Monday, October 18, 2010
Time for an extreme?
I admit i am a Facebook addict! It has brought me no goodness at all. Sure it's nice to see people's pictures and take connected with friends from different states/countries, but i have noticed recenttly i need to stop. There are a couple of friends that i keep "facebook stalking" and end up mad, sad, and disappointed. why do i keep putting myself through that? i have been abusing Facebook and i need to stop but does it mean i go to the extreme and stop getting on for a while? or even delete it? i just don't know. you know i am going to get off for a week and see how i do...then i'll see. i don't think ill delete it but i will break my habit of how long im on and need to get to a point where i don't need it as a part of my day.
Sharing Testimonies in Church Leadership
Testies is just fancy term for testimonies. So last night we were split into groups of 5 people and a leader. Wow, it was encouraging to hear from several people about where they came from and why they are the way they are. Sean B. went first and his story helped me understand him better and respect him a bit more. His effort and heart has focused on God so much more and its so good to see :) Hunter L. went next and her story showed that God takes something away from different people for reasons we may never know. Although i am not a horse lover i do love my friends and can relate that way. Micah S. went next and its crazy all he was going through freshman year when i met him. He is strong and has such a good heart. Nick shared and i know him better now and hope to get to know him better. I went and it was scarier than i thought. I think i could have done it better but after the messages below i think that from speaking from my heart people saw Jesus in me. I was so proud of Randi G.!!!! She did not have to share about her parents but she did and i love it! It was good to see a new side of people that i have known for a while.
Facebook Messages-
Haley L: thank so much, ashlyn! im really glad to have been with you in the group as well! it was really great hearing the five stories i did and can't wait until i get to hear everyones. your story inspired me to reach out to everyone i can, because you never know when they really need it. thanks again!
Sean B: gosh ashlyn gonna make me cry! haha jk but thank you so much. it means a lot. and you too! you did a fantastic job and it has been amazing becoming better and better friends with you these past couple years
Randi G: Thanks ash! You've been such a support through everything and so thankful to have you. Today was just an emotional day because they signed the divorce papers and it's coming up on a year since everything but I'll make it through
Thanks so much ashlyn!!! Thank you for the encouragment. You're an incredible friend. I do want you to know you can talk to me anytime you feel alone or unappreciated. I do appreciate and i think your effort and investment in people is amazing. Your ability to invest in so many people is something i wish i had =)
Facebook Messages-
Haley L: thank so much, ashlyn! im really glad to have been with you in the group as well! it was really great hearing the five stories i did and can't wait until i get to hear everyones. your story inspired me to reach out to everyone i can, because you never know when they really need it. thanks again!
Sean B: gosh ashlyn gonna make me cry! haha jk but thank you so much. it means a lot. and you too! you did a fantastic job and it has been amazing becoming better and better friends with you these past couple years
Randi G: Thanks ash! You've been such a support through everything and so thankful to have you. Today was just an emotional day because they signed the divorce papers and it's coming up on a year since everything but I'll make it through
Thanks so much ashlyn!!! Thank you for the encouragment. You're an incredible friend. I do want you to know you can talk to me anytime you feel alone or unappreciated. I do appreciate and i think your effort and investment in people is amazing. Your ability to invest in so many people is something i wish i had =)
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Mindy Spencer
Mindy is the only life group leader that has never left. Through all i went through these past 3 years, she was always there! Every other leader has been great sure, but they all have left for various reasons. I trust her with all my heart. There are very few older people i turn to other than my mom and she is one of them. She is such an amazing leader! Who would have thought that the leader on my freshman year's Amazing Race team would be her and years later she is still here. I have pulled her aside several times to vent and she has listened to me. Wow i am so blessed
Morgan Stahl
Ok so there are like a ton of people in my life that have encouraged me or helped me in some way. I thought it would be a good idea to write it down so i can look at it as a reminder of how blessed and loved i am. Now i am not writing them in order of importance, i'll write down whatever one is on my mind.So there will be many posts deticated to different people.
Todays is...
