Love For Ashley

Since we only have 20 cookbooks left to sell, we have decided to drop the price from $12.95 to $10. Please order your cookbook today. The cookbooks make great Mother's Day gifts. Create a gift basket of cooking supplies and include one of Ashley's cookbooks. What a keepsake and memory from you with love. If you are interested in ordering a cookbook, please send an email to loveashley@loveforashley.com . Thank you and God Bless.

Sometimes I wish Ashley had a talent in something that didn't cost so much money. I mean geez we spend on Ashley's dance classes in one month, what we spend on one of Brad's baseball teams in one year. Yes, I have brief moments of wishing there was no more dance. But then I see Ashley's love for dance and realize that the sacrifice of paying for Ashley's dance classes, the dance costumes, etc. are worth every penny. I mean how can you say no to this Ballerina?

Ashley's appointment at the liver clinic today went well. We have a plan in place and it may just give Ashley a more normal life. Hard to believe but we are optimistic. Is it really possible for Ashley to have a normal life? Not really, she does have a serious life threatening liver disease but she can have a much more normal life than she has experienced in the last 10 1/2 years. Before we can experience a new normalcy a few things need to happen. First, Ashley needs to have an MRI to see if her liver cysts have changed. Second, Ashley's labs need to be stable for 6 months. And third, Ashley needs to stop bleeding rectally when she stools. If Ashley can accomplish this it means that we would not have to go back to the Shand's Liver Clinic for two years. Here is how we are going to accomplish the above. Ashley will have an MRI this summer; sometime in June or July. She will have labs done again in August. And she is on a low starch diet to help her with her constipation iss...

The kids are on spring break this week and as luck would have it I am working my second full week at my new job; great for me not so great for the kids. My only day off is Good Friday but unfortunately we will be spending that day at the Shands Hospital Liver Clinic. But I have to say it has been a blessed week. In today's economic times, I am blessed beyond belief to have a job that fits perfectly with my family life. A new job you say? Yes, I interviewed for this job in January, they hired someone else and prayers were answered when they offered me the job just about two months after they interviewed me. The blessing is not only a new job but the person I replaced. The person who trained me, is a sweetheart and it was kind of sad to see her go. We became friends instantly. We believe it was a divine intervention. My new job is working as secretary for the pastor of a small Baptist church. It's a perfect fit, I work part-time from 9 am to 1 pm and it offers flexibility. The fl...