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God smiles. There is no understudy. I wrote this part for you, remember?

Couldn’t love that line more. You know how I feel about this book, how much I think it matters. But this matters too, you sharing the real behind the scenes. Also, so happy to know I’m not the only rage tidier. 👯‍♀️

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If I’m ever lucky enough to launch a book into the world someday, I want to do it like you. 💛

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WHY does everything you write make me teary-eyed?? You're like This Is Us in word form. :) I cannot wait to go find your book in Target.

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Mar 9, 2023Liked by Ashlee Gadd

I’ve ready many of your essays and interviews about Create Anyway. And perhaps this was the 7th time, because I finally preordered it 😊 Thank you for your words and your heart.

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This is the most exciting and I just love your honest heart behind it all. It's all so beautiful and in a dark world, you are creating anyway and we are all here to follow your torch ❤️ let's keep creating together.

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Mar 7, 2023Liked by Ashlee Gadd

I have this vision that the words in this book are going to create the most beautiful ripple effect in the world. Your encouragement to women to nurture their creativity and then all of the beautiful work and words and art that they’ll create as a result. I have loved watching the way that God has moved through you to get these words out and now I am so expectant for what He is going to do with them. Your obedience here will bear so much fruit I can feel it. ❤️

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This is so accurate! Thank you for letting us in.

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Mar 18, 2023Liked by Ashlee Gadd

Love this! Thanks for your honesty! We love you and we do care!! You have been obedient to what God called you to do. Well done! I am not a creative, but when I listened to one of your zoom calls and someone said, “Ashlee makes you want to be creative!” That is exactly how I feel! Inspired and I have learned so much about championing women from you. You are doing wonderful things! Enjoy the ride friend!!

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Cheering you on so, so much, Ashlee! Grateful for your words, your vulnerability, and your encouragement to new mamas like me hoping to find their voice again in this new, wonderful, chaotic season of life. Can’t wait to read this beautiful book of yours!

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Mar 15, 2023Liked by Ashlee Gadd

Your openness and vulnerability is so beautiful especially in todays time when it seems like we have to have it all together but in reality we all fall short. Thank you Jesus for your grace and unconditional love. Just ordered your book and I cannot wait to read it! 💕

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Mar 14, 2023Liked by Ashlee Gadd

This is all so very relatable. "Sometimes I expand, sometimes I shrink," along with the "please send in the understudy" part. Thanks for pulling back the curtain to show a bit of the behind-the-scenes. Sometimes I wonder if I'm doing anything right or everything wrong.

In other news, I'm coming to the comments section to ask about those homemade candles...

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I preordered your book so I could have a copy to give away...and amazon says it won't deliver until April 18! Any idea why it's projected to take so long?

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It’s all such a mystery to me. How the heck does a book get a pre-order or not? Must be part of the wizarding world haha. I was sobbing on the couch two days ago I. The process of self publishing my poetry book because oh, hello, it’s EXPENSIVE. I just didn’t put it all together...the designer, the print ready pdf, the editing, the printer fees....it’s such a dream crusher! I hate that money can take away from dreams. So there I was crying, wondering if I had to put my dream on hold or if I could scrape by and put out a skeleton version of my book...the emotions of creation are so real! It’s a lot. We are here for you!! I just preordered ;)

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Not sure why that made me cry, but definitely wiping away a tear or 2. So proud of you for pushing through the good, the bad, and the ugly to share your words with the world. And Target!! That's amazing! Can't wait to see it on the shelf down the street!

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Mar 10, 2023Liked by Ashlee Gadd

Thank you for sharing! Cheering you on! ❤️❤️

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I hope you know you’re doing great. You got this! ♥️

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