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That Hurried-up Life

By Ashley Bates | November 6, 2021

Stop the Hurry, Find Rest

Hurry isn’t natural. It’s a man-made speed. There’s this belief within us that if we hurry up now then we can rest later.

Filed Under: Ashley's Blog, Featured Friends, Hope, Jesus, Life, Rest Tagged With: ashley bates, hurry up, jesus, unrest

Physical Isolation Doesn’t Mean Spiritual Deprivation

By Ashley Bates | March 20, 2020

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It’s starting to sink in, isn’t it? You can’t leave your home, gather with more than ten people, and some of your favorite things to do are off the table. The reality of restricted living is here.

Filed Under: Hope, New, The Unknown Tagged With: hope, isolation, uncertainty

Boxed In

By Ashley Bates | January 13, 2019

I put him in the husband box. He was boxed in, and so was I for that matter. Have you ever done that? Put someone in a box? Or, kept yourself in a box to avoid responsibility?

So we have that door in our house. You know, the one that never closes. Oh, you have one too?      Slam! The sound it makes even we are ever so slightly closing it. I’m not sure how many weeks our door was in this state but it was to the point where our Read More

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: box, door, expectations, relationship

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