by Ashley Larkin | Dec 13, 2012 | Fear, Mothering, Open endings, Sorrow
We could talk of a culture saturated in violence. Or about the effects of isolation or untreated mental illness that so often leads to acts like these. We could speak of innocent life stolen by evil and ask how God can allow such things to happen. We could cry or bury...
by Ashley Larkin | Oct 18, 2012 | Faith, Fear, Gratitude, Hope, Surrender
The rain starts with drops like sizzles and soon it is pounding like popping corn on the windshield. I clutch the steering wheel hard, shoulders hunched, wipers on full speed with two of my three girls nearly asleep in back. We drive long for a much too-short visit...
by Ashley Larkin | Oct 12, 2012 | Five Minute Friday, Surrender, Truth-telling
It’s Friday, and I’m meeting up with the community of Five Minute Friday at Lisa-Jo Baker’s Tales from a Gypsy Mama for some free writing. Here are the rules: follow the prompt, no extreme editing, write for five minutes flat and encourage the person...
by Ashley Larkin | Sep 28, 2012 | Fear, Five Minute Friday, Grace, Marriage
It’s Friday, and I’m meeting up with the community of Five Minute Friday at the Gypsy Mama for some free writing. Here are the rules: follow the prompt, no extreme editing, write for five minutes flat and encourage the person who linked up just before you....
by Ashley Larkin | Sep 14, 2012 | Childhood, Five Minute Friday, Mothering, Surrender
It’s Friday, and I’m meeting up with the community of Five Minute Friday at the Gypsy Mama for some free writing fun. Here are the rules: follow the prompt, no extreme editing, write for five minutes flat and encourage the person who linked up just before...