here is a special message from James and Ashley..

Dear family and friends,

If you are getting this, you are very important to us!

I have exciting news! On May 19th, we were engaged. James took Ashley on a planned treasure hunt  (aka, we went geocaching) in Coeur d'Alene Idaho. We had perfect weather, a great view, and a wonderful time. It was pretty much magical.

here is a link with a picture of the view :)

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=533b1c0b-0699-4a3a-8136-a30b2088690c

James hid a personalized cache box with a message-in-a-bottle inside! The message was a poem he wrote, and the last line read "A question comes, sweet, soft, and still...I hope the answer is- I will". Ashley was completely oblivious to what was going on, especially when James awkwardly got on one knee...Ashley asked "what are you doing?" and then the next thing she knew James was proposing!  She said YES!

We still do not know about wedding details but we plan to wait at least a year before our wedding. Any questions, suggestions or warm wishes are totally welcome!

We thank you for taking the time to read this and we hope you know we love and care about you all :D

God bless,

James and Ashley <3

"But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness."

James 3:17-18

New Beginnings :-)

"God's light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. But those who do what is right come into the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants." John 3: 19-21

Amen. If people only knew what their hearts truly ached for. Not the drugs, alcohol, boyfriends, girlfriends, money...or any temporary high.  But a personal relationship with our Saviour Jesus Christ. 

I started a new job recently. At the Isabella House in Browne's Addition. I prayed God would place me in a new place where I can be helping women and that is exactly what he did! I loved my coffee job; but it was time for a new beginning. 

"Every blessing you pour out I'll turn back to praise"

Thank you Jesus, you know my heart so well.

I soon will be able to register for fall classes at Eastern, woohoo! I can not wait to be back in school.

Last week Joyce Meyer put on a free conference in Spokane, I was lucky to be able to attend 2 nights! The topics were mostly about trials and getting through them. She is awesome; she has a very simple way of explaining Jesus that just opens your eyes to what you have been missing. One of my favorite things she talked about was a person's testimony. She mentioned that we often forget what that word even means. The first part of the word signifies the tests Jesus puts in our own personal lives as a challenge to overcome. Without the test there would be no testimony...just the monies :)