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My first blog :)

Well, I have succumbed to the blog world. It was a long and hard decision. I am not a techy person, I have trouble sometimes turning the computer on and off so to start a blog is a big step because I know very little about how to manuever through websites and how to start new things on line. It took me almost a week to start my facebook account and even then, I was asking my sister to do it for me because I could not figure it out. So, here I go. :)




I wanted to start this blog mainly because Kraig and I will be gone for a lot of the summer. We will not be able to communicate with a lot of you and we thought that a blog might be the easiest way to keep in contact with you all to show you what we are doing in Alaska and when we visit my sister in Texas and then as we come back to the Chattanooga area.




So, with that said...the Lord is so good and faithful. He has opened the door for us to travel a lot this summer. So, we will be missing a lot at home but we feel that the Lord is leading us to do different things and to step out of our comfort zones. We are somewhat nervous but more excited than anything. :)




First, I want to say that I (Ashleigh) hate to fly! It terrifies me. So, we start off on Wednesday flying to Colorado. Some very special friends of ours will be getting hitched! We are so excited and can't wait to see them. After that, we will be flying to Alaska for 4 weeks. We will be doing mission work in Wasilla and really, just seeing the Lord work in our lives and the lives around us. We are learning to just be flexible and available. Then, we will fly to Texas for a family vacation!




So, over the next few weeks especially, please keep us in your prayers. Pray that my (Ashleigh) nerves are calm as we fly, that the Lord would work through us and that we would be open to His will. We are so excited for the journey ahead of us. I hope to update this every few days with pictures and our activities of our days.




Thanks for reading and we are so thankful for your prayers.


ashleigh and kraig

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  1. WhitneyJune 29, 2010 at 3:49 PM

    I love reading your blog Ashleigh! It's so great and David and I will be praying for you!

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