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November 27, 2020

Rest and Be Thankful

“Sometimes it hits me. This place. Had a long history before, it has a long future after us. I keep thinking it’s a part of our lives but really, it’s the reverse. For a little while, I don’t know, it’s…

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September 7, 2020

While I Breathe, I Hope

While I Breathe, I Hope

There’s a Latin phrase that I randomly happen to love. Dum Spiro Spero. It happens to be South Carolina’s state motto and its English translation? While I Breathe, I Hope. I mean…just…wow, friends. If any phrase was going to be…

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July 6, 2020

The Way in the Wilderness

For several years now, the term wilderness has been a word that I have felt a particular kinship with, though I don’t entirely know why. As someone who feels particularly at home in the mountains, maybe it has something to…

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May 2, 2020

I Believe

It’s not something that I do terribly often, but something that I enjoy doing from time to time is to go back and read through my journal. I do it sometimes here with blog posts but as someone who constantly…

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April 24, 2020

A Time for Everything

Well, here we are friends. Over 40 days into self-isolation and social distancing and I both can’t believe it’s been that long and yet it also feels like it’s flown by somewhat. The days are long but the weeks/months feel…

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April 10, 2020

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

When I think back to the start of this Lenten season, I can’t help but smile of all that we didn’t yet know. At the end of February when Lent began, we didn’t yet know the ways in which COVID-19…

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March 19, 2020

Distancing & Desperation

Social Distancing

What a strange world we have found ourselves living in these days, friends. Words like social distancing and quarantine are shaping up to be some of the defining themes of this year and I, like many of you, are still…

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February 24, 2020

The Art of Giving Up

This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and the start of the season of Lent in the churches that follow a liturgical calendar. Five years ago, I published a post with this same title around this idea of giving something up for…

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February 17, 2020

His Love Endures

“The Lord’s kindness never fails! If he had not been merciful, we would have been destroyed. The Lord can always be trusted to show mercy each morning” – Lamentations 3:22-23 At the end of last year, when everyone was talking…

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February 12, 2020

Seen and Known

“So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, ‘You are a God of seeing,’ for she said, ‘Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.” – Genesis 16:13 Of all the names of God,…

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July 7, 2019

Fear and Truth

As I look back and reflect on the path that this blog has taken, I can’t help but smile at little at the randomness of it all. Admittedly, I’m probably not the best blogger because of that. I guess you…

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March 6, 2019

Hopeful Expectation

“Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed – that exhilarating finish in and with God – he could…

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Hello! I'm Ashley - a girl who loves drinking coffee, being in the kitchen, and cultivating a life that truly nourishes the mind, body, and soul. Here you'll find stories of growth and grace. Of hope, joy, and learning to be bold in faith. I'm glad you're here!

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