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Andi Ashworth

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Andi Ashworth is an author, grandmother, cook, gardener, diarist, and co-founder with her husband, Charlie Peacock, of the Art House in Nashville. Together, they've written a new book, Why Everything That Doesn't Matter, Matters So Much: The Way of Love in a World of Hurt. Available everywhere on March 12th.

Andi is also the author of Real Love for Real Life: The Art and Work of Caring. She's a contributor to the books Wild Things and Castles in the Sky: A Guide to Choosing the Best Books for Children (edited by Leslie Bustard, Carey Bustard, and Théa Rosenburg) and A Book for Hearts & Minds: What You Should Read & Why (edited by Ned Bustard).


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The Greatness of Small Things

This morning, I sat with my journal and wrote down the details of the past week. I've kept a diary for the last forty years, and the practice has become essential to my well-being. As I write, words flow easily from brain to hand to pen to paper. The blank page is a refuge. I need it like oxygen—the contemplation, the slowing down, the recording of time.

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Why Everything That Doesn't Matter, Matters So Much by Charlie Peacock
"This book started slowly for me, hence it took more than a year to buckle down and finish. I’m so glad I did. While the early chapters didn’t grab me, I persevered and was rewarded with those that focused on hospitality, marriage, navigating change, " Read more of this review »
Why Everything That Doesn't Matter, Matters So Much by Charlie Peacock
"Wise, insightful words from people who care about what matters most. This is more memoir than self-help, and the title seems more splatty than descriptive of the content. Peacock spends a lot of time defending his position as an artist who doesn't ho" Read more of this review »
Why Everything That Doesn't Matter, Matters So Much by Charlie Peacock
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“Home is the school where we learn that love shows itself in the details.”
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“In its essence, a meal is a creative act that has its genesis in the mind of someone who cares enough to plan it, gather ingredients and labor over its creation.”
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“The personality of a home is healing. It is a warm and welcoming place where weary, lonely and broken people find solace.”
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