tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178648352024-03-12T21:50:32.107-04:00Love from AshA light that shines in the darkness...Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-5130074790854993062015-07-31T23:17:00.002-04:002015-07-31T23:57:08.130-04:00The grass is always greenerLiving in the States is the 5th country I've lived in on a permanent basis, as in I reside here, I'm not just visiting, which I have done plenty of visiting of other countries. Sometimes I get asked, which country do I like best? I'm not even going to consider the first two where I was a child and had no choice of living there, as I was merely being transported around by my parents.
Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-76336997842275529182015-07-17T21:33:00.002-04:002015-07-17T23:04:38.539-04:00KindnessI've just spent the last hour clicking on all the links to my friend's blogs to see if they're still writing their blogs, and to my surprise they've pretty much all stopped blogging sometime between 2007-2011 which is sad but also makes me feel relieved that I'm not the only one who gave up on blogging around that time. I am still in contact with all those friends on Facebook, so maybe likeAshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-16888930528268951662015-07-16T14:24:00.002-04:002015-07-16T14:24:22.302-04:00Starting OverWell it's been 4 years since I've updated this blog. But even before that my posts were few and far between. One main reason for this is Facebook. As more of my friends joined Facebook, it seemed a lot easier to update them with my news there than to be posting on here, so this blog got forgotten. So today I'm starting over, not with the intention of keeping distant Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-15367386969720693582011-06-01T21:17:00.002-04:002011-06-01T21:24:54.649-04:00God's Timing Is Always PerfectThis post is somewhat of a personal reflection... it was has been one or two years since I've updated this blog. That sounds like a long time, but it happened quickly, those years seem to have flown by. I became a permanent resident in Canada, started working and suddenly life got very busy, new friends were made, my circle of influence grew dramatically. And just when I wasn't looking for it Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-29203096398224328142009-12-05T15:25:00.002-05:002009-12-05T21:48:10.248-05:00What If Jesus Meant All That Stuff?What If Jesus Meant All That Stuff?Click on the link above to read the article...Posted using ShareThisAshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-72779975947430645472008-11-03T09:54:00.001-05:002015-07-20T13:53:57.170-04:00King Of This HeartTime is too short to say it’s okTo think I can live this way for just another daySo I search through the nightFor the one my heart lovesWon’t stop till I’ve found youLord I need to hold you closeBe the king of this heart againBe the king of this lifeIn my soulThere’s a cry todayBe the king of this heartBe the king of this heartI stood in the desertAnd thirsted for youI’ve run through the cityNow Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-4000812678853103872008-10-30T22:38:00.011-04:002015-07-20T13:55:56.261-04:00It's been a while...
Dear friends,
It's been a long while since I blogged about anything. I had a busy summer working at Camp which I really enjoyed. Since then I've been home babysitting 3 little precious girls and doing lots and lots of reading. Check out my recent reading list, if you want to know what books I've been reading. I'm hoping to go to England soon for a visit, as I miss my family and friends thereAshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-48297153171415255412008-09-09T12:18:00.003-04:002015-07-20T14:03:07.627-04:00The Book Of JobI received an e-mail yesterday from a friend who had recently read an interesting article about the Book of Job, and so he forwarded it to me. I read it this morning and thought it worthy to copy and paste here for you to read...and I hope that you will be blessed by doing so. It's from Dr Warren Vanhetloo's almost-daily "Cogitations" - an email that he sends around to those who request it Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-44167597180364888992008-01-31T06:46:00.000-05:002008-01-31T07:00:39.931-05:00CompassionWhat is indiscriminate compassion? "Take a look at a rose. Is it possible for the rose to say, 'I'll offer my fragrance to good people and withhold it from bad people'? Or can you imagine a lamp that withholds its rays from a wicked person who seeks to walk in its light? It could do that only by ceasing to be a lamp. And observe how helplessly and indiscriminately a tree gives its shade to Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-22182400396073999762008-01-24T08:45:00.000-05:002008-01-26T10:55:31.037-05:00A disciple is one whose dream is to be like Jesus Are you a leader or a follower? Do you like blazing new trails? Or are you more comfortable a well-defined path? Do you regard difficulties as challenges or as setbacks? Are you the kind of person who will keep pressing in to get what you’re after? How far will you go to realize your dreams? A disciple is one whose dream is to be like Jesus. Don’t confuse being a Christian with being a discipleAshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-7886041281400107572008-01-22T06:50:00.000-05:002015-07-20T14:04:30.375-04:00A LOVE AFFAIR OF THE HEARTFor above all else, the Christian life is a love affair of the heart. It cannot be lived primarily as a set of principles or ethics. It cannot be managed with steps and programs. It cannot be lived exclusively as a moral code leading to righteousness. In response to a religious expert who asked him what he must do to obtain real life, Jesus asked a question in return:
