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My Favorite New Multivitamins!

by Ashley September 22, 2020

My Favorite New Multivitamins! by Ashley Terk

A Health Find Y’all, I have to tell you about my latest healthy find!! You probably know that I am not a big fan of multivitamins even though they may…

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The 2020 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

by Ashley August 14, 2020

August 14, 2020

(This image is shapable. Click on the item and it will take you to the link) 2020 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale This year the sale has started and I’m…

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Father’s Day Gift Guide 2020 Edition

by Ashley June 10, 2020

June 10, 2020

FATHER’S DAY GIFT GUIDE IS HERE! Father’s Day is coming up and I’ve been thinking about what to get for David and my dad. Sometimes it is hard to…

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Mother’s Day Gift Guide

by Ashley May 6, 2020

May 6, 2020

Still need a Mother’s Day Gift? My Mother’s Day Gift Guide is here!! I can’t believe Mother’s day is less than a week away! This is my second year celebrating…

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Oct 15

A few weeks ago I shared on Instagram stories that I was walking through something really hard. It’s still really hard. I’m in the middle of probably the hardest season I’ve ever walked through.
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I'm waking up everyday to circumstances I never thought in a million years would be a part of my story.
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There are still a lot of unknowns. And to be honest, one of the biggest things I’ve struggled with is how to navigate this journey on such a public platform.
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But here’s what I do know… I know I can trust the God who holds the future in His hands and lean on Him more and more everyday, one day at a time. So that is what I’m choosing.
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I know one day I’ll be able to share more with this community that I love so much. But for now, I’m soaking in this moment and all that it encompasses: persevering, surrendering, praying, and so much more.
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Thank you for all the continued love and support ❤️ ...

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Oct 13

“Welcome to the Zoo! Ryser is 2!”
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✨ Vendors ✨
design + styling // me + @lauralece827
live animal show // @letspartypets
balloons // @lushra
pampas // @pampastrove
signage // diy (tutorial coming soon)
photo wall // diy (tutorial coming soon)
marquee letter lights // @alphalitcharlotte
wooden animal cutouts // @poppyjackshop
placemats // @meghannminiello
stir sticks // @poppyjackshop
cake topper // @poppyjackshop
macaroons // @bakes.by.bri ...

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Oct 11

Trying to get a 2 year old to take a photo with you while all his besties are running around playing with animals, is no easy task 😂🤪
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I love this boy so dang much! He’s seriously the joy of my life and today was incredible 🙌🏼😍 Stay tuned for all the videos and photos tomorrow! Mamas gotta rest tonight 😂
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Shoutout to @lauralece827 for helping my crazy dreams come to life!! 🙌🏼🎉 And thank you so much to everyone who came out to celebrate Ryser! It means the world to us 😘❤️ #RyserTurns2 #ryserhodges ...

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Oct 9

My best friend, my maid of honor, my partner in crime, my right hand girl, my Maggie G IS MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!! 💍✨🤍Tearing up even writing this. GOD IS SO FAITHFUL 😭🙌🏼 So many prayers, conversations, seasons of waiting and @joemwilli you are even better then we could have ever hoped or imagined!! Thank you for loving our girl so well!
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@maggiegwilliams (woah name change 🤩) I have no words other than I just love you! I love you sooooo dang much and my heart is still exploding with joy for you guys! I can’t wait to be y’alls number one fan, cheering you on as you change the world!!! 🎉🤩😘❤️ ...

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Sep 22

It’s a two cup of coffee kind of morning today 🤪🙈 Anyone else? Ya girl is real ready for 2020 to be over… what a year… 🙃
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On another note… Y’all, I have to tell you about my latest health find!! In the past I was not a big fan of multivitamins because I found that so many multivitamins were packed with additives and fillers BUT…. I have found a multivitamin that meets all the criteria I’ve been looking for!! I’m going on my second month of taking @Ritual and haven’t missed not one day! I’m V proud of myself and my body has been thanking me for it big time! 💪🏼🙌🏼
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I shared a lot more details on why these vitamins are so incredible and an essential part of my morning routine, in my IG stories, so make sure to go watch them! And in case you missed it, you can use the code: TERK for 10% of your first 3 months! #ritualpartner ...

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Sep 7

I blinked an somehow my baby is 2 🥺😱 Happy 2nd Birthday Ryser!! ✨🎂You light up every room you walk in. You’re silly, you’re cute, you’re smart, you’re tenderhearted, and you are the joy of my life! I never knew it was possible to love a human as much as I love you! I thank God everyday for blessing me with you as your mom. I love you sweet boy 🤍 ...

