stuff that ashley writes
Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord...(Psalm 102:18) Do whatever you can to help your children love Jesus, and be obedient to God. Protect them, father them well and strong and teach them to delight in a God who is majestic, [...]
Just a bit of good news on a Wednesday evening. This necklace is a Noonday Collection top seller. It is made in Ethiopia out of up-cycled artillery pieces by a very special group of artisans. Today the Noonday home office received some great news from the Ethiopian group: "Thank you for your huge order.We are very glad [...]
Spring Cleaning around my house unearthed some treasures - one in the form of a notebook from 4 years ago, filled with the prayer requests of my small group girls when they were still in junior high. I had to smile – there was a lot of time discussing and praying for pets back then [...]
One of my professors once started a class by asking "what are the first names of your great grandparents?" Not one person knew the answer. Point is - in two generations you will likely be forgotten, and I found that kind of humbling, so it's spurred me to ask questions - even about mundane topics. [...]
This is not my idea - you can find where I'm stealing it from here. There are many things in life that I want to be REALLY intentional about, like how we celebrate Jesus at Christmas and Easter. There's just too many things distracting us from what's really important. So, instead of an Easter basket [...]
I went digging in the basement today and found a box of dearly loved books that were exceedingly influential on my heart and found this little gem - "The Reformed Pastor" by Richard Baxter(1615-1691). I laughed out loud for two reasons - a) My brain used to process so much more stuff, my nose is [...]
Pre-baby, I used to work at an office right in the heart of Huntington Station. At lunch I’d often go for a walk to one of the best pizza places for lunch. On my walks I just started to notice things, and to care more for the community. My mind would often day dream, wonder [...]
When it comes to parenting, every now and then I feel like I need a little pep talk from Jimmy Dugan(Tom Hanks) in a League of Their Own. " It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great." Of course he was referring to [...]
It looks like we're bracing for a huge storm to hit us, which reminds me that there is PLENTY of winter left - so snatch up these Noonday Samples from the Fall 2012 line. Here's the rules - I will sell products on a first come/first serve basis. I prefer that you email me {[email protected]} [...]
Life with a newborn was certainly an adjustment. Instantaneously a new mother becomes the overseer of hundreds of new crucial details. You can't even imagine how crucial some of the details are until experience shows you. So you end up learning a lot. And forgetting a lot. And laughing and crying a lot. When Miss [...]
