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Name: Ashley
Country: United States
State: Maryland
Metro: Frederick
Gender: Female
Interests: I love the city. I love to dance and act and sing (even though I'm not so good with the singing). I like hanging out with friends and family. Most of all, I love finding out more about my God and how merciful and loving He is.
Occupation: Children's Ministry Assistant!
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Member Since:
12/6/2005
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| I was watching the news with my mom the other day when we saw something rather disturbing. There is a community in Montgomery County that is protesting the closing of a golf course. The issue is that there is not enough money to keep open the public course. People chose to be so passionate about this golf course that they are actually protesting its closing and these people are trying to get different local government officials to help their cause.
I can understand being bummed that a public golf course has to close because of funding, but protests, really?!? I watched in disbelief as these people took to the streets. After watching this segment I started to discuss with my mom how stupid this whole thing is. It's a golf course! What is the big deal? There are many other things actually worth fighting for: feeding the homeless, shelter for moms and their children, stopping abuse...and the list goes on.
I can't help but think we (including myself) do this sometimes: get caught up in the little things. The world is so much bigger than what I see and experience. There is way more to the world than my little problem. What these people who were fighting for the golf course have forgotten is that there are problems way more significant than loosing the course. Honestly my prayer for myself is that I remember that I am one tiny drop in the ocean.
God is huge and He's got it all in His hands! Thank goodness that He sees it all and is in control of it all! I want to see the world more through God's eyes instead of my own.
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| Two toddlers are playing with blocks together. One of them works really hard to build a tall tower. No sooner has the first toddler put the last block on top than the second toddler comes along and breaks down the tower. The first toddler starts to cry and then becomes angry with the second toddler. This is a common occurrence with young children, but unfortunately for many people it is a reality as well. Have you ever been around someone who constantly tears down others? The person who says, "your outfit is ugly," "you're so stupid," "I hate you." In Ephesians there is a couple verses that talk about how we should use words to build others up or edify them. Do we try to follow this verse? What would it look like if we could all just build one another up instead of constantly tearing each other down? How would children grow up if their parents lived these verses and always encouraged their children? I believe the world would be significantly different. My goal is to really think about what I say before I say it, and make sure that what I say is only what will build others up. | | |
| I trust God. I know He has my best interest at heart; He has proven that time and time again. I have seen Him at work in my friends' and family's lives. BUT...
Yea, there shouldn't be a "but." BUT it's hard to trust God when I may never know how things turn out. I have been ministering to children for a long time, and this part is never easy for me. When I see the children, I know I can do my part to show God's love and teach them about God, and just care for them. When, for whatever reason, they move, and I am no longer a part of their life, that's when this trusting in God is an issue. Sure it's easy to trust God when I see the children, but when I no longer can, and it's all about God, wow! I keep giving them into His hands, and I know it's a process.
I pray A LOT!! I know God is good and that He will protect them, but I definitely pray that God gives me the continued strength to trust Him and put all the children I know in His hands. I am NOT in control! That is hard to say, and even harder to believe and put into action!
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| My idea of a real man is...
* Someone who can say "I'm sorry."
* A man who loves God first and his wife second
* Someone who can say AND show they love me
* A man who is not afraid of hard work
These are just a few of my thoughts, but to one little boy his idea of a real man is very different...
I was talking with this little boy when he told me I needed to find a real man to marry. I asked him, "Like who? Who do you think is a real man?" The boy told me (without skipping a beat) "my dad." He said, "He's really big and strong." Then he said, "He uses bad words. Do you use bad words?" I quickly answered that I do not, and he just kind of shrugged his shoulders and went back to playing.
How sad that this little boy thought being a real man was all about physical strength and saying bad words. That being a real man means being tough.
We need to be more intentional about teaching children what it means to be a real man, and a real woman. My heart has been here for a while- desiring for children to know about relationships through God. I want them to know what it means to have a God-honoring relationship (when they are 30 of course!!) I may be rambling, but I hope I'm making a point. Please help the children in your life to see what Godly men and women look like. Help them to know what a relationship can be like when God is the center of it.
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This bugged me when it happened, but I never got around to writing about it. I was working with someone at a childcare place. I was in one room, and she was in the other. I was trying to get her attention about something and she yelled at me. When she realized I was the one trying to get her attention, she apologized saying she thought it was one of the children. Now wait a minute...is that any better? I'd rather her be yelling at me than one of the children. We are not careful enough about how we treat children. Some people think children are just small adults, and expect way too much out of them. On the other hand, some people treat children like babies, or just ignore them like they are a nuisance. This is not right at all!! Please do not have children unless you are going to love them, show them that love, and want them.
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