by Ashley Larkin | Aug 2, 2017 | Faith, Grace, Surrender
Currently our thermostat reads 84 degrees. It could be worse. Outside, the temperature has risen to 102 — more than a bit jarring to our Northwest sensibilities. Lala and a friend play store downstairs. When I bring them fruit and crackers, they tell me that...
by Ashley Larkin | Mar 6, 2015 | Five Minute Friday, Mothering, Perspective, Poetry, Rest, Surrender
i am scattered bits, disconnected, harried, shaken and God bids walk, listen birds call and caw and pound, woodpecker makes morse on a hollowing limb, crow open beak screams from a high branch, lark song rises praise i am like the birds i flit, dart from a branch to...
by Ashley Larkin | Feb 6, 2015 | #OneWord365, Faith, Hope, One Word: Fearless, Perspective, Risk-taking, Surrender
I’m alive! And I’ve missed you so much, friends. For more than three years, this place has been a sacred one for me, where we listen and respond and share and hear “me too” in the comments and pay attention to the small ordinary moments as a...
by Ashley Larkin | Jan 5, 2015 | #OneWord365, Community, Fear, Hope, One Word: Fearless, One Word: Seek, Risk-taking, Surrender, Truth-telling
While Michael built a bonfire, and the girls constructed a playground from driftwood, I took a brief walk down the beach, through packed sand, over piles of strewn logs and past tide pools. It was a day of transition — the year’s newness still palpable,...
by Ashley Larkin | Dec 24, 2014 | Celebration, Faith, Perspective, Surrender
Hello, dear friends. I posted this short piece yesterday, but was having some technical problems on the blog, so many subscribers didn’t see it. This is for you today — if you’re wandering, feeling overwhelmed or are grateful for light come down....
by Ashley Larkin | Nov 14, 2014 | Faith, Five Minute Friday, Surrender
For days frigid winds whip through trees, blowing leaves into whirling cyclones, and we head for cover, blankets, hot cider, snuggles. This morning, a hush covers our neighborhood. All is calm. I long for this calm, miss it like a faraway friend, because inside these...
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