by Ashley Larkin | Oct 1, 2014 | 31 Days 2014: Doing As I Say, Faith, Perspective, Surrender, Truth-telling
Yesterday I posted that I’d be diving this month into what I say vs. how I live, what I believe vs. how I move through the world. I intended to take an un-bossy look at personal integrity for the next 31 days in order to get at deeper Truth that sometimes passes...
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 30, 2013 | 31 Days 2013: Right Here, Community, Fear, Hope, Love, Perspective
You may have awakened this morning to the buzzing of an alarm clock, the sounds of the radio, a dull internal nudge. You may have felt dread for today’s might be’s, regret over yesterday’s failings. You may have worried that you couldn’t live...
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...
by Ashley Larkin | Oct 27, 2013 | 31 Days 2013: Right Here, Community, Faith, Giving, Gratitude
Dear Lord, the Great Healer, I kneel before you, since every perfect gift must come from you. I pray, give skill to my hands, clear vision to my mind, kindness and meekness to my heart. Give me singleness of purpose, strength to lift up a part of the burden of my...