear, Hope, One Word: Fearless, One Word: Seek, Risk-taking, Surrender, Truth-telling
While Michael built a bonfire, and the girls constructed a playground from driftwood, I took a brief walk down the beach, through packed sand, over piles of strewn logs and past tide pools. It was a day of transition — the year’s newness still palpable,...
by Ashley Larkin | Nov 6, 2014 | Childhood, Hope, Risk-taking, Surrender
It’s September, and I am weaving through the classroom, sidling up beside kids one at a time. Lala is my third child enjoying kindergarten with Ms. Foster, and so for the third school year, I have the privilege of assisting this wondrously talented veteran...
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