Morgan Stahl: Wow, this girl is so precious to me. I cherish this friendship so much. My sophomore year, she invested into my life (as a senior i might add) when she had no obligation to do so. She was in my life during my struggling season of loneliness. She constantly bought m Jambas, and saved me seats in church, and took me on car dates (we would drive around figuring out something to do but never coming up with anything haha). She is very wise in what she says and i always listened to her. But my major appreciation would have to be: (soph yr) Friday, 30mins before WSM's winter camp. I had just told Jeff i wasn't going to camp (even though i would be going for free) because i was "tired"-meaning i knew so many people yet felt so alone. i wasn't in the mood to invest into people's lives at all. (yes i was being selfish and was stuck in a pit of self pity)As i was headed to my room, the door bell rang. Kylen's voice yelled out, "Ashlyn, Morgan is here!" i was mad-if jeff was sending people to get me to go, i would stop going to wsm. (ok maybe i was being a little dramatic. I walked down the stairs to see why she was here. All she did was hand me a bag of marshies and a letter, then left. I was totally caught off guard and said nothing. I quickly ran upstairs to read the letter. To this day, that letter was the best, most heart felt, encouraging, and sweet letters i have ever gotten. I ended up crying. The note was not to tell me what i was doing was wrong but to let me know someone other than my family was there for me. her act of kindness humbled me. The marshies showed how much she loved me and truly knew me. I called her up and packed my bag in 5 mins. i ended up going to camp, which was another adventure and stretcher but that story is for a different time. Thanks to morgan, i got up on my feet again and started looking to Jesus again. Without her i would not love others with the right perspective and energy (God) to back me up.
Today is November 12th now and felt like i needed to add to this post. Found a letter i wrote to Morgan and can't remember if i gave it to her or not.
Morgan Stahl. Morgan Stahl. Morgan Stahl. So much comes into my mind when I hear those words. I feel joy, beauty, contentment, love, loyalty. I think of an amazing woman of God, a spectacular smile, a happiness that is so contagious, I see passion, I see my friend. There is so much to this girl. Success, thoughtfulness, selflessness. She listens. She works with all her heart. She makes me laugh both when she’s mad and goofy. She has a cute way of how she reacts. The more mad she gets the more she smiles. She is not like anyone I’ve met. She is confident in who she is and strives to be a better person daily. She encourages others though mere actions but also her letters to me. She has helped me come out of depression. She has used her gifts of serving by reaching out to others in our youth group. Our friendship started with a hi but no real meaning behind it, only just to be nice. Then got to hugs. Then calling each other and hanging out. She is one of those people that makes friendship so easy. We were meant to be friends but to this day I don’t know how we got to know each other so well. When she struggles she comes and talks to me. It means the world to me that she, a senior, would some talk to me, a sophomore. She is genuine. Honest. Sweet. A friend to me is someone who doesn’t leave when I push them away, who keeps me on the path im supposed to be, someone I can have fun with, someone who will sit in the car outside my house in the rain and listen, someone who will shovel gravel for fun with me, someone who allows me to me myself. She is rather talented, no not juggling, but she can be quiet and wise, or loud and funny either way she can relate to people. People who haven’t gotten to know her are missing out on a one of a kind. I wish I could put to words what she means to me. But I can’t. So to answer the questions I was supposed to answer. Morgan Stahl (doesn’t just her name make you smile- it does for me) is the type of person who I could turn to for anything. She is the type of person I can be serious around and very fun/goofy. She is rather sarcastic and comes up with a witty response to a lot I say(it would be amazing but I don’t get sarcasm nearly as much as I should-guess I’m missing out) I would very much like to get to know her better and see how God uses her. Although we all make mistakes, Morgan is a very positive and good example of how we should treat others and become a better person who loves God. She is sometimes lazy but aren’t we all. Im jealous of her. lol
Todays is...
Morgan Stahl: Wow, this girl is so precious to me. I cherish this friendship so much. My sophomore year, she invested into my life (as a senior i might add) when she had no obligation to do so. She was in my life during my struggling season of loneliness. She constantly bought m Jambas, and saved me seats in church, and took me on car dates (we would drive around figuring out something to do but never coming up with anything haha). She is very wise in what she says and i always listened to her. But my major appreciation would have to be: (soph yr) Friday, 30mins before WSM's winter camp. I had just told Jeff i wasn't going to camp (even though i would be going for free) because i was "tired"-meaning i knew so many people yet felt so alone. i wasn't in the mood to invest into people's lives at all. (yes i was being selfish and was stuck in a pit of self pity)As i was headed to my room, the door bell rang. Kylen's voice yelled out, "Ashlyn, Morgan is here!" i was mad-if jeff was sending people to get me to go, i would stop going to wsm. (ok maybe i was being a little dramatic. I walked down the stairs to see why she was here. All she did was hand me a bag of marshies and a letter, then left. I was totally caught off guard and said nothing. I quickly ran upstairs to read the letter. To this day, that letter was the best, most heart felt, encouraging, and sweet letters i have ever gotten. I ended up crying. The note was not to tell me what i was doing was wrong but to let me know someone other than my family was there for me. her act of kindness humbled me. The marshies showed how much she loved me and truly knew me. I called her up and packed my bag in 5 mins. i ended up going to camp, which was another adventure and stretcher but that story is for a different time. Thanks to morgan, i got up on my feet again and started looking to Jesus again. Without her i would not love others with the right perspective and energy (God) to back me up.
