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How Compassion can Save a Nation
There are drastically opposing political answers to the many many crises and problems and messes we have gotten ourselves into; but as a peo

Ashley Rogers
Jan 285 min read
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Politics, Jesus and Choosing Sides
We found ourselves walking along a rugged Inks Lake hiking path. Beautiful at every turn, yet thick with Texas shrubs and cedars, the...

Ashley Rogers
Jan 28, 20245 min read
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Why World Down Syndrome Day matters: from the eyes of a mama
A few weeks ago I dropped my daughter off in front of the school. We pulled through the carline as my teenagers rushed her out the door,...

Ashley Rogers
Mar 20, 20236 min read
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The Beauty of Black
Pitch black darkness, pregnant with the possibilities of hope and life and all things to come.

Ashley Rogers
Mar 2, 20234 min read
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Honey that's not real.
I've always loved the look of ivy covered walls and trees. Like an english garden hidden in time. Siiiigh. So when the giant live oak...

Ashley Rogers
Jan 11, 20234 min read
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Abortion, Down's Syndrome, and What to do Now: A Perspective on LIFE.
"I'm trying to decide whether to keep this baby or not." My friend shared with me sitting at our kitchen table as her eyes were wide with...

Ashley Rogers
Jun 26, 20227 min read
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Laugh Lines.
“Its our hearts, not our ages or circumstances, that shape the seasons of our lives.” (A note from the Passion Translation of Proverbs 4-...

Ashley Rogers
Jun 21, 20224 min read
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Sitting on Dirty Floors
I’ve never minded sitting on floors- even dirty ones that other people wouldn’t dare to sit on. I suppose germs have never really freaked...

Ashley Rogers
May 17, 20224 min read
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Let the children come.
For so long I'd waited for this moment. The sun touched my nose and warmed my fingers as I pulled out my brushes and my small canvases,...

Ashley Rogers
Mar 25, 20226 min read
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Seen.
Today was just like any other day at the grocery store with Essie. About every 5 feet we would stop so she could converse with a stranger...

Ashley Rogers
Mar 9, 20225 min read
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Passion Is Not the Same As Fast
I heard this phrase rush through me as I laid down flat on my back. My friend Gabrielle was praying over me, and I was supposed to be...

Ashley Rogers
Sep 8, 20214 min read
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Loud Is Not the Same as Mad
The windows rattled a bit and she wrapped around my leg. I personally absolutely love a good thunderstorm, but my Essie Rose would not...

Ashley Rogers
Sep 8, 20215 min read
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New Journey, Day One. (Or Day 2,190...)
Many days life has felt so “normal.” They felt like any other summer afternoons where my kids played and laughed and pretended and...

Ashley Rogers
Aug 24, 20213 min read
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Deep Breaths.
When you learn the deepest lessons from a child.

Ashley Rogers
Mar 24, 20213 min read
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Visiting the Past with New Eyes
It can be hard to look at the past. This last year has caused many to reflect, look deeper and even choose to see through new lenses. I...
Dawn Overman
Jan 19, 20216 min read
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Knocking on Doors
As we are constantly asking, knocking and looking for open doors, perhaps we need to rethink what we are actually asking.

Ashley Rogers
Jan 11, 20215 min read
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Letters from the world: Creative Awakening
A glimpse into the creative stirrings of people from around the globe.

Ashley Rogers
Dec 30, 20206 min read
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Behind the Scenes of an Artisans Heart
Learning to value the vulnerable heart of others before the product they offer.

Ashley Rogers
Dec 8, 20205 min read
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Static Noise and Clanging Cymbals
This morning I did something I rarely do. I turned on the radio. (yes, it still exists). I just had this odd feeling like I was supposed...

Ashley Rogers
Nov 17, 20207 min read
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A healthy forest is a diverse forest
There used to be a creek behind the house we live in and Im pretty sure the King of Spain and and multiple native peoples used it on the...

Ashley Rogers
Oct 6, 20204 min read
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