Shock me, shock me
I am in LOVE with this website: trashthedress.com There's something obviously beautiful about a wedding dress. I love the whole "destroying the dress to get an awesome picture" concept.
I had a surprise party last night! How exciting is that? Very. Terry and Tammy Davis hosted a Crystal Night at their abode, complete with the entire Chambers family (!!) and all of my favorite kids from the youth group. I couldn't have been happier. Terry made everyone go around in a circle and say something nice about me...it was awkward since I don't know how to respond to compliments ever, but it was incredibly sweet. Jaden Davis (he just started Kindergarten this year!) said, "You are a good friend," and I thought that was adorable. I got a lot of "You do good stuff on the computer" comments :) Arron Chambers said "Let me put it this way...if Ashton grows up to be like you, I won't be disappointed." Yikes! I sort of had to numb myself and not really pay attention while everyone was talking because I would've started crying, which is always an awkward thing. I held it together pretty well, I think. Then we ate lots of Mexican food! Everyone keeps making me Mexican food because I'm sad that England has no Mexicans...man, I love chips and salsa and everything Mexican. iOle!
My last Sunday at church was good. It's so strange to say goodbye to people when you are pretty sure you're never going to see them again. I think I sound really morbid when I say goodbye...I think the phrase "It was nice getting to know you in America" slipped out of me once. I was at The Well (Arron's 18-30 service on Sunday nights) and I really wanted to find Arron and ask him to pray for me right then and there. For some reason, I started PRAYING that Arron would pray for me. I think I might be the only person in the world who prays that other people will pray for them...but anyhow, that's what I did. At the end of the service, he asked me to come up on stage - and he prayed for me. The band and other "The Well" leader people came up and surrounded me. I never thought I'd be someone who would've enjoyed that sort of thing, but it was really comforting. Sort of a confirmation for me that what I'm doing is important, and that I won't be alone.
I think people here really genuinely like me.
Some mothers came up to me to thank me for being a good influence on their kids. That's so weird.
I'm going to miss my favorite youth group kids a WHOLE lot.
Tomorrow is my last day working at a church. I wonder if I'll ever work at another church...who knows! What an adventure I have before me. Life is so crazy sometimes. All of the time, actually. I think I'm starting to like it better that way.
I had a surprise party last night! How exciting is that? Very. Terry and Tammy Davis hosted a Crystal Night at their abode, complete with the entire Chambers family (!!) and all of my favorite kids from the youth group. I couldn't have been happier. Terry made everyone go around in a circle and say something nice about me...it was awkward since I don't know how to respond to compliments ever, but it was incredibly sweet. Jaden Davis (he just started Kindergarten this year!) said, "You are a good friend," and I thought that was adorable. I got a lot of "You do good stuff on the computer" comments :) Arron Chambers said "Let me put it this way...if Ashton grows up to be like you, I won't be disappointed." Yikes! I sort of had to numb myself and not really pay attention while everyone was talking because I would've started crying, which is always an awkward thing. I held it together pretty well, I think. Then we ate lots of Mexican food! Everyone keeps making me Mexican food because I'm sad that England has no Mexicans...man, I love chips and salsa and everything Mexican. iOle!
My last Sunday at church was good. It's so strange to say goodbye to people when you are pretty sure you're never going to see them again. I think I sound really morbid when I say goodbye...I think the phrase "It was nice getting to know you in America" slipped out of me once. I was at The Well (Arron's 18-30 service on Sunday nights) and I really wanted to find Arron and ask him to pray for me right then and there. For some reason, I started PRAYING that Arron would pray for me. I think I might be the only person in the world who prays that other people will pray for them...but anyhow, that's what I did. At the end of the service, he asked me to come up on stage - and he prayed for me. The band and other "The Well" leader people came up and surrounded me. I never thought I'd be someone who would've enjoyed that sort of thing, but it was really comforting. Sort of a confirmation for me that what I'm doing is important, and that I won't be alone.
I think people here really genuinely like me.
Some mothers came up to me to thank me for being a good influence on their kids. That's so weird.
I'm going to miss my favorite youth group kids a WHOLE lot.
Tomorrow is my last day working at a church. I wonder if I'll ever work at another church...who knows! What an adventure I have before me. Life is so crazy sometimes. All of the time, actually. I think I'm starting to like it better that way.