

My Daughter’s Prayer for a Dog Changed Me
I’ve never really been much of an animal person. Now before half of you leave this site and never come back, hear me out. I have pretty severe allergies, which has taught me to appreciate pets from a distance. I have fond memories of the animals my family had growing up, but as an adult I never had any desire to get one of my own. Most pets leave me covered in hives. In fact, whenever I visit someone’s home, I do my best to avoid their dogs and cats. But somehow, animals alwa

Ashley Durand
19 hours ago4 min read


To The Mother Who Wonders If She is Enough...
I would venture that behind every smiling Mother’s Day photo is a woman who has wondered at some point if she is doing enough. I know I have. I love being a mom. Snuggling with my kids, playing with them, laughing with them, and teaching them brings me so much joy and fulfillment. But there are days when I am doing my best, and feel like I am coming up short. No matter how hard I try, the kids won't stop whining, throwing tantrums, or disobeying. The house is a mess. The laun

Ashley Durand
May 73 min read


Finding Truth in the Age of AI
s it just me, or does it seem to get increasingly harder to know what it real and true in our world? With the advance of AI, its becoming harder to know what images are doctored, real or altogether fake. And on top of that we've all been hearing about "fake news" for the last few years.

Ashley Durand
Apr 235 min read



