Let's pray. Father I am praying for the parent who gave everything and somewhere in the giving lost themselves completely. The one who doesn't know what they like anymore. Who can't remember what brought them joy before children, before marriage, before survival mode became their permanent address. The one who looks in the mirror and doesn't recognize who is looking back. God I rebuke the spirit of identity erosion that has slowly stripped this person down to nothing but a function. A caretaker. A provider. A fixer. Until they forgot they were a person first. I rebuke the lie that says their needs don't matter. I rebuke the religious spirit that called self abandonment sacrifice. I rebuke the exhaustion that has been normalized and the emptiness that has been ignored. I bind the spirit of depression that has settled quietly into this parent's life and called itself "just tired." Father I am asking you to resurrect the person underneath the parent. Remind them of who You created them to be before anyone needed anything from them. Restore desire. Restore creativity. Restore the sound of their own laughter. Lead them back to themselves not away from their family but whole enough to actually be present in it. You did not create them to disappear. You created them to be fully alive. Breathe on them today God. Wake something up that has been sleeping too long. In Jesus name. Amen. 🙏🏽 Did you take my free class called Rediscover You Beyond Parenthood? Head over to the classroom and enjoy

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.