Ashley
An Unlikely Gift
Our oldest son, nicknamed on the blog as “Spock,” has been given a gift that we are only just starting to understand. It took us awhile...
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Ashley Ivester
Good News Girl
A Written Piece on the Greatest Peace
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Ashley
- Feb 27, 2018
- 2 min
Don’t Play “Telephone” With Your Faith
When I was a kid, we used to play a game called “Telephone.” Someone would think of a message and whisper it in a friend’s ear. That...
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Ashley
- Feb 5, 2018
- 3 min
My Mom’s Prayer
The “On This Day” feature on Facebook can be a fun reminder of the little, but significant moments shared. Two years ago today, our...
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Ashley
- Jan 15, 2018
- 4 min
Wounds of Grace
Many of us are familiar with the story of Hannah found in 1 Samuel. She longed for a child and, when God answered her prayers, she gave...
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Ashley
- Jan 10, 2018
- 2 min
Stepping Into the Unknown
I’ve been slowly reading through the Old Testament for the last several months. At the beginning, I wasn’t looking forward to many of the...
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Ashley
- Dec 15, 2017
- 1 min
Unexpected Greatest Gifts
I told my little friend that I would wear it often. Plastic beads strung together may not seem like much to some. To me, however, it is...
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Ashley
- Dec 11, 2017
- 2 min
365 Days of Prayer – A Challenge
We went to our small group at church yesterday and did something different. We broke up into various groups, shared how we had seen God...
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Ashley
- Nov 29, 2017
- 1 min
Just a Little More Time
The boys didn’t want to go to bed and were up to their usual antics in the attempt to prolong the inevitable. After a long day, I often...
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Ashley
- Nov 14, 2017
- 3 min
This is my story – the end and beginning.
The day had finally arrived. I was no longer a child. The awkward teenage years were over. It was the first day of college. I was...
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Ashley
- Nov 6, 2017
- 4 min
This is My Story – The Teenage Years
Let’s pick up where we left off from the early years. Our family moved to South America. We would spend the next three years in a...
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Ashley
- Nov 4, 2017
- 6 min
This is My Story – The Early Years
It’s been exciting to see some new readers and friends here! I was going to write a short introduction but recently realized that some I...
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Ashley
- Sep 30, 2017
- 2 min
Hello, Autumn
It’s that time of year when, and it almost seems overnight, one suddenly realizes that summer has made its abrupt exit. It just feels...
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Ashley
- Aug 12, 2017
- 2 min
Changing “I Can’t” to “I Can”
“Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right,” (Henry Ford). For the past eight weeks, I have been fighting a battle against “I...
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Ashley
- Jul 24, 2017
- 4 min
I Kissed Facebook Goodbye
It’s complicated. I love and hate Facebook. Sometimes this vintage girl thinks, “Can we just break up already?!” But the truth is that...
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Ashley
- Jul 5, 2017
- 3 min
Independence Day
*Please note: With an awareness of my family’s safety and privacy, I do not refer to our children by name on this public blog or...
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Ashley
- Jun 7, 2017
- 3 min
The Words that Changed Our Marriage
Once upon a time, I fell in love. My dreams, fueled by many great tales of love, were finally coming true. With great anticipation, I...
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Ashley
- May 23, 2017
- 3 min
Ten Years Together
Eric and I celebrated ten years of marriage this month. I have a much better understanding now than I did a decade ago of why we use the...
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Ashley
- May 16, 2017
- 2 min
A Friend with a Radiant Reflection
I have an amazing friend who is a radiant reflection of Jesus. We met years ago. Her quiet confidence and hope caught my attention as she...
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Ashley
- May 3, 2017
- 3 min
DIY Bookshelf
Our rectangular living room is a challenge to arrange. No matter how I move the furniture (which has been frequently as of late), there...
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