Okay but can we just be people for a second? 😂 Like outside of routines and consequences and generational cycles.... who ARE you? Because I am Ashley. And outside of this ministry I am a whole person with a whole personality and I think it's time y'all knew that. 😂🧡 I love bird watching. Yes for real. Don't judge me. I also love Netflix, I am extremely loud, and I am actively working on my inside voice. It is a process. 😂 Oh and I just lost 65 pounds so team big back has officially been disbanded. Now your turn. Lets be friends. I genuinely want to know who is on the other side of this screen. 🧡

Father God I come to you on behalf of every parent in this community who woke up today already exhausted. The ones who didn't sleep because their mind wouldn't stop. The ones who are holding a household together with nothing left in them. The ones who are parenting through pain they never dealt with, showing up for children while they themselves are bleeding. God I am asking you to meet them right now. Not when they get it together. Not when the house is clean and the kids are behaving. RIGHT NOW. In the middle of the mess. I rebuke the spirit of overwhelm that has made this parent feel like they are drowning with no way out. I rebuke the lie that says you are not enough. I rebuke the exhaustion that has been used as a weapon to make them quit. I bind the spirit of burnout in the name of Jesus. And I release supernatural rest. Not just physical sleep but the kind of rest that only comes from You. The peace that passes understanding. The kind that holds a person together when everything around them is falling apart. Restore their joy. Restore their vision. Remind them why they started. They are not behind. They are not failing. They are exactly where You need them to be dependent on You. In Jesus name. Amen.

Every parent has said it. "Why would you do that just because your friends were doing it?" And every teenager has shrugged and said "I don't know." But here's the truth they do know. They folded because belonging felt more important than being right. And before you judge that, think about the last time YOU did something you knew wasn't quite right because you didn't want to be the odd one out. We never fully outgrow the need to belong. But teenagers are living inside it like it's oxygen. Here's what's actually happening in your teenager's brain when peer pressure hits The part of their brain that processes reward and social acceptance is in overdrive. The part that calculates long term consequences is still under construction. So in that moment fitting in LITERALLY feels more urgent than making the right choice. That doesn't make it okay. But it means yelling "just say no" is the least effective thing you can do. What actually works? Building an identity in them that is stronger than the crowd's opinion. A teenager who knows who they are in God doesn't need the group to tell them. A teenager who has a parent they can call without fear of judgment will call before they fold. A teenager who has practiced saying no at home with you will find the words when it matters. That practice starts in your house. 💬 Has your teenager ever caved to peer pressure?

Hi Friends, I have missed you all. Life has been pretty busy. Praying everyone has been well. Please keep my son and I in prayer. Praying all the kids are ending school safe and with great grades, and that everyone has a safe summer.

@Courtnie Harris @Jennifer Baumgart @Tjmarii Hastings @Soranlly Castillo @Teniqua Spence @Janelle Alexander @Precious Rouse @Tilanie Williams @Joy Perry @Amma Alexander @Renee Smith @Amanda Griffith @Keisha Valdez @Jeanne Carron @Martha Munro @Jahquette Davis @Bianca Fields @Shanai Blake @Alonna Brickhouse @Adriana Perez @Javonne Harris @Missy Gardner @Akiaharia Davenport @Sheba Adeya @Kelsey Sanchez @RaShaundra Hallom @Natalee Pinnock @Tiffany Morales @Cathy Echevarria @Charlene Nance @Theodore Myers You said you were in. May 31st is almost here. So let me ask you right now.... have you booked the sitter? Have you picked the outfit? Have you made the reservation? Have you thought about where YOU are taking YOU? Because this is not a small thing. This is a day set aside for the parent who kept going. The parent who kept praying. The parent who healed and raised at the same time. That is you. And you deserve to walk into May 31st prepared, not scrambling. So this week, I need you to: 📍 Book the sitter. 📍 Pick your outfit. 📍 Make the reservation.. dinner, a movie, your nails, whatever fills your cup. 📍 Find a frame, because your certificate is coming.