tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post3565781896673406604..comments2023-10-23T12:40:22.672-07:00Comments on The Writers Alley: Who Will Fulfill Your Calling?Sherrinda Ketchersidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-79913737618328140902014-02-27T18:41:26.208-08:002014-02-27T18:41:26.208-08:00Dang. This is awesome!!!! Got a late start today b...Dang. This is awesome!!!! Got a late start today but I am sooo glad I read this. Needed it in a big way! Love u!Amy Leigh Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631381714658134094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-57978226950383317012014-02-27T17:54:32.501-08:002014-02-27T17:54:32.501-08:00Ash,
This was such an awesome and inspired post. ...Ash, <br />This was such an awesome and inspired post. Thank you so much! I think many people needed to hear this.Mary Vee Storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15235494928887348835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-51319004988474354132014-02-27T10:27:57.835-08:002014-02-27T10:27:57.835-08:00Glynis, isn't it cool whenever God gives us th...Glynis, isn't it cool whenever God gives us the same message from multiple places? Thank you for stopping by the Alley today!Ashley Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448862585766728595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-40910285916443515232014-02-27T10:27:07.657-08:002014-02-27T10:27:07.657-08:00Aw, thank you, Julia! I would love doing that.Aw, thank you, Julia! I would love doing that.Ashley Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448862585766728595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-17861276819016423502014-02-27T07:52:18.838-08:002014-02-27T07:52:18.838-08:00This is exactly what I've been hearing from Go...This is exactly what I've been hearing from God lately, so this post resonates so well with me. Beautifully said. Thanks for the reminder to open myself fully to God's use and pour my heart into whatever it is He wants me to say. And the same goes for all the rest of us writers :)Glynishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764754822702091594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-27208022985488303532014-02-27T06:44:02.750-08:002014-02-27T06:44:02.750-08:00I strongly believe in addition to your novels you ...I strongly believe in addition to your novels you are going to be an author like Janice Hannah Thompson who also encourages readers with devotionals.Julia M. Reffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979214959063965164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-56319731987334548852014-02-27T06:41:32.569-08:002014-02-27T06:41:32.569-08:00Wow, can I say that I'm sure this happens a lo...Wow, can I say that I'm sure this happens a lot and I'm just too slow to pick up on it, but I definitely think God was weaving a thread with the posts this week. <br /><br />I love Esther and what a great application to our writing lives!<br /><br />Your gift of writing is most certainly used in the body to encourage others and to spurr them on not only in their writing but in their spiritual callings. Love it!Julia M. Reffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979214959063965164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-3098132494899911782014-02-27T06:18:50.124-08:002014-02-27T06:18:50.124-08:00Ha! Yes, the chocolate rings true. ;) Thank you, P...Ha! Yes, the chocolate rings true. ;) Thank you, Pep! I feel the same way about you!Ashley Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448862585766728595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-88304439327036708382014-02-27T06:17:46.510-08:002014-02-27T06:17:46.510-08:00Crystal, thank you so much for your sweet words!Crystal, thank you so much for your sweet words!Ashley Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448862585766728595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-74550489750775241242014-02-27T06:16:37.391-08:002014-02-27T06:16:37.391-08:00Lots of great things you mentioned, Ang, but I esp...Lots of great things you mentioned, Ang, but I especially like what you said about gettin achievement focused. That's so easy to do, yet so dangerous for us!Ashley Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448862585766728595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-63757429337291358062014-02-27T06:14:25.522-08:002014-02-27T06:14:25.522-08:00Karen, thank you so much! I feel the same way abou...Karen, thank you so much! I feel the same way about you!Ashley Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448862585766728595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-35046614010183103002014-02-27T05:57:58.394-08:002014-02-27T05:57:58.394-08:00Oh wow! Did you write this for me today? :-)
I lov...Oh wow! Did you write this for me today? :-)<br />I love getting a little glimpse into your heart through this post -and you're not only called to write, you're also called to encourage others.<br />It's CERTAINLY a gift that flows from you in words, smiles, and occasionally wrapped in chocolate. All of which I appreciate more than I can say!<br />Beautiful post from a beautiful friendPepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771295798003844102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-30648073315895000212014-02-27T05:51:33.333-08:002014-02-27T05:51:33.333-08:00"Again and again and again." That's ..."Again and again and again." That's the journey of this calling, isn't it? Giving our hearts over and over to the dream God won't let us run from. *Tears* Thanks for speaking encouragement to us over and over, Ashley. Your sweet and honest spirit has blessed me many times. You're not on the outskirts of your calling--you're walking in the fulfillment of it through your continual obedience to keep pressing forward along this journey.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824396501665187347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-24510808830464437492014-02-27T05:27:16.091-08:002014-02-27T05:27:16.091-08:00Ash,
I am just so emotional right now. Did you wri...Ash,<br />I am just so emotional right now. Did you write this for me, or what? HA!<br />Right now, I am doing a lesson on satisfaction in God, and it gets to me so much because I think I've viewed writing as my "food" for satisfaction. I stopped viewing it as my calling, which is a devastating thing. It makes my purpose drift from alignment with God, and become a focus on what I can do. Just like Esther, I hesitate to remain on this path because it is JUST TO HARD (thankfully I don't have my life at stake!), and it seems to be leading to a dead end (without a death penalty)!<br /><br />But to remember that there is a time when God will say, "You are here for such a time as this," I want to push on a little longer.<br /><br />Now that I think about it, I have seen glimpses of this along the way: like I told you before, with my community wanting me to speak to young writers at different places, with that one person who says my blog post was exactly what they needed to hear, with that friend who said my story made her want to love Jesus more. Why do I look back and only see rejection?<br />It's a matter of maturity, I think. Finding life in the small places is still LIFE. I guess, my Texas mentality of "the bigger the better" gets in the way! HA!<br />Thanks for this post. Sorry I rambled.Angie Dickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794268733490363528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-26458151301324293992014-02-27T04:03:25.234-08:002014-02-27T04:03:25.234-08:00Can I just say Ashley that I see this calling all ...Can I just say Ashley that I see this calling all over you. It just emanates from you with every word you write. So sure that God has big plans for you. There's so much anointing on your life.<br /><br />This line almost made me tear up: "Don't give up on God's calling for your life and ministry, because He hasn't given up on you." That speaks to a very deep place in me. Thanks, Ash.Karen @ a house full of sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17787916466155321686noreply@blogger.com