

Candy, Garbage Pail Kids, & Identity
A few thoughts from my childhood core memory lane... Candy was her name and she had a girl gang with her. "Get out of here, you can't play over here, we are." A hefty tall girl named Candy came bustling in the corner area where I had been playing quietly alone. She had a couple of friends with her, got right in my personal space to tell me in other words to "scram, ya ain't wanted here." The intimidation tactic worked. I remember experiencing a feeling I hadn't felt before. I

Ashley Smith
2 days ago5 min read


Stenciled Porch Make-Over
Charming front porch makeover for the DIYer on a budget I had stenciled some paver tiles for a sitting area last summer and decided our front porch needed some similar TLC. Prior, I was using a large rug to make it feel cozier, but this vision I had in mind I wanted to try. Originally I wanted real tile out there, but I just knew that wasn't going to happen. If it did eventually, it is really far down on the priority list of updates for the house. I like to create atmosphere

Ashley Smith
Nov 17, 20258 min read


Rooted
"Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and...

Ashley Smith
Sep 14, 20256 min read
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