by Ashley Larkin | Oct 30, 2014 | Childhood, Faith, Perspective, Through the eyes of my children
{And the winner of “Playdates with God: Having a Childlike Faith in a Grown-Up World” is…LORI HARRIS!} Today my daughter, “Sici” (nickname pronounced “See-See”) writes about what it means for her to preserve her childlike...
by Ashley Larkin | Jul 13, 2013 | Childhood, Gratitude, Mothering, Perspective, Through the eyes of my children
Children aren’t looking for life to be just so to stop and see beauty. It’s in the midst. In the blanket fort a mish-mashed mess, in collected litter treasures, in the living room dust particles dancing like fairies upon the sun’s backlight. For me,...
by Ashley Larkin | Jun 21, 2012 | Childhood, Love, Mothering, Through the eyes of my children
We pass over the camera, and we get to see what they see. This is love through the eyes of my girls. Today, as you push through the stuff of the world — the relating, the doing, the questioning and the all of it that makes you tired just to think — take a...
by Ashley Larkin | May 4, 2012 | Childhood, Joy, Mothering, Through the eyes of my children
Yesterday afternoon, I gave my daughters (ages 10, 6 and 3) an assignment: find joy and take pictures wherever you see it. This is joy through their lens. Dear friends, may the blessings of joy cover your paths and leave a lovely wake behind...