Tag Archives: marriage

the purpose of marriage.

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Ashlee

In preparing for my bible study last night, I came across this sermon by Tim Keller. If you have time this week, I highly recommend reading through the whole transcript. This was my favorite part, and my personal takeaway: Jesus … Continue reading →

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an open letter to my husband on our five year anniversary.

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Ashlee

(because he deserves a little bit of public praise once in a while) B, Five years ago today, we became husband and wife. At 25 and 21, we were just a couple of kids madly in love. We didn’t know … Continue reading →

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the violet summer issue is here!

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Ashlee

Ta-da! It’s done! Read the summer issue of The Violet here! To be honest, I wasn’t as involved with this issue because, you know, I was off having a baby. Good excuse, right? But, I did manage to write a … Continue reading →

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how i know brett will be a good dad.

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Ashlee

We had just sat down at a table at Marilyn’s, excited for the Tyrone Wells concert to start. I was wearing a little blue tunic, leggings, and my favorite black boots—feeling slightly cuter than my usual 8.5 month pregnant self. … Continue reading →

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when i first understood the meaning of love.

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Ashlee

{ Once upon a time I decided to enter the Real Simple Writing Contest. Back in July, I scribbled down a few sentences, and then forgot all about said contest until yesterday, when I was reminded via Twitter that the … Continue reading →

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