Today is November 12th now and felt like i needed to add to this post. Found a letter i wrote to Morgan and can't remember if i gave it to her or not.
Morgan Stahl. Morgan Stahl. Morgan Stahl. So much comes into my mind when I hear those words. I feel joy, beauty, contentment, love, loyalty. I think of an amazing woman of God, a spectacular smile, a happiness that is so contagious, I see passion, I see my friend. There is so much to this girl. Success, thoughtfulness, selflessness. She listens. She works with all her heart. She makes me laugh both when she’s mad and goofy. She has a cute way of how she reacts. The more mad she gets the more she smiles. She is not like anyone I’ve met. She is confident in who she is and strives to be a better person daily. She encourages others though mere actions but also her letters to me. She has helped me come out of depression. She has used her gifts of serving by reaching out to others in our youth group. Our friendship started with a hi but no real meaning behind it, only just to be nice. Then got to hugs. Then calling each other and hanging out. She is one of those people that makes friendship so easy. We were meant to be friends but to this day I don’t know how we got to know each other so well. When she struggles she comes and talks to me. It means the world to me that she, a senior, would some talk to me, a sophomore. She is genuine. Honest. Sweet. A friend to me is someone who doesn’t leave when I push them away, who keeps me on the path im supposed to be, someone I can have fun with, someone who will sit in the car outside my house in the rain and listen, someone who will shovel gravel for fun with me, someone who allows me to me myself. She is rather talented, no not juggling, but she can be quiet and wise, or loud and funny either way she can relate to people. People who haven’t gotten to know her are missing out on a one of a kind. I wish I could put to words what she means to me. But I can’t. So to answer the questions I was supposed to answer. Morgan Stahl (doesn’t just her name make you smile- it does for me) is the type of person who I could turn to for anything. She is the type of person I can be serious around and very fun/goofy. She is rather sarcastic and comes up with a witty response to a lot I say(it would be amazing but I don’t get sarcasm nearly as much as I should-guess I’m missing out) I would very much like to get to know her better and see how God uses her. Although we all make mistakes, Morgan is a very positive and good example of how we should treat others and become a better person who loves God. She is sometimes lazy but aren’t we all. Im jealous of her. lol
Monday, October 11, 2010
I want to be a dolphin trainer...no wait a physical therepist...maybe a missionary??
So you know how every girl and boy wants to be a horse trainer, or singer, or actress? Well i wanted to train dolphins at Sea world for the longest time, until i found out how much school it would take, so i decided that giving people massages would be a fun job...ok no. i love giving them to people i know not some hairy backed men. if you ask "what about missions?" when did you start having a heart for that? i would probably answer...i"it just sorta happened." well looking through my drama filled jr. high diary (where i documented every single little detail in my life) i came across an entry that i think proves when that seed was planted. sure maybe i may have been born with this "passion" but i think it took some mission experiences to actually start to understand the feeling that kept getting every time i served (which was joy). May 30th, 2005- ...Right now i'm sitting in the car. oh what a weekend it has been. (Mexico Mission Trip)I've thought about it and i now want to be a missionary. I would love to serve... i love that i wrote this down...who would have thought that after many years i am trying to get into a school specifically focused on missions. aaaaa, it makes me happy :)
Sunday, October 10, 2010
not going to live in eternity together
for a couple of months now, a friend of mine has been on my mind constantly. am i doing all i can? am i living as a Godly example? am i helping her get one step closer or one step further away? she is dear to me and i love her. we are so much alike yet one major gap lies between us. i am saved by grace and she is not. the friend i spend a lot of time with and invest into will not be in the same place as me after life here on earth. i am praying that her heart opens to even the idea of Jesus. i hope i can plant at least a seed in her life or be the water to help that seed grow. i have faith God can do anything and has the power to change her heart. but i do hurt when i think about her. i wrote a note to her a while ago to prove that i have been praying for her since day one and that i believed in God's power and love. when she becomes a Christian i will give it to her...hopefully. i only have one more year with her before i go off to college then after that prayer will be my only tool. am i doing all i can?..am i?
just the thought makes me cry...
