God is MY LIFE!

I dont know what it has been but these past few days i have really been CRAZY about God. Its been crazy but i have never felt so good in my life :) This is just so amazing that i felt i needed to share.

Everyone talks about how great there relationship with God is and i thought "wow i wish i had that, my relationship is decent" and now for some reason God has pulled me closer and wrapped me in his loving arms and its just wonderful :) Its really difficult to describe but that seems to be a good thing :)

As for my life right now, everything is going great :) I am having a hard time with some decisions that people that i know are making and its tough to see that, and i dont want to look at them differently, but its so hard, but im praying about it and i am glad that God will help me though, because i dont think i could do it without him.

Here is my list of things that are super eventful that God has done for me: (i know this isnt all but these are a few things that i am really thankful for)

1. Saving my brothers life
2. Helping my mom
3. Helping my dad and I
4. Saving Leah
5. Giving me amazing friends.
6. Giving me the gift of helping others
7. Giving me the gift of being a leader and a role model
8. Putting interesting situations right in front of me and teaching me how to deal with them
9. Fixing our house
10. Surrounding me with love
11. Leading me to him
12. Giving my courage in myself
13. Giving me the best sister in the world ever who i love :)
14. AND SOOOOOOO MANY MORE the list could continue to go on and on and on

Dear Lord-

Thank you so much for everything you have done for me. You are amazing and i love you so much! You are the lord almighty :)


Sorry this blog was just about my recent happiness lol its all about Him :)

Lots of Love

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Hey y'all!
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Live has benn going pretty good for me right now and i really have no complaints which is a good thing! :)

I am sad that i had my last confirmation class last night but thats ok i will meet with my sponsor. wow how time flys!!!
Tomorrow (friday) is midquarter, we are already half way through 4th quarter.... i cant believe it! I am almost done with my SOPHOMORE YEAR! Holy hannah! Its going by so fast. I remember many people telling me how to cherish all the moments because it flys by, but i didnt think it would go by this fast!

Talent show at school tomorrow! Super excited! 20 min classes!!!!!!!!!:) 1st, 2nd hours, then lunch (at like 8:30 AM! craziness!) then 3rd hour, then talent show, then early release at 11:30! Wahooooooooooooo!

Ericas birthday party tomorrow night as well. Then on saturday going shopping with my moms co worker and mom in maple grove, and meeting the guy who we are buying my guitar from off of craigslist. I have to play it first before we buy :) cant wait! :)

well going to go get some exercise with Lilly,
Much love,
Ashley

Excited for a wonderful weekend!

Well this weekend is going to be TONS of fun!!! :)

Today its friday and who doesnt love fridays?!? Went to caribou with Maddie and hung out with the family :)

Tomorrow going to grand march with DeDe to see everyone :) Then babysitting, and after that POST PROM LOCK-IN at church!!!! :) Mass in the morning :) Then sleep for a few hours and then DeDe and Leah are coming over so we can get ready for our RED CARPET CAST PARTY for the musical :) I cannot wait! :) Im doing Leahs hair and make up as well!! ! :)
As you can tell i am super happy hence the smiley faces haha :)

But sad at the same time... i havent heard from Judith in a few days and thats un like her.... i hope everything is ok with her :) I will pray!

Well got to go film dad doing his sign language stories and then post them on youtube for his instructor to watch and grade :) they are pretty funny
He is getting antsy waiting for the end of this class lol

much love!
Ashley

My life. The wonderful and the not so wonderful...

Hey all!!! :) Hope all is well with you :) sorry for the not so quick update! I promise to get better!
(the picture with the umbrella Judith is on the right. The other picture she is on the left)

Well the pictures on here are of our soon-to-be foreign exchange student :) Her name is Judith and she will be arriving here on the 6th of August :) I am absolutely thrilled to have her come and stay with us. Judith and I email everyday and exchange pictures of ourselves and our families. We have become so close already and we call each other "sister". A cool thing is that last saturday we were trying to figure out how to talk on the phone, and it wasnt working for the longest time, but just as we were about to give up my cell phone rings :) It was my beautiful sister!!! We were both so happy :) She is actually going to be calling this weekend so she can talk to the rest of her "american family". Judith continuiously tells me how grateful her and her family are to have her living in such a "lovely" family. (haha exactly what she said) It is really sweet to hear from her, plus her parents are working on keeping in contact with my parents as well. She is a sweetheart and i know you guys will love her when she gets to America :)

Things seem to be going really well for me at the moment which is great :) My dad and i are out walking almost everyday (except now he works nights for 2 weeks :() It is actually a lot of fun spending time with my dad, its been awhile now :)

The not so wonderful..........
During one of my classes today a girl told me she was pregnant and that the baby's dad wanted her to have an abortion. I told her that she shouldnt because thats a living life in there and even if the child is a mistake its not the childs fault and he/she deserves to live. She told me that she doesnt think she is "emotionally" ready to terminate her pregnancy but is unsure. I just stated my point again to her and i hope it gets through to her.
I have been sick to my stomach ever since i talked to her, im praying that she listens to me.

I just feel that things like this are happening sooner and sooner and i struggle with hearing it...

I just know that i have to pray. God will help them :)

Well other than my preacher moment today my day went well, just got back from teaching my 2nd graders at church who had a lot of energy!!!!!

Love to you all!
Ashley

Meet me in St. Louis....LOUIS!!!!!!!!! Meet me at the fair!

Wow.... i can actually sit down and blog! Holy crap this feels wierd!! lol Well musical just got over and it was really a lot of fun! :) I had a great time! :) Its something i will never forget and jokes that i will have forever :)

It was a lot of hard work but in the end it definitely paid off :)

I just wanted to say a quick thank you to my directors Kristin, Carmen and Abby. You guys are amazing!!!!! Thank you so much for all you did for me and for the cast to make this show phenomenal :) You guys gave me such confidence in myself and i am so thankful for that :) Thank you so much! Hope to see you again! :)



Love,
Ashley