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April 26, 2017

That Time I Decided to Rewrite My First Novel….

I can remember the day I started writing my first book. It was someday in the spring, 2014. I was sitting at my usual fave spot at our kitchen table, right next to the window, which had revealed a nice spring day (I think, haha, but I was writing about spring that day because I felt inspired to do so, so I'm guessing it was). I remember[...]

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April 23, 2017

Saturday Sparkle

I used to do a weekly post recap every Saturday called Saturday Sparkle! I got inspired to do it by a blog I liked, and now I want to revisit this series and add my own spin on it. These posts will contain four things: first, a recap of posts I've published over the week; second, what's coming in the following week; third, what's goi[...]

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April 12, 2017

Darkest Hour, Brightest Hope

Sometimes all the lights go out in your life. There doesn't seem to be any hope. Nothing can satisfy you. Everything hurts. The world seems hopeless. The pain, suffering, and brokenness of the world slaps you in the face, leaving you feeling stressed, desperate, and lost. I've been there, done that. More than once. This is another o[...]

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April 9, 2017

God’s Got This

Hey, everyone! This is another old post I wrote that got lost in my drafts and never published, so I thought I'd share it today! I wrote this on June 6, 2016, right before we were leaving for our trip to Canada! I can't write as much content on this blog right now as I normally could because I'm hard at work on a new project to be announc[...]

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April 6, 2017

How to Be Happy {The Basics}

This is a short post I wrote back on May 5, 2016, that I never published. It talks about how to find true, lasting happiness. With all that goes on in my own life, I need this - the TRUE way to get LASTING happiness. Believe me when I say these are just the basics. Since then, I've had my faith seriously tested over and over again, a[...]

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March 18, 2017

What Are You Passionate About?

When's the last time you took the time to stop and reflect on what you're passionate about? Do you know how important that is? Life is too short to not be passionate about something. Maybe more than one thing. God has designed each one of us with our own special gifts, talents, stories, dreams, passions, etc. So when's the last time[...]

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March 14, 2017

I Can’t Sleep

Sometimes you can't sleep. No matter how tired and worn out you are, sleep will not come. Sometimes this is part of facing the consequences of looking at your phone for two hours (haha guilty as charged; there's no better time to check Facebook than at eleven at night). Most of the times it's because of fear and relentless anxiety as[...]

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March 8, 2017

Why Do We Need to Read the Bible?

Do Christians really need to read the Bible? You would be shocked at how many professing Christians never read their Bibles. We're actually doing a study at my church right now about the importance of God's Word and how to study it, which makes me feel the need to write this post that much more. When I was a new Christian back in 201[...]

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February 28, 2017

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Wow, long time and no writing on here unfortunately. I miss writing on this blog, and more than that I miss all of you!! Well today, seeing as it's been over a month since my last blog post, I thought I'd just make sure you all knew I was alive and all that good stuff. Why haven't I been blogging? Well there was a week towards the end of[...]

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Hi, I’m Ashlee!

Hi, I’m Ashlee!

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I am passionate about sharing and living for Jesus, authentic storytelling, moving design, and all things girly, just because. Here on my blog, I love writing about all the things God is teaching me in my everyday life to inspire, encourage, and entertain for His glory, above all, and to share an honest, raw view of life, faith, and His light, love, and hope that saves. As an aspiring author, I record my journey of trusting God with all my dreams. I pray this space can help you fall in love with God more deeply, make you laugh, and encourage, challenge, and reassure you as you seek to live a bold, abundant life for Him.

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