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Aug 26

How in the world is my little baby almost 2?!! 🥺 During those very long newborn days I remember other moms saying “enjoy this time because they grow up in a blink of an eye” and thought they were crazy... but now I see what they were referring to and I need time to slow down. 😭🙏🏼❤️ Double tap if you agree mamas!
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Ps. How freaking cute is this diaper bag from @fawndesign ✨ They just launched a new collection with @anthropologie and it’s giving me all the heart eyes and making my minimalist heart so happy! 😍 I shared more of their new collection in my stories + use code ASHLEYTERK for 15% off!
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#FDforAnthropologie #FawnPartner #theeverymom #heymama #everysquareastory #cornersofmyworld #joyfulmama #ashleyterk #ryserhodges ...

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Aug 4

My little ray of sunshine just popping in on your IG feed to brighten up your Monday ✨☀️🤗 ...

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Jul 28

Golden hour with my golden boy✨
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Ps. How many packs of gummies is too many when bribing your kids to take photos with you? 😂🙈 asking for a friend 😉 ...

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Jul 22

Happy birthday to our rock and our queen! Thank you for fighting for togetherness every day and always keeping the peace when our fam gets cray! I love you more than words will ever be able to explain @lysaterkeurst ✨Forever your bestie ✨😘 ...

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Jul 10

The first night in our new home, we all slept on air mattresses because our furniture hadn’t been moved yet. David and I spent most of the night just sitting and reflecting, and I was reminded of all the moments that trusting God felt so incredibly risky to get to this very place. I’m not even talking about trusting Him with big things, but truly sometimes trusting Him to get me through the next couple of hours of the day I was in.
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...when I felt like the Lord was calling me to drop out of college to pursue full-time ministry with David, it scared the crap out of me to give up the security of having a college degree and eventually an amazing job. But God said “trust Me”.
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...when I felt like the Lord was calling me to start a blog. Then for two years I worked an average of 60+ hours a week and profited not a dime out of it. Everything in me wanted to quit. But God said “trust Me”.
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...when we had no money but knew the Lord was calling us to move to Los Angeles, one of the most expensive places in the United States, to do ministry. We were in tens of thousands of dollars in debt. Every day, that weight got heavier and heavier. It truly felt like it was crushing me. But God said “trust Me”.
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...when my husband came to me and told me he wanted to open up a gym and what it would take to make it happen. I felt like the Lord was saying "I need you to give 20-40 hours that you feel like you don’t have to support your husbands dream.” There were so many days that the pure exhaustion felt like that same crushing weight I had felt in the past in different seasons. But God said “trust Me”.
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As I sat on that air mattress in tears, I realized that all those nights I cried out to God to help me, He was 100% behind the scenes every single time, leading us to this exact place and this exact home. 😭🙌🏼
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Our home is the evidence of so many hard-fought prayers. Trusting God will always feel sacrificial, sometimes even impossible, but it is always worth it. Even in the longest, hardest season, trusting Him is a risk worth taking. What could be on the other side of your “yes” to God? ...

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Jul 7

Welp... I’m officially framing these all over my house along with the most amazing memories made! 🥺😭😍
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Now, excuse me while I go munch on those cheeks ☺️😍 ...

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Jul 4

Happy 4th from our crazy crew 🇺🇸✨ #Happy4thOfjuly ...

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Jun 22

Happy Father’s Day to 3 of the most amazing men I know!
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David - you have my whole heart. The way you love people and love our son is truly inspiring and admirable. Ryser is literally your best friend and you would choose to hang with him over anyone else any day. He is luckiest kid in the world to have you as his father, and I’m the luckiest girl in the world to have you as the father to my kids. How did I get so lucky and blessed? 🙌🏼😭🙌🏼😭😍
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Dad- where do I even start. My look alike and personality twin. There wasn’t a day when I grew that you weren’t there for me. Every gymnastics and pole vaulting meet you were there cheering me on as my number 1 fan. You see my potential and call it out of me every single day. Even in the darkest and hardest of seasons, you never left me. I’ll never be able to put into words how much it means to me that you put family first no matter what you go through. You are loyal to the ends of the earth and I love you more than words will ever say!
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PC- To really know you is to really love and respect you! You are the most humble and anointed leader there is. You treat me as one of your own biological daughters and to say I’m extremely blessed to call you my father is an understatement. I love you so so much! HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎉 ❤️ Celebrating you extra today!! #happyfathersday ...

