February 2021-May 2021

Hello!!!!
It has been a long time since I've shared a monthly overview post, so here is one (very late) update now with lots of pictures from the last four months of college, which was February to May. 

There are so many gorgeous flowering plants blooming on campus all the time. (Plus, the lawn guys are always digging up flowers and replanting new beauties.) 

These photos were taken during the labs in my photography class. 

God blessed us with a beautiful day during Bible Conference (Feb. 22-24) to enjoy a lovely picnic. The theme was 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame', and there was “baseball game" foods, as well as baseball-themed games and kite flying.

More photos from photography class...

These are my favorite displays created by art students, shown at the art show. 

More nature photos...

This photo and the next two are ones I shot for my final photography project. For each, I had to shot the photo in RAW format, and edit them according to my teacher's specifications. For the above flower, I had to edit the color photo to enhance it. 

This is a color photo, converted to black and white with one color added back in. 

This photo is called a HDR photo: the combination of one regular, one overexposed (too much light), and one underexposed (not enough light) photo. When put together, one is able to see the details that are usually hidden by the highlights. In this photo, detail can be seen in the tree trunk. 

At the senior party, Sarah won the grand prize when she found this Woody character. :)

These railroad tracks were near a beautiful beach that Sarah, her friend, and I visited to take pictures at. 

Sarah graduated on May 13th from PCC with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. 

Her friend made the lovely graduation cap.

Donuts from Krispy Kreme for 2021 graduates.

Sarah's nursing pin...

After Sarah's graduation, we all left college and went home for a week. 

We girls visited the Elliot museum as well as the House of Refuge museum and beach. 

A painting of the House of Refuge...

The beach...

Across the road from the beach is the river. 

God gives us the prettiest scenes to enjoy.

 Toby

Zoey got stuck in a tree and had bad I nternal injuries. Sadly, she had to be put down on June 23rd. 

Toby and Gracie miss her. Gracie loved playing with the goats. Here Zoey is chasing her.

And that about sums up February through May. Now the summer is upon us and I hope to do a summer update within the next month or so. I’d love to hear how your year has been going thus far...feel free to leave a comment! 

love,

Ashley

“And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:”  ~Hebrews 10:24

 

 

Happy 4th of July!!!

Today is the 245th anniversary of America, and I’m so grateful to be living in this country.  Lauren and I went to a picnic hosted by the church here on campus (we’re working at college for the summer), where they served yummy food catered by Sony’s BBQ.  The Lord gave us beautiful weather to enjoy the picnic.  

Here’s a joke for you: Why aren’t there any knock-knock jokes about America? (Answer is at the end of this post.) 

Some things I’m grateful for today: 

-A day of rest set that’s aside to remember and celebrate the founding and independence of America.

-Fun celebrations and festivities that the holiday brings. 

-Patriotic music 

-An extra day off of work tomorrow 

-Time spent with my sister and friends

-Freedom in Christ and freedom in America to worship God freely

(Answer to joke: Because FREEDOM rings!!! 😄) 

What are you thankful for on this Fourth of July? How did you celebrate today? 

“But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.” ~ Galatians 4:4-7

We Remember.

Happy Memorial Day!!!!!!!!

 

I am so grateful for this day that is set aside to remember all the men and women who have died who sacrificed so much for the freedoms we enjoy today. We are very much indebted to them, and I will not forget them. 

"And if words cannot repay the debt we owe these men, surely with our actions we must strive to keep faith with them and with the vision that led them to battle and to final sacrifice."

~ Ronald Reagan 

 

"Words are even more feeble on this Memorial Day, for the sight before us is that of a strong and good nation that stands in silence and remembers those who were loved and who, in return, loved their countrymen enough to die for them." ~Ronald Reagan 

 

 

love,

Ashley  

 

John 15:12-13

"This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."