by Ashley Larkin | Mar 29, 2013 | Biblical tales, Five Minute Friday, Redemption
Before Jesus died, he drew his followers attention to a kernel of wheat. If that kernel lived, he said, it would remain only a single seed. But, if it were crushed and broken, it would produce much life. And this kernel is truth, and this kernel tells the story of my...
by Ashley Larkin | Dec 21, 2012 | Celebration, Childhood, Faith, Family, Giving, Mothering, Perspective, Truth-telling
My Plan B evaporated into a puff of stomping and cursing last night. I lost another post written in my bed, after the one I thought I’d be sharing with you today didn’t materialize. For two days this past week, I held back the hair of my daughters as they...
by Ashley Larkin | Nov 29, 2011 | Community, Faith, Grace, Mothering, Surrender, Trust
We examine the Dr. Seuss apple tree and rows of purple flowers in the morning mist. I time contractions as we walk linoleum hallways through the afternoon. She presses against a giant ball and our hands to ease the seizing of late day. I kneel with her, stand with...
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