I really don't want to write right now, but mom challenged me to do so, i figure she is right and wise so i should listen. Tonight in Student Leadership, the topic of stewarding your testimony took the spotlight for 2hrs. Right as the speaker started talking about sharing testimonies in front of people, my heart started to race. The whole time he was talking i was nervous and getting a bit emotional. I was trying to be a good listener and be open to the possibility that speaking wasn't hard(he kept saying that you just have to be prepared but speaking is easy) well um no...this theory thing does not relate to all people. i am the proof. I don't think anyone really understands where i am coming from. it may be hard to believe that although i love people, my parents are great speakers, and i have grown up in a christian camp so that must mean im really good at all this Christiany tuff, i HATE speaking in front of people. maybe hate is not the right word....when i even hear the words "speak in front of people." i start to panic, get anxious, want to throw up and cry. it's as if a train has hit me...and if im feeling that because of just hearing the words, you don't even want to know what i feel when i am placed in the terrible position. i have tried "facing my fears" many times and it has done me no good.
i remember giving announcements with my dad at a father/daughter conference...i talked maybe a total of 10 words and i remember every dreadful moment on that stage. i walked up there determined to get over my fear and walked up so shaken up. its not like im scared to share about my life. i love my life. i have been so blessed and i know that my story can give hope to those who are hurt and also comfort those who can relate to my several years of loneliness. i am a one on one person. period. i have shared my story so many times, but in a small group setting.
i love to serve!! its my heart and passion, but God has gifted me in working hard,behind the scenes. i could care less if i dont get the credit. i HATE the spotlight. i get red every time. i have never had a good experience. some may think that since im comfortable in what i love to do, that i don't let myself be challenged. um i love being challenged, but this challenge is not at all on my side. i gave my testimony to my life group, there were only 6 girls, and i did not like any minute of it. it was a forced spotlight. i am not one of those inspirational people who can go up on a stage and speak and walk away impacting so many, i hope that i can impact through my actions first then my words if need be.
i can say right now that i would quit leadership if that would be getting out of speaking. this is no fear of spiders deal, this is like, well i don't know. i can't even ask a math question in class, or read a Bible verse in front of people, or when asked "tell me about yourself" in an interview. it has been this ongoing struggle and i can't shrug it off. i know that if i do end up talking in front of people, i will feel no relief or peace. there will always be that new opportunity to speak around the corner...
i do feel like there i am expected to do too much in leadership right now and im overwhelmed. mom told me that i needed to think of truth now whether i believed it or not. what truth??? hmm...God will not put me in a situation that He knows i can't handle even if it stinks a ton. He knows my heart. He is my strong tower that i need to run to.(verse for Bible study, wow im actually applying it) He won't leave me (with whatever i do, stupid or not)...idk. I'm done.
i remember giving announcements with my dad at a father/daughter conference...i talked maybe a total of 10 words and i remember every dreadful moment on that stage. i walked up there determined to get over my fear and walked up so shaken up. its not like im scared to share about my life. i love my life. i have been so blessed and i know that my story can give hope to those who are hurt and also comfort those who can relate to my several years of loneliness. i am a one on one person. period. i have shared my story so many times, but in a small group setting.
i love to serve!! its my heart and passion, but God has gifted me in working hard,behind the scenes. i could care less if i dont get the credit. i HATE the spotlight. i get red every time. i have never had a good experience. some may think that since im comfortable in what i love to do, that i don't let myself be challenged. um i love being challenged, but this challenge is not at all on my side. i gave my testimony to my life group, there were only 6 girls, and i did not like any minute of it. it was a forced spotlight. i am not one of those inspirational people who can go up on a stage and speak and walk away impacting so many, i hope that i can impact through my actions first then my words if need be.
