Kind person: Here you go, Ashley. Elliott\’s paci fell on the floor.Me: Oh, thank you. *takes paci, checks for hair and/or visible dirt, shrugs, gives it to Elliott* It\’ll build his immune system.Kind person: *look of shock* That\’s a good way to summarize my first year of parenting. As I reflect over the past yearContinue reading “Confessions of a Not-So-Super-Mom: Part Dos”
Author Archives: Ash
A Faith Unmatched
How many kings, stepped down from their thrones?How many lords have abandoned their homes?How many greats have become the least for me?How many Gods have poured out their heartsTo romance a world that has torn all apart?How many fathers gave up their sons for me?Only one did that for me[lyrics from \”How Many Kings\” byContinue reading “A Faith Unmatched”
From the Archives: God\’s Love Language
It\’s been interesting as we\’ve traveled around the Southeast raising our support and meeting people from every walk of life. Having been raised in a very conservative church my whole life, it was like culture shock for me when we stepped into our first Southern Baptist Church a couple of years ago. I wasn\’t accustomedContinue reading “From the Archives: God\’s Love Language”
From the Archives: Confessions of a Not-So-Super-Mom: Part Uno
This was written last year shortly after Elliott was born. I\’ll be posting Part Dos soon so wanted to re-post this one as a refresher before you hear more details of my awesomeness as a mom over the last year 🙂 I would say that I threw away all my parenting books, but the factContinue reading “From the Archives: Confessions of a Not-So-Super-Mom: Part Uno”
Ouch…. Oh!
Growing hurts. When I was growing up [which didn\’t take long since I\’m only 5\’2\”] my mom used to tell me when I\’d have these strange pains in my legs or arms that they were \”growing pains\”. That always frustrated me because I expected to see some serious results after all that pain. Like, immediately! ButContinue reading “Ouch…. Oh!”
From the Archives: The [Not So] Glamorous Life
As I descended the end of the houseboat via a ladder with an 18 lb baby strapped to my chest, trying to balance and keep the flashlight somehow in line with my step in the pitch black night, I remember thinking, \”Oh my word. If our parents saw this right now, they would all have simultaneousContinue reading “From the Archives: The [Not So] Glamorous Life”
Happy Birthday Little Nugget!
A year ago right now, I had been in labor for 7 hours with another 7 hours to go… but it was totally worth it! 🙂 Today our little guy celebrates his first birthday and we are SO thankful for all of the laughs, tears, lessons learned, adventures, and joys that he has brought us.Continue reading “Happy Birthday Little Nugget!”
Thankful Thursday: God\’s Goodness
In the past two months espcially, I have been overwhelmed by God\’s goodness. He has used so many people to bless us in so many ways. I don\’t understand why. But I think that\’s the point. He\’s just good like that.
Dream On
When someone says they\’ve had a spiritual dream or a vision here in the States, what\’s your typical first reaction? More than likely you either A) write them off as a lunatic, or B) listen so you can make fun of them later and talk about what a lunatic they are. In our culture, weContinue reading “Dream On”
Away with you!
We closed down our website. I know. You are all just devastated. I\’m sure many of you had it set as you home page and spent hours on it each day. Ok, most of you probably didn\’t even know we had a website but alas, it is gone either way. We were advised that becauseContinue reading “Away with you!”
S T R E A M S + T H O R N S 