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Ashley - here's loving u Gurl with all of your hard won wisedom. Have a beautiful holiday season. God's grace has been wonderfully shown on you! 💜🤎

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you've been in my life since (almost) the beginning, Ramona. Thank you for YOUR wisdom and kindness - you will always have a very special place in my heart. Love you!

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Thank you for your words ashley! It’s always so relatable and empowering to me! I can relate to a lot that you shared! Especially getting tensed during the holidays. Thank you for always sharing your testimony snd your heart! Many need to hear your words! Keep writing! -Reyna

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I am so grateful for you! Thank you, Reyna!

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Ashley. Your writing pulled me all the way in, as someone who isn’t sober. I saw you and through you so many people I care about. Please never stop writing. Your voice is electric.

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I can't tell you how timely your encouragement is, K.J.! I love and appreciate you - thank you for being one of one.

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Loved to hear your reflections on using in the era of The Chronic. I'm there and have SO MUCH thanks that those years were before social media. :)

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It's too bad we weren't friends back then - haha! So very glad our paths crossed now. Thank you for your good work in the world to keep us sane and sober.

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I'm tall, too! And one of the reasons I hate(d) the dance floor. ... Christmas feels...different. And it makes me want to do something different. I'm over tradition (except the decorations, music and the movies!) But I can do without the usual gatherings and fixings. Boo to turkey and stuffing. Give me a beach OR lots of snow with a modern cabin and prime rib and such. ... The incoming administration is cringy ... I'm going to miss Beth and Jimmy. I hear Lioness and Landman are really good. I'm queueing them up soon. Merry Christmas to you, Ashley!

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Dear Ashley, I appreciate you talking to your audience about how difficult holidays can be. I don't think it's appropriate however, to assume that all of us are upset about the chosen president. Most of us (most of the country) decided that he was the best candidate and are very happy about it.

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Lupita, sometimes words get lost in long-form reading/writing. Here's what I wrote: "many of you..." and "many evangelicals". I did not write "all of us". For the record, Trump won just under 50% of the votes so it is split down the middle between Trump and Harris + independent candidates, so it is not statistically accurate to say that "most of the country" is happy about it. Finally, please refrain from telling me what you think is appropriate on my website. You don't have to like it but none of it is inappropriate.

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