Well a year ago tonight I wasn't getting much sleep. I was so nervous/anxious about my Dad's surgery. October 26th turned out to be the saddest day of my life. I know it was my Dad's happiest day though, so that makes the ache a tiny bit better. Adasen has missed a year of my Dad. A year of his smile, his laugh, his hugs and kisses, and his singing. Adasen loves to sing and I just wish that my Dad could be around to see how much he loves to sing. My Dad used to have a singing each month at my Mom and Dad's home. He started doing it around the time I moved back and I would go each month because I completely missed my Dad being at church and hearing him sing. Those were some of my favorite times with him. He was singing with all his heart, to the Almighty God, as he sat there with his oxygen tank...I can't get that out of my head, and I never will. If my Dad were still alive he would still be having those singings and now Adasen would be singing along too instead of falling asleep. I just hope that when our praises go up to Heaven to God that everyone there can hear them as well, so my Dad can hear my little boy singing to God with all is might, in his own little language. :o) I really hope he can hear that.

Well, Zach and I decided that since October 26th was such a bad day last year that we wanted to share some good news this year...we're pregnant! Well, I'm pregnant but you get what I mean. :o) Baby O is due June 14th, 2011. We were able to hear his or her heartbeat today and see them wiggling around inside me. God has truely blessed us again. He has blessed us beyond what we could have ever imagined with Adasen, so I can only imagine what it will be like with two little angels running around. :o)

"The Lord gives, and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord." Job 1:21b

♥ Ashley

It's been a couple of months since I've written on here. I feel like the last month went by so quickly! On September 11th we had a birthday party for five of my family members and on the way home my Grandma, Grandpa, Great-Grandma, and my Uncle were in a car accident. None of them were seriously injured, but my Grandmother did have to be life-flighted because she had bleeding on her brain. They decided to let it heal on its own since it didn't seem to be spreading. Adasen and I stayed for a week with my Great-Grandma, who lives 2 hours away and is 98-years-young because she was having trouble getting around. She was very sore and bruised all over. So my month was spent as a nurse. :o)

I just love how God chooses our paths for such an amazing purpose and we don't realize it until those times are over. I was so discouraged when I couldn't find a teaching job for this school year. I felt like I had wasted my time and effort by going to college and now I can't even find a job! But God has truely shown me different areas in my life and the lives of others that I am needed in. I always felt that I was doing the most good by being in the classroom and helping my students, but God has shown me that I can have an impact in other areas in my life. So thank you God for my unanswered prayers, because they were really answered but I didn't see until later. :o)

Wonderful Weekend!

On Friday Zach, Adasen, and I went to the cutest wedding I've ever been to!! Julia and Jake Nabors had a beautiful wedding and it was just all around a great time!! Zach and I got to see a lot of our Florida College friends that we hadn't seen since Florida and some since Bowling Green. It was great to catch up!! :o)

On Saturday we drove down to my grandparents because Zach preached at the church on Sunday, both services. He does such a great job. This was the third time he has preached for their congregation. He just keeps getting better each time. :o) I'm so proud of him and the work he does, and is willing to do, for the Lord.

We are loving Adasen right now because he is just learning so quickly. He now says a word right after you say it. Before it would take him a few days to catch on, but now he's learning new words it seems like each minute!!! :o) God truely blessed us when he sent us Adasen.

♥ Ashley

Zach, Adasen, and I took a trip down to Oklahoma this past weekend to celebrate my Great-Aunt and Uncle's 60th Wedding Anniversary. I hope that everyone that is married has at least one couple they know who can be an example of a couple who lasts. They prove to us that it is possible, even in the world we live in today. And I think there would probably be one common strand in all their marriages...God. If we keep God in the center than we can never be ripped apart, because God is the only thing that doesn't change. We change, our circumstances change, but God doesn't, He is always there.

I am so blessed to have found a godly man to be my husband and to help me raise our baby Adasen. I hope that one day we too can have a celebration of 60 years together! Wow! That would be amazing!!

♥ Ashley

7.27.10

Adasen and I had a playdate today with one of my best friends from H.S. It is still hard for me to believe that we have kids!! I still feel like I'm in H.S.! Time passes so quickly!

Yesterday I got a call that one of my neighbors had complained about me hanging clothes outside on a line...I was so mad! Ever since we moved in our dryer has not worked properly so finally I was tired of complaining and decided to just hang my clothes outside. Well, since I stopped complaining to them I guess someone else had to. :o/ Oh well. I was really liking it to! I felt like I was doing something good for the environment (and our wallet) by not using the dryer so much. It was taking 3 times for each load of clothes I was doing! So we'll see if they 'fixed' it this time around.

7.19.10

Nana and her grandbabies (minus Aubrie).

My Mom had a great birthday yesterday. Aaron (my brother) took her out to eat at her favorite restuarant, Jose Peppers. And after church last night Norma(friend from church) had our family over and a few of my Mom's friends. It certainly took some of the pain away from her first birthday without my Dad. Thank you to all who made it so special for her!

7.16.10

Wow! It's been awhile since I started this blog so I better get busy actually using it. I started this blog to just keep everyone in the family (and friends of course) informed about the details and just random thoughts of Zach and I. Every now and then I want to just post kinda random things that are on our minds (Zach and me). :o)



Since the last post God has granted me more comfort, but I'm still not there. I don't know where 'there' is, but I know God knows and that's all that matters. I still miss my Dad terribly, but I can feel some of the grief lifting. I don't think it will ever be gone, because my Dad will never be with me again in the physical world. That is just a very huge concept for me as a human to understand. I know I'll see him in Heaven one day, but it will be different.



Adasen is growing like a weed. He surprises Zach and me everyday with something new he has learned!! He is such a sponge! I just love how he plays and interacts with others. He is very outgoing and has to say 'hi' (and wave) to everyone we pass in Wal-Mart...this is not an overstatement...trust me. :o) He loves to read, play outside, and clean! He definitely has part of me in him!



Zach is working two jobs (Costco and Quizno's) and going to school. He hopes to be done with his accounting degree in Spring 2011. I am still looking for a full-time teaching position but I enjoy substituting a couple days a week during the school year, since I can be at home with Adasen the rest of the week. God has truely blest Zach and me.



♥ Ashley