MARY K ASHLEY

This year has been one, for many, a culmination of 361 days of hopelessness, despair, anxiety, or dismal vantage points. Much of these feelings can be attributed to real and credible hardship. If you weren't aware, we are all in the middle of a global pandemic; a pandemic we thought may have been over in a few weeks, a summer, or at the ringing of the new year. As if a pandemic wasn't enough, there has been unrest in an array of circles, relationships, and spheres. To utter t

Write My Story Series I remember growing up in an environment where God was spoken of by those close to me. Whether it be prayers and stories of angels with my mom or aunt, attending Lutheran church, or the mix of Lutheran classes and Catholic discussions, I had at least heard mentions of God and who He might be. I mean, there are even people in my family who are nuns. So, much of my upbringing was in more of an orderly and traditional setting with regards to church. I was ev