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About ashleealleycrawford

I am the Associate Director for the Office of Clergy Excellence in the Great Plains United Methodist Church. I particularly enjoy helping people see what God is calling them to do and knowing how to respond to that. I'm an ordained elder in the UMC and love to talk all things discipleship, crochet, flowers, family, and friends.

Getting Refreshed

Posted on December 19, 2008 by ashleealleycrawford

Each December (for the last 3, counting this one), I attend a conference called “Refresh” sponsored by the Foundation for Evangelism for United Methodists in Campus Ministry. This year, I was on the design team, which meant that I watched … Continue reading →

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God’s activity in the world

Posted on November 7, 2008 by ashleealleycrawford

God has been teaching me a lesson in the last month that I can only begin to reference here and will probably outline more in a later posting. However, at this time, I’m compelled to notice God’s activity in the … Continue reading →

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The Good Old Days!

Posted on October 13, 2008 by ashleealleycrawford

This weekend was my 10 year class reunion from college. Once I was able to get beyond the fact that I’ve been out of college for an entire decade, I decided that I was going to have fun with it! … Continue reading →

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On Call 24.7

Posted on September 28, 2008 by ashleealleycrawford

I have a friend who formerly held a job with a large company that required her to carry a company phone and be on call virtually at all times. She technically had some days that she was “off duty,” but … Continue reading →

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Sock Monkeys and Blogging

Posted on September 22, 2008 by ashleealleycrawford

Okay…I found this and it made me chuckle (and think of my sister and my friend, Amber). I know that I could have just linked this to the article itself, but I also like to read the blog and wanted … Continue reading →

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The Pain of Change

Posted on September 12, 2008 by ashleealleycrawford

I spent the better part of the afternoon and early evening rearranging my office. Coming from a person that doesn’t love change–but loves order–it was a bit of a painful, yet refreshing experience. A couple of weeks ago, just several … Continue reading →

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My new favorite blog

Posted on September 9, 2008 by ashleealleycrawford

A couple of years ago, I started reading a blog that was probably one of the first that I ever read with any regularity. It was called WesleyBlog and was written by Shane Raynor. The blog went silent for some … Continue reading →

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My new favorite song

Posted on September 4, 2008 by ashleealleycrawford

Here’s a link to my new favorite song that I heard on a Relevant Podcast a couple of months ago. The video absolutely cracks me up! It’s on the Relevant TV broadcast and you have to click on the Pork … Continue reading →

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A Minister’s Prayer

Posted on August 19, 2008 by ashleealleycrawford

The Concluding Prayer of the Church that I read during the Midday Office today is one that I’m claiming. Here it is: O Lord my God, to you and your service I devote myself, body, soul, and spirit. Fill my … Continue reading →

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Vespers Prayer

Posted on August 13, 2008 by ashleealleycrawford

As if on cue, the concluding prayer for the Vespers reading for today reads like this: Drop thy still dews of quietness Till all our strivings cease; Take from our souls the strain and stress, And let our ordered lives … Continue reading →

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