Yesterday my co-worker walked in and said "Why you looking at your screen so closely?":) This is why.
Author: Ashlie
An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. - GK Chesterton
3 Months Down
3 months down.Deployment is certainly a big adventure. One that is unpredictable, difficult to navigate...but I'm certainly glad to be in this with Josh. We're good for each other. That's not to say that the last 3 months have gone perfectly well. We have had our share of crosses and stress, but still we are … Continue reading 3 Months Down
Quiet Moments
There's something about the quiet of a morning. In our current apartment, we have a large window with a tree just outside our bedroom. When I asked Josh the top 5 things he misses about home, this tree made his list. We're on the third floor, but the tree is still taller than our building. … Continue reading Quiet Moments
Living in Your Letters
A Quick Glance Back
Hello my lovelies. As you probably can tell, worked picked up the pace in August and I haven't had as much free time to write! As some of you may know, we hired a new K-5th coordinator for religious education and I have switched into middle school and high school ministry. It's really been amazing … Continue reading A Quick Glance Back
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes….
Alright. So. Although deployment has been a whirlwind of emotions and various struggles, the Lord has blessed me with some awesome opportunities. **DISCLAIMER - - - Friends from Oregon, please do not shun me for what I am about to tell you!** My family was in Sunriver for a little family vay-cay, and guess who … Continue reading A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes….
Deployment Month 2: Deployments are like Fasting
Deployment is like fasting. Think of the beginning of Lent. The first couple of weeks I often have an energy, a vigor, a strong will for fasting, but as the days wear on, it becomes more difficult. The grace and energy that filled those first few weeks slowly dissipates, resolve weakens. Hunger sets in. Sheer … Continue reading Deployment Month 2: Deployments are like Fasting
A Childhood Dream Come True
There is a place in Grand Forks called Northern Air. I call it the Land of Dreams. When I was younger, I loved trampolines. I was never allowed to have one because of the danger factor (squirt guns and playing outside while the neighbors were mowing the lawn were also no-nos). But my friends had trampolines, and … Continue reading A Childhood Dream Come True
West Virginia is for Lovers
I ventured to a new land for to witness the nuptials of Kait and Casey Patterson - West Virginia. Casey was raised in Buckhannon, and I had the pleasure of seeing his home town and meeting his incredible family. I also got to spend the days leading up to the wedding hanging out with Kait … Continue reading West Virginia is for Lovers
All Feminine Hygiene Kits Made it to Malawi!
This morning Genna sent me a picture of the Malawian women who received the feminine hygiene kits that we made here at the parish. I am so touched, thrilled and overjoyed to see these kits in the hands of the women!! Praise be to God that everything we shipped made it safely and on time … Continue reading All Feminine Hygiene Kits Made it to Malawi!
a dillightful adventure 