Ashley Cook

[The Root @TheRoot]

It’s a nice historic victory in Mississippi today!

Democratic district attorney Scott Colom has officially defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the race for U.S. Senate, becoming the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction.

#Election2026

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

Celebrated my 42nd birthday today! Grateful for another year of life, good health and happiness! Excited to see what this next year brings! ♥️

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

I’m proud of you for persevering through the challenges, upheavals, and suffering that accompanied your "yes" to God.

I know it hasn’t been easy and some days you questioned its worth. BUT you remained steadfast in your commitment to that “YES”!

I’m so proud of you! 🥹🩷

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

It hurt me but it’s helping others. 💕

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

There are times when even the right decision will offend. Do it anyway!

Avoid carrying the burden of others' disappointment. 💓

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

There are times when even the right decision will offend. Do it anyway!

Avoid carrying the burden of others' expectations. 💓

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

Being submitted to God doesn’t mean we won’t experience disappointment. However, I would rather endure disappointments associated with submission than those associated with disobedience.

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

At 19, I got pregnant my first semester of college and dropped out.

The baby I was pregnant with turned 19 today and has successfully completed her first full year of college. 🩷

We break cycles around here! 🙌🏽

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

Dear Church Leader,

Virginity is not everyone’s experience within your youth ministry. If you’re going to teach purity and abstinence you also need to address sexual abuse. You have students, right now, who think that God only loves the virgin.

#faithtoconfront

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

My heart goes out to the mother who had no positive example of a mother, yet became one of the best for her children.

Happiest Mother’s Day to you! 🩷

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

Your character will outlast any fallacious rumors passed around by people who don't even have access to you. #SaveYourBreath

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

Grieving for the family who disowned you…

It is a continuous process of mourning not only the loss of their presence in your life but also the shattered illusion of what you had believed your family to be.

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

The days of having after service Sunday dinner without a spouse is nearing its end. 🙌🏽

…because I’m not about this ghetto life!! LBVS 😂😩

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

YOU changing does not necessarily require a relocation. In the absence of changed behavior, moving will only give you a new playground to make the same poor decisions.

Stop tearing up these cities!!! Sit yourself down and heal.😩

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

Your healing is on the way.

And it’s coming sooner than you expected.

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

Life is so much bigger than ANY moment. Don’t get stuck in the pain. Don’t get lost in the celebration. No matter what the moment brings, there’s still so much more life to live.
Keep going, friend.

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

Unravel, my friend.

The trauma that has been so interwoven throughout the thread of your life has to come undone. While healing can feel like things are finally coming together, it can also feel like things are falling apart. Don't be afraid of the necessary unraveling.

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

With tears in your eyes, sometimes your resolve has to be:

“God, I’m not okay with what you allowed to happen but I trust you with my life. And if you allowed it you’ll use it for my good.”

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

@TheOnlyJFalz Thank you for sharing. In my opinion, demonic attachment and demonic possession are not the same thing. Most are not demonically possessed, but rather demonically influenced.

[Ashley Cook @acookthing]

Silence has a sound too. 🔊

As you heal, sometimes the silence or absence of chaos seems louder than the actual chaos that used to exist in your life.

If you aren’t careful you’ll retreat to what’s familiar (chaos/noise) instead of working through the healthy silence.