Well, hey guys, and welcome to The Messy Table.

I'm Jen, and you're listening to Episode Number Five with my friend Ashley Armstrong.

But first, what is the messy table, and why are we here?

Well, the point is to gather around a commonplace, one with messy bits and pieces, and simply

encourage one another through this thing called life.

We're also reminding ourselves of God's truth and his faithfulness.

If you haven't already, you can catch up with past episodes via the messy table on iTunes

or on my personal blog at jennjul.com.

And today I'm chatting with an incredible lady, Ashley Armstrong, who's a personal trainer,

a pastor's wife, and a mama of two. She's going to share all kinds of wisdom as a health

and fitness nut, as well as her powerful personal story in raising the mighty fin, her brave son

who was born with

Spina Bifida.

There are buckets of insightful nuggets along the way, so grab some coffee, pull up a chair,

and join us at the messy table.

Well, hey, Ash.

Hey, Jen.

Thanks for joining me today.

You're so welcome.

Well, I kind of did a little introduction of you, but if you would just introduce yourself

and give everyone a little glimpse into the life of Ashley Armstrong.

Yeah, so I'm Ashley Armstrong.

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