by Ashley Larkin | Oct 30, 2014 | Childhood, Faith, Perspective, Through the eyes of my children
{And the winner of “Playdates with God: Having a Childlike Faith in a Grown-Up World” is…LORI HARRIS!} Today my daughter, “Sici” (nickname pronounced “See-See”) writes about what it means for her to preserve her childlike...
by Ashley Larkin | Jan 8, 2013 | Childhood, Gratitude, Just Write, Mothering, One Word: Trust, Perspective, Trust
He joked, and we all laughed and said his skills as an inspirational speaker were powerful with his talk of Groundhog Day and a new year that feels like a death sentence. “So how’s 2013 going to be?” he mocked. “Well, just the same as 2012 and...
by Ashley Larkin | Oct 26, 2012 | Childhood, Five Minute Friday, Mothering
It’s Friday (you might already know this — why do I tell you this every week?), 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,...
by Ashley Larkin | Sep 17, 2012 | Childhood, Concrete Words, Faith, Mothering
We sit on the kitchen floor, she facing me, knees pressed against my belly, forehead pressed against mine, fingering the links of the chain. She pulls her head back to see the length, metal pieces grabbing hold one after again, these ovals laced around my neck like...
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...
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