by Ashley Larkin | Jul 4, 2014 | Fear, Five Minute Friday, Mothering, Surrender, Trust, Truth-telling
I hardly recognize how often I do it. Hold my breath, wait for the feeling of fear to pass, worry to skitter through, even a feeling to take hold. Just how much of my day goes by, I wonder, pushing through to the next thing without expelling waiting air from my lungs?...
by Ashley Larkin | Dec 6, 2011 | Grace, Perspective, Rest
Air lingers heavy and cold. Steam curls from speaking lips. Branches stretch naked against deep night sky. Small chests rise and fall under snowman flannels. A small candle flickers in the quiet morning. This Advent season, I am holding with me space for this grace...