A Penny for Your Thoughts: Lifting Shame & Building Community
Ashley Pennington
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“I am Ashley Pennington and this is “A Penny for your thoughts.” I am a wife, mom, and lover of all things Christ. As someone who has struggled with alcoholism and disordered eating, I have found healing and redemption through Christ who continues to move in my life. By using my personal story and testimony of faith, I want to connect with you. I want to create community during times of isolation. And Most importantly I want to validate you, in whatever season you find yourself. Let this be a place for you. A community for you. A place to conceptualize your thoughts. And a place for you to truly be you.”
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S1E19 My Birthday Reflection: When My Way Wasn’t Working
Send a textOn this episode, I am reflecting on the past year and my word for 35 which was obedience. This past year has taught me a lot, especially about the value of intentionally connecting with…
S1E18 Hunger No More: The Promise of the Bread of Life
Send a textOn this episode, we are diving into John 6:27-35: Jesus says, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” Let me ask you…
“Be Still & Know”: Trusting God during Transition
Send a textOn today’s episode, we are leaning wholeheartedly into Psalm 46:10: “Be still & know that I am God.” As a family, we are navigating this new transition into preschool & man, how…
S1E16 Faith Over Fear: Believing God Will Provide
Send a textOn this episode, I want to unpack these places of restlessness and discontentment. I’ve had many recent conversations regarding this place of restlessness, this place of lack of joy in…
S1E15 Less Stuff, More Joy: The Power of Simple Living
Send a textSimplicity. This season, I am basking in simplicity. Simple Living. Less Stuff, More Joy; Peace; Moments with my boys; Experiences; Jesus; etc. (You fill in your blank). On this episode, I…
S1E14 "Are We There Yet?": Embracing the Importance of the Journey
Send a textOn this episode, we are diving into "the waiting." The time between decisions. The time between point A to point B. The time to pause. The path that we take to get to the…
S1E13 Obedience: Living God's Purpose
Send a textObedience: Apparently, this is my word for 2025. I hadn't planned it, but "obedience" keeps coming up in my daily prayer with God. On today's episode, we dive into what it means to be…
S1E12 When Anxiety Lessens, God’s Love Expands: My Journey of Understanding
Send a textPhilippians 4:4-8 (NIV) reads:"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.Do not be anxious about anything, but in…
S1E11 Surrender It All
Send a textOn this episode, I want to unpack this phrase with you” Surrender it all.” Because in full transparency, I am struggling with it. I surrendered to sobriety 6 years ago. We celebrated 6…
S1E10 Freedom = My 2024
Send a textThe word that best embodies my 2024: FREEDOMEach year on my birthday I reflect back on the year and the word that best describes each encounter within the past year. This year it has been…
S1E9 Slowing Down: Embracing the Reason for the Season
Send a textHave you noticed the negative energy around the holidays? This hurriedness? This busyness? Self-imposed entitlement? I know I have, and I found it on my heart to talk about slowing down.…
Answering God's Calling
Send a textAnswering God's Calling...event when we're scared. The fear we feel when God pulls us into uncharted waters can be very real. I should know, I have felt it and continue to feel it as God…
S1E7 Achieving Selfless Joy in a Selfish World
Send a text"Less of me, More of God" I love this season. The holiday season always brings me such intense joy. But with this joy, I started to think about selfless joy. This feeling of less of me and…
S1E6 Struggling with Fear of the Unknown? Trust in God & Love One Another
Send a textWhen our worlds turn upside down and chaos calls, fear typically hangs out in the driver's seat. Our defenses rise, we put on our armor, and we fight, we run, or we freeze. With the recent…
S1E5 "I Am Not Held by My Own Strength": Our 20+ Mile Mountain Journey
Send a textOur little family recently took a weeklong trip to the mountains. Some people are beach people, but we are mountain people. The vastness of the peaks and valleys. The simplicity of hiking…
S1E4 "Be Still & Know": Finding Rest Amidst the Chaos
Send a text"Be Still & Know that I am God." Psalm 46:10We are in the midst of changing seasons and the busyness of the holidays, which can be such a joyful, but also, very chaotic experience.…
S1E3 Seeking Light in the Darkness: Emphasizing Suicide Prevention
Send a text**Trigger Warning: This episode contains details of a personal suicide attempt. **Recently, I shared a social media post highlighting September 10, 2024 as National Suicide Prevention Day.…
S1E2 Finding Joy After Suffering (My Redemption Story)
Send a text“So, if you’re listening, the title of this episode really resonated with you: Finding Joy After Suffering. I wonder if you are where I was in 2016. Alone. Powerless. Ashamed. Afraid.…
S1E1 A Penny for Your Thoughts: Podcast Opener
Send a text“I am so thrilled to be a part of your life. Thank you for tuning in. I am Ashley Pennington and this is “A Penny for your thoughts.” I know, a nice little play on words. But also, a place…
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A Penny for Your Thoughts: Lifting Shame & Building Community has published 19 episodes since September 2024, covering topics in Christianity, Education.
A Penny for Your Thoughts: Lifting Shame & Building Community is currently sporadic with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 33m.
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