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Jun 18

GOD IS SO GOOD 😭😍🙌🏼
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Welcome to our NEW HOUSE!!! 🏡 ✨
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Jun 1

You don’t get to choose what skin color you are born with... but you know what you can choose? You can choose to use your voice. To speak up, to love, to support, & to stand for justice. No matter our ethnicity, we are are loved and called to do great things!
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My brothers are the most loving, tender, kind, humans you will ever meet. They have a heart of pure gold, but because of their skin color, people automatically assume different things about them, opposite to who they really are.
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I remember when my mom told some of our family friends that we were adopting Mark & Jackson from Liberia. Instead of celebrating & being so excited for us, they judged us & said their kids were no longer allowed to hang out with us. Was it because we were adopting? Nope. It was because were adopting 2 BLACK boys. Since the day we adopted my brothers, I have had to watch them grow up & navigate racism in America. It truly makes me sick to my stomach & stirs up an anger I can’t explain.
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Will Smith was so right when he said “Racism isn’t getting worse. It’s getting filmed.” Why did it take another death for me to finally speak up about this? BECAUSE NO ONE WAS TALKING ABOUT IT so I felt weird like “they don’t care, they don’t understand” BUT NO, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. My mouth is open & my voice is screaming from the rooftops. And I won’t stop till this is over. Love your neighbor like yourselves NO MATER what skin color they have. Black Lives Matter
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I refuse to let my nieces grow up in a world where they also are bullied, looked at differently and hated on because of their skin color. PLEASE join me & using your voice to stand up & say this isn’t right. It’s time we change.
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If you’re currently protesting or thinking about protesting, ask yourself this. What is my goal? Is my goal to cause more harm & more chaos? Or is it to stand up against racism & stand up for a change? Fighting from a spiteful, attacking heart isn’t going to get us anywhere. I believe in standing up for change but there’s a way you can do it in love that will be way more effective.
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Let’s stop attacking each other & attacking police and instead link up arms together! 🖤🤍 ...

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May 27

My heart is happiest when all my people are together 🤍 Couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day to ring in year 2️⃣5️⃣!! Thank you so much to everyone for all the birthday wishes! 🎉😘🤍 ...

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May 6

To the girl that dreamed of having a little girl but found out she’s having a little boy, this one’s for you.
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Ever since I was little, I dreamed of being a mom to a little girl. I grew up with sisters, I did gymnastics and cheerleading, I braided the little girls hair I babysat, and I couldn’t wait to have all of these same experiences with my daughter.
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So when I found out I was pregnant with a boy, my world was truly rocked.
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I had never pictured myself being a boy mom. I called my mom everyday for a few months just to process, but honestly, I mostly cried. I was so excited to be pregnant, but I couldn’t wrap my head around all the dreams and expectations I didn’t even realize I had. Add a few pregnancy hormones into this hot mess, and if you know, you just know.
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I didn’t want people to judge me for what I was wrestling through, but I didn’t want to suppress my feelings either.
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I’m not the type of person that usually regrets things. But I do regret underestimating how much I would love my son and love being a boy mom.
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God had a great plan - it was just different than mine. A future far better than I could ever imagined!
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In no way at all, do I want to paint my struggle to process all this as a sign I’m not grateful. I have tears of gratitude pouring down my cheeks right now. I’ve learned we can be grateful and scared at the same time.
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I tell you all of this because I wanted to speak to the girl that was me when I couldn’t find anyone else talking about this.
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I not only LOVE my son but I love being a boy mom. Ryser has brought me more joy than I have ever experienced in my life. I thank God every single day for this this precious boy and for the perfect plan He had all along, even when I couldn’t see it.
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Whatever you’re walking through today, regardless of what you think and feel right now, God is close to you. He knows the desires of your heart and He’s not going to leave you alone in the midst of your processing and fears. God met me right in the midst of my uncertainties and He will meet you there too
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Now, you go rock that boy mom life! It really is as amazing as they all say! 🖤⚡️ ...

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Apr 21

Protecting, taking care of and looking after this little guy is one of my highest priorities! Unfortunately... pollen, teething and other yuckies don’t always have his best interest 😔🥺 I try and be very proactive and intentional about staying on top of his vitamins, supplements and oils. But sometimes the yuckies still attack and leave Ryser with an annoying couch, sniffles and all the things.
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I know first hand how frustrating and never ending it can feel. But I’m here to bring a little glimmer of light, and share with you the only cough syrup I have found that I trust and let near my son! @wellements is certified-organic, preservative-free, bottled in glass and an added bonus: Ryser loves the taste!
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I’m so excited to announce I am teaming up with Wellements to give a set of their products to three of my followers! (Products include not only the cough syrup but a whole line of their best selling products, like the gripe water that was our saving grace for the first 4 months of Ryser’s life) 🥳🙌🏼
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👇🏼TO ENTER 👇🏼
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G.i.v.e.a.w.a.y ends April 23rd at 11:59pm pst. Winner will be chosen at random. Must be 18+ years old and live in the US. This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with Instagram, Target, Walmart or Walgreens. ...

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Apr 18

4 years in and he still takes my breath away (literally 😂) 🤍😉😍
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When in quarantine this is how you spend your anniversary date night 😂🤪 haha! Love you so dang much @dwillhodges and I love the life we have built over these last 4 years together! Here’s to many more ✨🍾 #HappyAnniversary #4yearsdownforevertogo #HoneyImHodges ...