Ham two days in a row and zero time to paint leaves Ashley in a very sad way.

Today, i was met with the overwhelming presence of the truth that I love Thomas more passionately than i could ever express.....
And that this love is only a mere chip of the passion, desire, and longing God has for my heart.... talk about heavy.

So off i go to paint now...will probably post a pic when i get done.
Love and word,
ash

love.

i like things in mugs.

Come away with me, my Beloved.

This is the start of my peice portraying King Solomon's lover described in Song of Solomon 4 & 7. Trying to decide if i want to make it an acrylic....

"Kiss me again and again, for your love is sweeter than wine. . . Take me with you; come, let's run!"

Quickly becoming my favorite actress

Dear Ellen,

We could be best friends, if you wanted...

Sincerely and truly,

Ashley

One of the greatest movies ever made. . .

Beast.

I want to be....

I first fell in love with the band, Flyleaf about 5 years ago. It was through their music that I first learned the beauty, truth, and raw power of pure passion in music. This video is of an acoustic version of my favorite Flyleaf song,

Fully Alive.  

Mattie Montgomery of For Today....

Just a Thought.

Yesterday, Thomas and I were riding in the car when we saw a young girl sitting on the curb by a local McDonalds. In her hands was a hand-written sign saying "Out of gas. Any little bit helps." 
Immaturely, and with some "uppity-ness", I turned to Thomas and said, "It's too bad we can't just give out money like that because we don't know what she'll actually use it for...."


Right as the words had left my mouth, the reality hit us both... Does it matter? Did I know the story of this begging girl? No. But did I need to? Did Jesus say to the blind beggar "Oh. I'm sorry, I could restore your sight if I wanted to but, I dont know how you'll use your eyes if I do" ? Did he say, "Give to the poor, but only if you know them personally and know how they are going to use what you give them" ? No.

He said,   ''I tell you the truth, whatever you did do
for one of the least of these, you did do for me.''

Amazing....

Where are our priorities? "fixing" people... or loving/serving them?

Maybe this could just be somethng we could all think about...

Think about how much God has given each of us; how much He has blessed all of us, and what we can do to help those who need it most.....

just a thought.

love and word,

ash

Burning? Bush

Bad. Day.

Schlump

First day of blogging and I'm actually terrified . . .

Why would you want to listen to me? Read what I have to say?

Alot of what is on these pages is going to be my many attempts at art, making my impression on the world with a newfound creativity that I believe God has gifted me with. . .

So all I can say is, enjoy.

And if you don't, then, i guess,  thats too bad for you.