by ashley.adside | Mar 31, 2026 | Life Lessons
I’m going to be real. I got tired of church. Not God… but church. I went through a season of unbelief. What once felt powerful started to feel programmed and repetitive. It felt like I could predict every part of the service before it even happened. And somewhere in...
by ashley.adside | Dec 29, 2025 | Life Lessons
My story includes a chapter most people don’t expect—and one I once believed would permanently define my future. For a period of my life, I was involved in crime while trying to raise my children. I stole. I robbed people. I committed forgery and fraud. Those choices...
by ashley.adside | Dec 29, 2025 | Life Lessons
There’s a quiet question I’ve been carrying lately—one I don’t hear people talk about enough. What if I am doing the work… but I’m just not seeing the results yet? When progress feels slow and doors don’t seem to open, the doubt creeps in.Am I not disciplined enough?...
by ashley.adside | Dec 26, 2025 | Life Lessons
Many people grow up surrounded by family, tradition, and familiarity. There is comfort in that. There is safety in knowing who you are and where you come from. But there is also a quiet danger when familiarity becomes isolation. Some people are raised in environments...
by ashley.adside | May 10, 2025 | Life Lessons
We were the kind of family everyone admired. My dad was a leader in the church and ran our home with strict discipline. My mom upheld holiness in everything she did. No secular music, no pants for a season, and certainly no chaos. On the outside, we were everything a...
