Ashley's Birthday

Well, today I'm not going to talk about my Bible readings. They were about skin diseases and mold (in Leviticus) and Jesus' betrayal and arrest in Matthew 26. I don't have too much to say about either passage and today is my wife Ashley's birthday so I am choosing to talk about her instead.

Eight years ago in Orlando, FL I met a cute little girl from Mississippi. Although I was seeing someone else at the time and had no intentions of "looking for love" that summer I knew I was in trouble as soon as I saw her. As God had it planned, I was one of the few from our group with a car and Ashley and I were placed at the same hotel for work. So day after day we spent time together driving to and from work and doing different ministries in the evenings. During our free time, I sought Ashley out and we would go walk around different places and spent a lot of time talking. Little did she know at first, but I was "working the magic." hahaha

Within a very short time (although not as short as her) I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. Just 5 months after we met, I asked Ashley to marry me and she (eventually) said "yes."

We have been married for almost 7 years and it has been the best time of my life. Ashley is a wonderful person. She is one of the few people who truly, down deep in her heart is loving and kind. Some of us have to try to hide that side of us and simply imitate Christ, but it comes natural for Ashley. She is self-sacrificing with me and our children. Constantly serving us and making our house a home holding us together as a loving family. When I am stressed the weight is lifted when I walk in the door of our house. I know that she loves me unconditionally and that changes everything. Her love helps me feel more loved by God.

I love to watch Ashley worship, because she truly loves God and wants to connect with Him. I also love to watch Ashley interact with our children (and others) because her heart just beams out love. We love to laugh together and act goofy. She truly is my best friend.

I am so blessed to have her as my wife.

I hope you have such love in your life. And I hope you can love others like this so they can get a glimpse of God through you.