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Broken, Yet New
Jeremiah…Chapter 19.God asked Jeremiah to go buy a pot and shatter it to the point beyond repair. In Chapter 18, Jeremiah talks about starting as a lump of clay and now God is saying they are clay pots…shattered. The shattered pot is symbolic of their hearts. They were so hardened, they needed to be broken….
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Coffee and Jesus
I put whip cream on my coffee this morning.Yesterday, I didn’t even get to fix myself a cup before I went out the door.The day before that, it was basic coffee with a little creamer. Some days are filled with overflowing abundance. Other days may leave you feeling empty and without. Either way, my coffee…
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Light at the Table
Often times being at the table with the crowd is only because you have something to offer them. There’s not a plate in front of you…just a place at the table. It’s not for you to eat from, just share your light. You lose your seat until you are needed again and you feel the…
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Unbound
I’ve never been shackled or in handcuffs thankfully and pray that I never find myself behind bars. Parenting teenagers have made me often joke that if someone sees me in an orange jumpsuit it’s because of my teenage boys. They try my patience and my sanity like nothing else on this earth. Paul’s sanity and…
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How you doin’?
Monday morning was a migraine day. I literally slept for about 8 hours and it was just was my body needed. I was exhausted mentally and physically which usually results in a migraine. Tuesday morning was fueled by coffee, writing, painting at the studio, running errands and trying to check things off my to-do list….
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Rolling up our Sleeves
If someone would have told 15 year old Ashlee that she would be where she is today, she would have laughed at them with a shy grin and probably wouldn’t have even looked ‘em in the eye. God absolutely has a sense of humor and managed to transform me into someone with a loud mouth,…