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Healing with Compassion: Hope is a Key Ingredient to Survival

By Ashley August 4, 2026

Hope is a key ingredient to survival.

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It Will End in Victory (Part 4)

By Ashley June 23, 2026

All these years later, and I’ve never forgotten those sacred words, or The Promise. (16 minutes read time)

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Aging Gracefully

By Ashley May 24, 2026

My writing looks a bit different. And admittedly, so do I. I’ve decided that’s okay. (5 minutes read time)

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Hope Is a Key Ingredient to Survival

By Ashley May 14, 2026

Because of our faith, we can never be without hope. (8 minutes read time)

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Full Circle

By Ashley April 10, 2026

Life is like a rollercoaster you can’t control. Or rather, an amusement park designed by one incredible Engineer. (4 minutes read time)

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Be Mindful How You Label Things

By Ashley March 30, 2026

Trauma may have labeled many chapters of my life over the past decade, but I get to re-write those labels. And you can too. (2 minutes read time)

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On Earth as It Is in Heaven… Freedom.

By Ashley March 22, 2026

I was busy overcoming insurmountable circumstances, studying, and … *drumroll please* (3 minutes read time)

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The Comeback: I’m Still Standing

By Ashley March 16, 2025 2

Some days, it feels like I’m losing. But if I take in to account all the moments of victory and joy God has written into my story, it feels like I’ve never lost, and that I never can. (5 minutes read time.)

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Emergence

By Ashley March 3, 2025 2

The grand finale of this chapter is on the horizon, but this isn’t the end, yet. (2 minutes read time)

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It Will End in Victory, Part 3

By Ashley May 29, 2024

There are so many parts to my medical school journey that never made it to pen and paper. This story has many layers. Here I stand at the start of…(13 minutes read time.)

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