Just in Case

Just in case you didn't know, I have a wedding website now and I've been blogging there for my homies. Haha. Check it out:

www.ashleyandbenthewedding.com

A Lot Has Happened

Well, I hate to say it but I didn't live up to my word. Though I feel like I have a good excuse.

Two weeks ago, Ben and I were surprised with the cutest puppy in the world. Her name is Maadi and she is the coolest French Bulldog ever. The very next day, Ben decided to make it a double whammy weekend by proposing. That was a crazy weekend. One that I won't ever forget!!

I just finished up my first weekend helping out on the supercross tour. The weekend went well considering Pourcel won the lites and Villopoto the big bikes. We only had two guys out there since Chad is still hurt and the other two lites guys have had their own issues.

Now I'm in Minneola, Florida with my best friend Kristen enjoying a little down time. I haven't taken time off in a while. Yesterday, the team came over and we all ventured over to the tiki bar just down the road. Just as we got there it started to rain, but not too bad. Before long, it was like a typhoon coming across the lake. We were all drenched by the time we paid the bill. Isn't Florida weather fun?

I get back Wednesday and have the weekend off before traveling the next two weeks. Keep the craziness coming.

My Travels and the Blog

I have seriously been neglecting the blog and it's time to stop that! Right now! I am committing to load at least one post every time I am on the road and if I can in between. I am almost tempted to do a weight loss blog...because I really want to shed a few, but it is hard with little motivation (Ben could speed that process up a little bit if he wanted:) But I'm doing better:))

Right now I am heading out to B-E-A-utiful Primm, Nevada or Stateline as most people know it for Round 2 of the WORCS series. I think I might try and ride that rollercoaster thing. My main concern is that I have gotten too old for those things. I really need if I have already messed up my human motion sensors. I used to be so awesome at rollercoasters (if you can be awesome at something you just sit on and do nothing but hold on), but now I just feel like I'll be in bad shape quicker than Broc Hepler on a SX track. (P.S. I love Broc...he is a cool PA dude)

It is a little interesting going to the races with Ben also there working for another team. I want his dude to do well because it is the ultimate reward for a mechanic to see his rider win or do great. I'm just going to go with "do great" theory because I still want to see my guys take it all!! Haha. But don't get me wrong...it has seriously been a HUGE blessing from Jesus that we are able to see each other more AND he gets to work on dirt bikes. He loves it. He LOVE LOVEs it. He....ok i'll stop.

Now thanks to facebook, i can quickly upload photos and little messages, which makes blogging a little more obsolete for me when it comes to the Little things. Pun definitely intended. So now it is my vow to update you on the adventures of Ashley Little, just like I once did...before the time of Facebook.

I hope I don't die on the bigg rollercoast...but if I do, I LOVE YOU JESUS!!

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Just An Observation

So I'm sitting here in the jury assembly room and I just couldn't help over hear others conversations. I realized just from listening to two conversations, I mean catching every other word, that there are still a lot of people that aren't very tech savvy. I hope i spelt that correctly. Either way, I bought my Flip camera almost a year 6 months ago and I felt that I was late on the trend. But this group of ladies didn't understand what a Flip camera was. They were talking about the commercials, which seem self explanatory to me, but in reality some people do need bluntness.

As we go into a world that is embracing social media like crazy, I feel that it was an eye opener. That not everyone has it all together in the tech world, but with simple explanation I believe there is a desire. Facebook and such isn't very hard once shown the way.

Just wondering what you think.

Thanks Be To God

I have often taken things for granted. Or maybe I didn’t know how great I had it until a later time. Either way, it’s an interesting exercise to take a look at your life and be thankful for the things that we are blessed with. It’s especially good when we start to think we have it so bad with either a stressful day at work or when we get sick. We, or should I say I, start to feel bad for myself. There are so many people out in the world that don’t have any idea where their next meal will come from, or if their house will be taken from them, or if their loved one will make it through their battle with cancer. I don’t think it’s because Thanksgiving is around the corner, but it won’t hurt to start being more thankful for the blessings that God has given me.

To start, I am incredibly thankful for family. My family. They are so loving and faithful to be there for me when I need them. I am thankful for the love of my life Ben. He is the greatest and continues to show me more and more love than I deserve. I am so thankful for friends that I can truly call friends. I think it’s great to be able to still have connections with people even if you don’t see them all the time (although I would like to). I am thankful for my job and for Ben’s job. Sometimes it’s hard to go away on trips and be away from the people I love, but I truly do love my job. I’m thankful for the trials in my life. Without them, I wouldn’t be as strong as I am. Although I have to say, I haven’t faced anything like a lot of people I know.

If I wasn't thankful, how would I know I am blessed? I have so much to be thankful for!

And in all of these blessings, I know I have one person to thank. Jesus. My Jesus…who sacrificed himself for ME. He was thinking about me when he came down from heaven and he was thinking about me on that cross.

“16This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. 17If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? 18Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. 19This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence 20whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.” 1 John 3:16-20

Surrender to Love

Surrender to Love

“Like loving parents who can look at their children with disappointment that in no way dilutes their love, the God in whose image such parents are made loves us with a love that is not dependent on our behavior. If at least some humans can do this, how dare we question God’s ability to do the same?”

This is a quote that stood out to me the most in the first chapter of Surrender to Love by David Benner. I have been fortunate enough to have parents that I know love me no matter what I do. Yes, they probably have been disappointed with me, but I have never felt like their love was in some way revoked or lessened. I think because of my parents I have been able to grasp the love Christ has for me isn’t conditional on my behavior. Yes, He may be disappointed and I know I have let Him down, but I still feel the love. I still can go to Him and know I have a big set of arms waiting for me wide open.

God is so good. I can’t even begin to express how deep that statement goes. I know that I don’t deserve it at all (which is God’s expression of grace) and I need to put forth a better effort in getting to know the God who loves me in every circumstance and situation.

I am going to try to blog about my experience with this book and what stands out to me. I’m pretty bad with finishing books and I hope this goal to write about it on my blog will help me push through so I can share all the amazing insights of God’s love here. Know that God loves you. I know it’s a hard one to grasp for some, but I’m learning that if we surrender to His love, we will find a huge relief in the way we view God.

God Bless!