i can say right now that i would quit leadership if that would be getting out of speaking. this is no fear of spiders deal, this is like, well i don't know. i can't even ask a math question in class, or read a Bible verse in front of people, or when asked "tell me about yourself" in an interview. it has been this ongoing struggle and i can't shrug it off. i know that if i do end up talking in front of people, i will feel no relief or peace. there will always be that new opportunity to speak around the corner...
i do feel like there i am expected to do too much in leadership right now and im overwhelmed. mom told me that i needed to think of truth now whether i believed it or not. what truth??? hmm...God will not put me in a situation that He knows i can't handle even if it stinks a ton. He knows my heart. He is my strong tower that i need to run to.(verse for Bible study, wow im actually applying it) He won't leave me (with whatever i do, stupid or not)...idk. I'm done.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Are You Married?
Some people see it, some people don't. Whoever does see it though, always asks something along the lines of, "Are you married?" My answer i give is a: no, but if asked "why then" i explain my reasoning. True, I have a ring on my ring figure, also know as the marriage finger. What is an unmarried, 17yr old with a ring on her wedding finger? This is my 4th year answering just that. Do i wear it to scare away people? (no, boys still talk to me :D ) Is it for attention? (no, i would have gotten a big fatto diamond ring if i wanted to be in the spotlight) Am i wearing it to make myself stand out? (yes.but let me explain that) My ring is just a possession-one of my more cherished possessions. It may not last forever or i could lose it. I cherished it because of the meaning behind the only piece of jewelery i wear. The ring is symbolic reminder of the promise i made.
SO what promise exactly did i make when i was 13? My whole life I grew up hearing, "Don't kiss boys." So i didn't kiss boys. It was as simple as that. (oh and the fact that there were little to no boys at hume i grew up with). When i was about 12yrs old, i had no guidelines set for relationships, but i was starting to find boys interesting, so i started watching. After hearing my moms testimony and several summer staffers (at hume lake)share their perspectives on relationships and such, i decided for myself that i needed to set boundaries and standards.
I love touch! Hugs, back rubs, really anything. With that though, i knew i needed to set down rules for myself so that i would not sin or place any other person in a situation that could have been prevented. I started making small standards like i would not let any boy give me a back rub until we were engaged. But even with that, i would still have to be cautious about it because one thing easily leads to the next real fast. Any "walls" people may see are set up for myself. I'm not one of those people that have walls built up because of past experiences. No, i watched others make those mistakes and so i took one step ahead and made boundaries so that i would never have to be in that "no-trusting" world.
I do not really enjoy watching chick-flicks. Sure there are a few i think are cute and like to watch on a rainy day or when hanging out with friends, but they give, what i think, to be one of the worst interpretations about relationships that implant many little lies in my and other peoples' heads. Everything is so physical and it always seems to be the center of any Hollywood movie relationships. I yearn for building deep friendships, with girls and guys. That of course takes time and i am totally fine by that. It seems that since the world has taken off a million miles per hour so has the development of dating and marriage. My hope is that any guy i date would be someone i could see myself marrying. And even before we started dating i would be friends only. When you get to know someone on a friend level then the rest seems to go smoothly. I have seen when people skip that step, personalities are placed second and the physical desires are placed on top. I am sure it works out for some couples, but personally for me, i know it wouldn't for any relationship i was in. I want to have that Godly relationship and be Biblically centered the whole time.
I chose to save my first kiss for my husband and save that kiss till the day of the wedding. Ashlyn why would you do something so un-normal and goodie-too-shoe-like? Well my friends, two reasons. 1) When i am dating someone (whether it is my future husband or not) i want to respect him, so that if it doesn't work out, i can say happily that i did not take a part of him from his future wife. Now if everything did work out, then that kiss will be so much better. How so? Ok i have been told, seen the looks couples give when in love, and read all about it that kissing is fun and feels good. So if i know that, i can just wait. If i am marrying that guy, i get him to myself for the rest of my life and can kiss him as much as possible. I figure that if we fall in love with of course Christ being the center, then that physical part is going to be the best bonus there is. 2) I am a pretty normal human being...what is something that sets me apart from others and may appear the impossible but that i have faith i can do cuz others have before me? Not kissing. I have seen others before me do it so why can't i? People don't get this but when they say comments like "I don't think you can do that." or "That's lame." it makes me more motivated to prove you guys wrong. Yes i can be competitive and i will win. So there. haha. Also i have seen that after people find out, make fun, and give me a funny look, they all seem to treat me with a little more respect than before. Sure they may always think "Ashlyn is weird", but i hope they see that i make these "crazy" promises for myself, my future boyfriend(s), my future husband, and to God (meaning i will strive to live for Him, but of course i will sin, im human, its a goal that i plan to keep. so maybe i am not making a promise to God but more to the non-hypocritical Christian life i lead.
