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Ashton Owens

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Believer. Husband. Father.
Everything else is speculation.

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This year has already had some unexpected curve balls, but regardless we made it past #quittersday. Cheers to everyone pursuing something this year- may you finish the race well and take names while doing it!

Shout out to the crew, 2025 is going to be the best year yet: @shyam_rama_ @sageriddle @50__spence @brockfick @howimetyourhannah @e.lijahsl @00nathaniel00 @ohsnapitsbway @egortaak @david_guzenko @levisatterthwaite @buchanan_for_life by @amowens23

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2025 is hitting different. by @amowens23

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7 years ago

#iykyk by @amowens23

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19 years ago today this girl agreed to be my girlfriend.

Which is surprising because a few months prior to that she asked me to a “Ladies Pay All” school dance, and I said “NO!”.

In my defense, I was a 16 year old punk who was putting on a concert for some local bands that same night and trying to start a business…

Regardless, a few months later I met her dad, ax in hand, out by the wood pile to ask him if I could take her to dinner.

Since then we’ve been inseparable high school sweethearts! by @amowens23

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Braces for Sully tomorrow, so naturally, Caramel Apples one last time! by @amowens23

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One step closer. by @amowens23

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6 days ago

There’s a strange part of being a dad where you realize you can’t protect your kids from every hard thing anymore. You can still guide them. Push them. Encourage them. Remind them who they are when they forget. But eventually, some things they have to fight through themselves.

Sawyer went from crushing records in junior high to expecting a big launch into high school. Instead, he got a setback. And as hard as it has been to watch, I’m beginning to believe it was a blessing. Because I’ve watched him work when there was no crowd. No finish line. No medal. No instant reward.

Just recovery. Repetition. Frustration. Patience. And more work.

Romans 8:18 speaks about the pain of this present season isn’t worth comparing to the joy that’s coming.

And we aren’t there yet.

Even today, he’s frustrated with his times. He knows how far he still has to go. He wants to be back on top now. But watching him today reminded me to stop looking so far ahead.

Because there’s something worth taking in right here.

I’m watching my son fight every single day for something that matters to him. I’m watching a young man learn that wanting something and earning your way back to it are two very different things.

And I’m learning that my role as his dad is changing too.

I’m not here to remove every obstacle anymore. I’m here beside him, helping him see further when he can’t, pushing when he needs pushed, and making sure he knows he never has to carry it alone.

There will be another finish line.

There will be faster times.

I just don’t want to miss this version of him waiting for that one.

Because someday we’ll look back at this season and realize getting back on top wasn’t the best thing that came from it.

Who he became fighting his way there was. by @amowens23

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Today we got to celebrate the life and an incredible woman. Surrounded by family and friends, we were able to share some of our favorite memories and all the ways she impacted our lives.

At almost 96 years of life, Grandma Maudie leaves behind a lot of stories, a lot of laughs and a whole lot of people blessed along the way. Grandma loved her family, loved Jesus, and was never shy about either one.

I’m incredibly grateful for the years we had with her, and especially grateful that my boys got to know her, spend time with her and experience the kind of person she was.

What a life. What a legacy. What a testament to a life well lived. We will miss you but know that for you to live was for Christ, but to be with him for eternity was truly the gain. (Philippians 1:21) by @amowens23

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2 months ago

Tonight’s red carpet event did not disappoint as we kick off year 3 of the @underratedgolf European Tournament. taken in The Belfry Hotel & Spa by @amowens23

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5 months ago

Sweet 16!

From high school sweethearts to building a whole life, raising a crew, and still laughing at jokes only we think are funny.

Happy Anniversary to my best friend and partner in crime it! by @amowens23

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5 months ago

Dang what a year.

It stretched me and challenged me in ways I didn’t see coming. It reminded me how much I need His grace, strength, and hand over my life.

Funny that today the @youversion Verse of the Day is
Isaiah 12:2… “Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.”

As I reflect on the hardest year I’ve faced in my adult life, I’m encouraged by this simple but powerful truth: “The Lord… the Lord Himself”… nothing else will do.

In the midst of the darkness, He was reminding me of a lot incredible things in my life and why I keep getting back up after every hit. I am blessed by Kailey. For her love, her strength, her patience, and the way she has stood beside me through every season.

I am incredibly proud and grateful for my boys. I pray they remember a dad who kept showing up, kept praying, kept loving, and kept getting back up.

I am reminded of the specific people God has put in my life and continues to put in front of me. They’ve stood with me, prayed with me, and reminded me that this life is worth fighting for.

Today I embark on my 36th trip around the sun and as I do, I put my head back down and know that failures, setbacks, and hardship isn’t the end of the story when God is still writing it.

This is just the beginning.
Let’s ride. by @amowens23

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