"What is written in the LawAshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-24461899562944841752008-01-15T14:29:00.000-05:002015-07-20T14:05:49.370-04:00Humility1 Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? 2 Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose.3 Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-53533391280824514432008-01-07T14:09:00.000-05:002015-07-20T14:09:14.205-04:00MercyWe had a staff meeting at work this morning, and one of my colleagues read out Colossians chapter 3v1-17. I particularly liked verses 12-14: 'Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-15457886262127505802007-12-31T23:47:00.000-05:002008-01-15T21:27:59.127-05:00Happy New Year!Happy New Year!Another year is over, another one begins! A new beginning, a clean slate... how will we live this year? What will we accomplish? What will we regret? What are your goals and dreams? Do you have any resolutions? Or is it just another ordinary day?There's so many hopes and dreams I have for this year, but I know that it is the Lord who guides my footsteps, so I give Him this year, soAshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-7088349156672668682007-12-20T12:18:00.000-05:002008-01-15T21:28:56.374-05:00Love the Unlovely3 days ago, I listened to a reading of Isaiah 53 by a friend, and since that morning there has been one verse that has stuck around in my head, it's one of my favourite verses in this chapter, and it is the second part of verse 2 which says: "He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him". There's something about this verse that I love so Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-27601722679661364582007-12-01T20:19:00.000-05:002007-12-01T20:48:20.793-05:00EnchantedI went to see the film Enchanted tonight. It was hilarious. I absolutely loved it! I had no idea what it was about, and I didn't even know that I was going to go see it, until just a couple of hours before. I wasn't going to go, because I had to go and do the last of my Christmas shopping tonight. Which meant that I would need to spend all the money that I had left (as it wasn't much in the Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-12077655105663357522007-11-21T15:46:00.000-05:002007-11-21T16:02:27.324-05:00New BeginningsDear All, I apologise for having neglected this blog for so long. I am once again back in Nova Scotia, living in a new home, having made new friends, and working in a new job. I am having a great time. I love my job, my colleagues, my friends, my home, my life.I hope that you are well too, and are enjoying your life.Lots of love from Ash xAshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-32419345936097115802007-08-07T17:24:00.000-04:002007-11-21T16:03:54.492-05:00Back in EnglandDear All,I apologise for my long absence from the blogging world. I have been busy. I am now back in England and have recovered well from the car accident. I will be here for another month before going back to Canada.Just a few photos to share with you. Wembly Park Stadium - not that far from where I live in London. Trafalgar Square in London Views of Chelmsford Durham Cathedral Durham England Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-42625726832962642322007-06-25T22:39:00.001-04:002007-06-25T22:46:13.282-04:00Car CrashSorry, I haven't updated in a long time. I was in a car crash a couple of weeks ago, and I'm only just recovering. I was a front seat passenger. Praise God - I had no serious injuries (but I did get taken to hospital in an ambulence). The car was totally written off. The driver and backseat passenger were ok, shaken but not injured. I only have one more week left here, so life is quite Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-70392024964741022192007-05-23T20:35:00.000-04:002007-05-23T20:45:01.734-04:00Real Quick Update!I only have a few weeks left here and oh so so much to do before I leave. I am in the middle of working on about 5 different glass projects (more about that at a later post when I finish the projects and hopefully remember to take photos to post).I am also helping the Iraqi eye doctor here with a PowerPoint Presentation and Film Editing (the other day I watched two hours worth of operations on Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-87634735633509275512007-04-29T22:57:00.000-04:002007-04-30T01:45:17.968-04:00Our Solar SystemTonight, Tasha who's 11 asked me if I could type up her school project on the solar system for her. She had already done all the research and written it all out. She just wanted me to type it up for her. So I did. As I was typing, I got more and more fascinated by our solar system and how God created such an amazing galaxy. It totally baffles me, how anyone could possibly look at this, and then Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-67741534359241105282007-04-24T22:48:00.000-04:002008-01-15T21:14:23.454-05:00Cats and DogsHello again.I finally have some time to update my blog. Over the last few months, I've met some new people and made some new friends. One of those friends is a very lovely person called Sjanna who has four gorgeous kids and a lovely family. I was at her house last week and their cat had just given birth to 4 kittens a couple of days earlier, so I got to hold them for a few seconds. It was really Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-73120482633308420822007-04-18T00:40:00.000-04:002007-04-18T00:53:05.491-04:00Another quizYou Are a Prophet SoulYou are a gentle soul, with good intentions toward everyone.Selfless and kind, you have great faith in people.Sometimes this faith can lead to disappoinment in the long run.No matter what, you deal with everything in a calm and balanced way.You are a good interpreter, very sensitive, intuitive, caring, and gentle.Concerned about the world, you are good at predicting people'sAshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-77901024020229075142007-04-04T09:12:00.000-04:002007-11-21T16:07:32.271-05:00101 Things About MeI saw this on Rebecca's blog, and decided to join in and do the same, especially as I am aware that I have been quite lazy at updating my blog, so this should be fun...1. I am a born-again Christian.2. I love Jesus with all my heart.3. I believe that Jesus is the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE (John 14v6).4. I believe that God is a God of LOVE.5. I also believe that God is jealous for our love.6. I Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17864835.post-51250145120538584012007-03-27T23:35:00.000-04:002007-03-29T21:32:46.213-04:00The Three Trees'The Three Trees' is one of my favourite stories ever. I've read it to every class I've taught several times. Today, a friend e-mailed me the story and it was nice to be reminded of it, so I thought I'd share it with you today.Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods. They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said, "Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. I could beAshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438085476490446394noreply@blogger.com1