As a side note: My ring has 2 mini diamonds on both sides of the blue one. The four diamonds represent my relationship with God, my parents, and my future husband. The blue stone is because i like blue and it represents purity. My name partially means waterfall. It was an Ashlyn Ring.
To sum things up: I am wearing a ring (aka purity ring) as a symbol for my promise to save my first kiss and set rules for the physical part of
relationships.
SO what promise exactly did i make when i was 13? My whole life I grew up hearing, "Don't kiss boys." So i didn't kiss boys. It was as simple as that. (oh and the fact that there were little to no boys at hume i grew up with). When i was about 12yrs old, i had no guidelines set for relationships, but i was starting to find boys interesting, so i started watching. After hearing my moms testimony and several summer staffers (at hume lake)share their perspectives on relationships and such, i decided for myself that i needed to set boundaries and standards.
I love touch! Hugs, back rubs, really anything. With that though, i knew i needed to set down rules for myself so that i would not sin or place any other person in a situation that could have been prevented. I started making small standards like i would not let any boy give me a back rub until we were engaged. But even with that, i would still have to be cautious about it because one thing easily leads to the next real fast. Any "walls" people may see are set up for myself. I'm not one of those people that have walls built up because of past experiences. No, i watched others make those mistakes and so i took one step ahead and made boundaries so that i would never have to be in that "no-trusting" world.
I do not really enjoy watching chick-flicks. Sure there are a few i think are cute and like to watch on a rainy day or when hanging out with friends, but they give, what i think, to be one of the worst interpretations about relationships that implant many little lies in my and other peoples' heads. Everything is so physical and it always seems to be the center of any Hollywood movie relationships. I yearn for building deep friendships, with girls and guys. That of course takes time and i am totally fine by that. It seems that since the world has taken off a million miles per hour so has the development of dating and marriage. My hope is that any guy i date would be someone i could see myself marrying. And even before we started dating i would be friends only. When you get to know someone on a friend level then the rest seems to go smoothly. I have seen when people skip that step, personalities are placed second and the physical desires are placed on top. I am sure it works out for some couples, but personally for me, i know it wouldn't for any relationship i was in. I want to have that Godly relationship and be Biblically centered the whole time.
I chose to save my first kiss for my husband and save that kiss till the day of the wedding. Ashlyn why would you do something so un-normal and goodie-too-shoe-like? Well my friends, two reasons. 1) When i am dating someone (whether it is my future husband or not) i want to respect him, so that if it doesn't work out, i can say happily that i did not take a part of him from his future wife. Now if everything did work out, then that kiss will be so much better. How so? Ok i have been told, seen the looks couples give when in love, and read all about it that kissing is fun and feels good. So if i know that, i can just wait. If i am marrying that guy, i get him to myself for the rest of my life and can kiss him as much as possible. I figure that if we fall in love with of course Christ being the center, then that physical part is going to be the best bonus there is. 2) I am a pretty normal human being...what is something that sets me apart from others and may appear the impossible but that i have faith i can do cuz others have before me? Not kissing. I have seen others before me do it so why can't i? People don't get this but when they say comments like "I don't think you can do that." or "That's lame." it makes me more motivated to prove you guys wrong. Yes i can be competitive and i will win. So there. haha. Also i have seen that after people find out, make fun, and give me a funny look, they all seem to treat me with a little more respect than before. Sure they may always think "Ashlyn is weird", but i hope they see that i make these "crazy" promises for myself, my future boyfriend(s), my future husband, and to God (meaning i will strive to live for Him, but of course i will sin, im human, its a goal that i plan to keep. so maybe i am not making a promise to God but more to the non-hypocritical Christian life i lead.
As a side note: My ring has 2 mini diamonds on both sides of the blue one. The four diamonds represent my relationship with God, my parents, and my future husband. The blue stone is because i like blue and it represents purity. My name partially means waterfall. It was an Ashlyn Ring.
To sum things up: I am wearing a ring (aka purity ring) as a symbol for my promise to save my first kiss and set rules for the physical part of
relationships.
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