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resolutions for women, by women

By on January 4, 2010 in ashley ponders

Check out this picture of one of my sister in law — whenever I see it I feel inspired to do something awesome. Did anyone else notice the  facebook news feed today? January has others feeling inspired too. Everyone was squawking about their new year’s resolutions, everything from reading through the Bible in a year [...]

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auld lang syne

By on January 2, 2010 in ashley ponders, ministry

I regret I didn’t live up to my word.  I promised a blog post by 2010 and here I am, almost 3 days into January and just getting around to a hasty update.  As I get used to my new planner, I am thinking about how fast the years have gone since 2000.  I rang [...]

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Happy Christmas to all!

By on December 24, 2009 in sam reflects

Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas! As I write this “It’s A Wonderful Life” is on in the background. Our home has been the hub for family activity — both on my side and Sam’s. I am grateful for all that we have in our parents, grandparents, siblings, nephews, nieces, cousins and friends. May [...]

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Maurice Chevalier once sang “Thank Heavens for Little Girls”

By on November 11, 2009 in sam reflects

I have to be awake in a couple hours…the problem is I’m awake now. I have a lot running through my head – everything from my lesson for small group tomorrow night to what I should get my nephew for Christmas…oy vey. Speaking of Small Group – let me give you a sneak peak of [...]

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Cocofé-my first review!

By on March 7, 2009 in ashley ponders, sam reflects, things we read

Never fear fellow Long-Islanders, Spring is almost here.  After our six hour defensive driving course (I know, I know–how lame, but we’ll be spending 10% less on car insurance and we did not even switch to GEICO) Sam and I wandered down to Cold Spring Harbor and then made our way back to Huntington Village.  [...]

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happy new year?

By on January 7, 2009 in ashley ponders

Is the New Year starting to feel old yet?  I never really enjoyed New Year’s.  It seems to mark the end of Christmas more than anything.  January 2nd I was making my way to work and witnessed a tragic phenomenon.  Along the side of the road there were Christmas trees laying on their side.  It [...]

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Boston 2008

By on October 27, 2008 in ashley ponders, ministry

Weekend Update… On Friday at about 6pm, Sam and I, along with a group of students and adults from our church, left for Boston on a weekend mini-missions trip. We partnered with the Boston Project , a ministry we’ve been connected to by a missionary our church had watched grow up and is now supporting.  [...]

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Finding Contentment…

By on April 26, 2008 in ashley ponders

At the time of the series finale of HBO’s popular "Sex and the City," day time television’s Queen Bee, Oprah Winfrey, interviewed the four women who portrayed the main characters. Sarah Jessica Parker, who played infamous single girl, Carrie Bradshaw, was asked by Ms. Winfrey which leading man she wanted her character to end up [...]

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