Hope everyone had a great weekend! My sister Perry and Boo painted all our extra pumpkins to look like OX Boo’s favorite ugly doll. Boo made a “girly” OX on the right adding lipstick and eyeshadow:
My mom took Boo to church this morning and my sister Perry dried and curled my hair. It was perfect because we had a bunch of company visiting off and on today.
Our friends Ben and Staci brought us a gazillion “Choose Joy” bracelets they had made! Love them. Now I just have to figure out how to distribute them!
Thanks for all the prayers for Cole last night from Facebook. He’s my mother-in-law’s nephew and was in a car accident Thursday night and is in a coma. I just know he’ll pull through….if anyone can Cole can…..he’s so young and full of life. I will keep you posted.
Tomorrow we’ll wake up bright and early to head to Loma Linda for my post op and chemotherapy. I’m excited to get my staples out!
I LOVE the bracelets!! I hope you get nothing but good news tomorrow. I will be praying for you.
Still thinking of and praying for you & for the best results tomorrow.
Ashley why not sell the bracelets for $5 each and give the proceeds to a favorite charity in your dad’s name. I’ll take 5! Let me know how to pay you. AND prayers for your appointment tomorrow.
I’ll take a dozen of them if u sell them… My prayers are with u all. I have a dear friends whose son was in a tragic motorcycle accident almost 4 years ago. His testimonial book about surviving and the healing involved w head injury accident is a miracle and very uplifting! The book is called A Miracle, on the Road To Recovery…I will try to get you a copy but you could probably google John Keller and read the story. I will put Cole on their prayer list, they really get through ifkwim! Thinking of you!
Will be looking forward to good news tomorrow. Sending good thoughts your way…
A friend of mine was in a motorcycle accident and in a coma for 3 months… He woke up:) just praying that Cole wakes up much sooner! Hope things go well tomorrow!
hoping and praying that this was the chemo that works for you and that Cole wakes up very soon!
You have been in my prayers daily. I went to school with brett ( high school pals) and we have many mutual friends. It was by no accident( a gift from God) that I stumbled upon your blog last week. I have shared your story with family and friends to make sure you are on our prayer chain. We are blessed to be sharing in this journey with you and your family, you are actually inspiring many of us! As a matter of fact, a few of us are teachers at amelia earhart so we have been teaching the affirmation ” choose joy” to our students. Which leads me to the bracelets…I will take at least 10 and I love the idea of donating $ for them to give to your favorite charity:) anyway lifting you up for tomorrows Dr. Appointment. And please share with brett that Noelle mcqueary Johnston and stephanie braun are keeping you ALL in our thoughts and prayers!!!!
What a wonderful family and great friends you have. That’s a testament to you! Good luck tomorrow.
Praying for cole and for you:)
Such great pumpkins!
Thinking about you and your family …
Love and prayers from South Africa.
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love the bracelets. Will pray for Cole. Am continuing to pray for you guys. Hope the hospital visit was positive. Cx
Praying for joyful news for you today!
I love the the choose joy bracelets! Praying for your visit today and that good news is on the way. I continue to pray for Cole as well. Happy Halloween to your sweet family.
why not pass the bracelets out to others at the cancer unit? I can think of nothing more uplifting than seeing that reminder every day. Prayers for you and so happy that your mom and sis are there helping with Boo and you.
Prayers for you! Hoping staples come out lickity split:) so sweet you had a little beauty time with your sis!
If you send me some bracelets I’d be happy to distribute on my blog:)
Ashley,
I am Brian’s Wife, Bretts Cousin. I know we have never met but I wanted you to know that we are thinking of you everyday! I check your blog daily to update Brian. I never even knew about it until this happened, which is a shame because it is great! We are praying for you all and hoping that you willl be better very soon! Say hello to the family for us. Wishing you the best today at your follow up!
Jessie, Brian and Maddox
What a cool gift, those bracelets! Thinking of you today
Wonderful Ox-o-Lanterns! Prayers for a wonderful check up- yay for no more stitches!! Blessings.
I’m a silent follower but I must say reading your blog has brought back tons of memories of my MIL Roxie. I remember helping her daily and sitting at her bedside listening to her stories of my husbands childhood. I miss her daily, she passed away this February from Breat Cancer. Fight the battle and win! I choose Joy everyday! I’m praying you get the best news today at your visit. I love the braclets. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers!
Good Luck!
thoughts + prayers are with you:)
Sending more and more love, positive vibes, and blessings to Cole, you, and your entire family. Choose Joy everyday!
You and Perry are both so gorgeous! Tell her I said “Hook’em Horns!” My ss class prayed for you yesterday in Oklahoma and we are hoping for great results today! Hang in there, Ashley!
Good Luck with the chemo and hooray for staple removal!! The Lads and I are sending our most positive vibes…LOVE the ‘choose joy’ bracelet, so simple, so profound. And cleaned, styled hair is such a lift isn’t it? Yay for your sister!
Stay strong….
I secretly want a pink OX
You are still my hero! Praying for you.
Praying for you today Ashley. Anxious to hear your results, even tho I am sure they will be good. You are still such an inspiration. You, your mom and sister are adorable.
If you sell the bracelets< i would love to buy one. More if you let me….let me know. They are great. Plus it's my name!! Hard to live up to that name sometimes!! hahaha 🙂 xoxo. prayers and good thought to you and yours.
Joy (from Seattle)