by Ashley Larkin | Feb 15, 2013 | Faith, Five Minute Friday, Love, Marriage, Mothering, Perspective, Truth-telling
Funny how a word can hit you new when you really stop to sit with it, let the letters and sound fall over a heart. Chip away a bit at its layers. Beloved. It’s always been one of my favorites, and I’ll admit that when Michael chooses it from among all...
by Ashley Larkin | Jan 18, 2013 | Celebration, Community, Faith, Five Minute Friday, Grace, Gratitude, Joy, Love, Marriage, Redemption
She stepped a foot down the aisle, vintage lace and strands of champagne pearls, her boys holding her hands on either side, and she was in every way what they call a vision. Of beauty, joy, warmth. Behind and around her light streamed in full. I could feel the catch...