At the beginning of the year I wrote in my journal something that I felt the Lord was revealing to me about my personal life this year. I wrote: “This is the year for shaking. 2013 was a year for growing roots but 2014 is shaking and strengthening these roots….Your roots are not complete yet! Continue reading “Heavenly Mindset in an Earthly Realm”
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Preparing our Nets for Harvest
Preparing our Nets for Harvest Recently I was invited by my friend Madison Brown to Elizabethtown College where she is a senior. She took my husband and me to a quaint coffee house in the downtown district that was so comfortable, casual, and wonderful that I felt as if I were stepping onto the 90’sContinue reading “Preparing our Nets for Harvest”
My Kind of Love
My Kind of Love I have noticed over the past five years of marriage that a lot of people give my husband credit for putting up with a wife that has a disability. There is always an undertone when people speak of my marriage. They say things like, “He really is a good man toContinue reading “My Kind of Love”
Attitude of Lack – Removing the Belief System
Attitude of Lack – Removing the Belief System Our words have power and our beliefs have power over our lives. The bible is clear about this: “The tongue has the power of life and death…” Proverbs 18:21 and “For as he thinks in his heart, so he is.” Proverbs 23:7 Recently someone prayed over myContinue reading “Attitude of Lack – Removing the Belief System”
Things Break – But We Don’t Have To (Part 2)
Last time in my post titled: Things Break – But We Don’t Have To (https://crutchprints.com/2014/01/07/things-break-but-we-dont-have-to/) we looked at ways that we tend to operate on the edge of a stress cliff. We overstress ourselves and stay teetering at the edge of our stress cliff so often that when one small and unexpected event (something breaksContinue reading “Things Break – But We Don’t Have To (Part 2)”
Greatness
Greatness To be given a lot we must start with a little We must nurture that little each jot and each tittle And as we continue to express gratefulness Character is formed into faithfulness The quiet still moments that no others see Little do you know will then set you free To care forContinue reading “Greatness”
Things Break – But we don’t have to! (Part 1 of 2)
Things break. This is not a pessimistic viewpoint or a negative one; it is a reality and one that we must face as we go through life. Lately I have experienced a lot of breaking with the one thing that everyone else takes for granted: Legs. Due to my extremely high amputation it is essentialContinue reading “Things Break – But we don’t have to! (Part 1 of 2)”
Waiting to Live?
Waiting to Live? Lately I have felt led to volunteer at a local Retirement Home. I have been playing piano for the retirees and then visiting with them after. Nearly every resident that I speak to seems to feel the harsh reality that end of life care can bring. The reality that there really seemsContinue reading “Waiting to Live?”
Warriors Running to Victory – David and Goliath
Warriors Running to Victory – David and Goliath by Ashly. P. Ash Excerpt from Graham Cooke: Qualities of a Warrior (Interactive Journal) p91 “Spiritual warriors give courage to people. They are refreshing to be around. They have that sense of being indomitable, impossible to subdue. Soldiers line up behind warriors because they know there isContinue reading “Warriors Running to Victory – David and Goliath”
To See and Be Seen…A Journey of Intimacy
This is a bible study to take a deeper look at being known by God and knowing God. Intimacy begins with Him and the realization that He knows and loves us! *Ashly P Ash Read Psalm 139:1-6 God is Omniscient/All-Knowing! How well does God know you? What aspects of the Psalmist’s life does God know?Continue reading “To See and Be Seen…A Journey of Intimacy”
Crutchprints in the Sand 