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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!
Message: message me
Member Since:
12/6/2005
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| Summer Camp!This past week I took a couple children to a summer camp. This was not the regular basketball or drama camp, but a Christian camp where throughout all the activities, the children learned more about God and how they can grow or start a relationship with Him.
I didn't know that I would grow so much in my relationship with God while I was at camp, but I did. Okay see, for a lot of the beginning of the week I was really concerned about the children I brought to camp. I wanted them to have a relationship with God, and to learn more about growing in that and everything. Almost all my prayers were about them and God working in their hearts. It wasn't until Wednesday during the adult Bible study that I realized I was neglecting my own relationship with God and really needed to focus on that. In my head I know that my relationship with God needs to come before anything, but I really wanted to kids to know God too. I'm not a youth pastor, and I don't help out with a church group for children, but I can imagine a lot of youth pastors might feel this way sometimes. It's not a bad thing at all to want children to have a relationship with God and to grow in that, but it's bad when all that comes before our growth with God.
I know I ramble, but I hope somebody gets what I'm saying, and maybe someone can even relate. Let's just say this camp was not only for the children, but for the leaders too, which was pretty awesome!! :)
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| CrazinessI wonder if anyone else has ever felt this way...
I feel like the world is going by so fast. I try to grab onto a moment in time, to savor it, but recently even they slip through my fingers. I feel like I am standing still, and the world is zooming past. So many problems and issues and thoughts. I think the problem is that my brain doesn't know what to do with it all, so it just gives up. My brain can't handle everything, so for the moment it is choosing to handle nothing. I sit, and my mind goes a hundred different directions, thinking about people and situations that need prayer, about what I have to do at work, cleaning my apartment, other situations in my life...I can't keep up with it all.
On top of this feeling of not being able to connect to anything, I'm sick. I think I have a cold, but it is hitting me pretty hard, sore throat, horrible headaches, and a disgusting dripping nose.
I got to the end of today and just took a deep breath. I felt like I had been holding my breath all day long. I probably need professional help...or a long vacation. I am so thankful I am going to be spending a week in Florida. That will be good.
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| I moved...and NOT where I would ever have dreamed. I'm living out in the middle of no where in a small little town, and my work is really close to a couple farms. God works in crazy ways...
I am a thinker...I think too much! Always something on my mind. BUT I'm glad to have all the family and friends in my life. God has really blessed me with an amazing family, and some really great friends who challenge and encourage me.
I don't have a lot to say...just wanted to update. 
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| Five Year Old HeartsMy brother is five years old. Much of the time he is in his own world filled with characters and music and singing. I love him so much! When he was maybe around three, he got the idea to be a preacher. He would have his children's Bible and begin preaching to no one in particular about how they were going to hell unless they believed in Jesus. Now his own heart has changed and opened, God has drawn Jonah to himself. Jonah has such a pure understanding of who Christ is and what he has done for us. He wants to do good because he knows that God wants us to follow Him. It's amazing to me the heart of a five year old.
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Kindergarten can be rough for a five year old. Other children picking on you for something you have no control of...the color of your skin. And the amazing five year old says, "Why did God make me this color?" and says "I don't know God, who is he?" It is so cool knowing that God works in the hearts of even children, even five year old boys. God cares so much that he draws them to himself. Wow!
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| PrayerThe Sunday school class I'm in is studying prayer. I think we have to be so careful with topics such as prayer. The teacher of the class uses a lot of verses from the Bible, but not all of them are really talking about prayer. I hate when we just put verses to topics instead of letting the Bible talk for itself. Why do we do that? And also, the class has talked about how prayer can be more powerful for some people. I don't know the whole thing is a bit shady because the class is saying that if prayer is not done in a certain way God will not listen or answer our prayers. I'm sorry but that is not how God works. He is outside the box, and he is gracious and loving. Christ interceeds for us when we pray-every time we pray. I guess I just don't like God being put in a box. God is BIG! He does BIG things in and through us. It's easier for us to understand a God we can put in a neat little box, but that's not how it works. I'm glad that's not how it works! I'm glad my God is bigger than my understanding! He is so good! | | |
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