Author: Ashley Ann Kendall

Hello Friends!

Took Moogley to the Vet for her check up. She got A++!

I read somewhere that owning a dog costs about $1000 a year. So far this year Moogies cost about $357, and that’s not including dog food. TOTALLY WORTH IT!

We walked after the check up and I made phone calls.

Worked on laying out Mama’s newsletter.

Tutoring the kids is always the highlight of my day.

The kids helped us with the labels.

Updated the newsletter wall at the office.

Got a new Graze box in. I love getting these snacks in the mail. They’re the perfect portions and always have great taste and texture. It’s invite only, if you’re interested I’ll send you the code.

Love,

Ash

Hello!

Moogie and I love this weather SO much!

I enjoy letting her run around in the dog park while I make phone calls.

Jan Kennedy and I talked about having a card making time with the Bengali ladies one day next week.

Talked to Michael Rogers with Emannuel BC in Florida. I’m going to speak down there this Saturday.

Enjoyed lunching at Katmandu with Mo.

Mission time with thekids!

Studying hard.

Updated my passport with my married name.

Went and got my passport photo taken. Put it in the mail!

Finishing up the newsletter.

Also worked on a new website for a friend.

Love,

Ash

What a beautiful day! Miles and I enjoyed church outside at Stone Mountain.

GRAPHIC PHOTO AHEAD

Moogley threw up in my helmet on the way home. Might have been a little too much for the pup.

Enjoyed Sunday dinner in Decatur.

Helped a team through logistics this evening.

If I was in this picture, guess which one I’d be?

Top Row, second to the Left.

Love,

Ash

Hello friends!

Mama and I enjoyed getting’ crafty with Jan Kennedy and her friends. 

Got Mama some new shoes!

Then Anna and I drove up to Dive Educators in Flowery Branch. We had a GREAT time learning about the equipment and spending time in the pool. It was scary at first learning to breathe underwater but soon I felt totally at ease. I enjoyed the quiet stillness. 

Stopped by Lynsie’s house to wish her mom a happy birthday! They were singing karaoke. 

Love,

Ash

Hello!

Moogs and I got to walk with my Mom and her nursery babies. What cuties.

I cleaned the house and then studied The God Ask book.

Made follow up phone calls.

Paid bills.

Great day riding. Jimmy’s such a good boy.

Love,

Ash

Hello friends!

Walked Moogie today. Then came home made a smoothie.

Enjoyed studying The God Ask by Steve Shadrach.

Dad and I met for lunch with Jesse. Talked about the ACCCN team coming, and which churches we’re going to visit.

Then we went to One Heart Church.

The YMCA to set up a shower spot for the teams.

Enjoyed seeing friends at PCBC.

Then onto the Lutheran church and Crossroads Community Church.

Fun with the kids at the mission. I worked with Jocelyn, Fabiola and Rosybell. They’re all shy.

This is one of my favorite makeups.

Love,

Ash

Hello friends!

I got a call from Mike Riggins this morning asking me to help with a North American Missions Board fundraising video. Of course I said yes.

So, after English class I drove up to NAMB.

Google translator is AWESOME! It’s how I’m teaching Alaya, who’s Bengali, English.

The interview went well. Fun to have Bennett there too!

Off to tutoring with the kids.

Love,

Ash

Hello!

I enjoyed hanging out with Michael and his family from Silverdale BC near Chattanooga.

We explored the Farmer’s Market.

Then had lunch at Plaza Fiesta.

Stopped by the mission to see Jesse.

Went and got groceries afterwards.

Cleaned up around the house.

Admin duties now.

Love,

Ash

Hello there!

I’ve been loving making smoothies in my Nutribullet! This one has raspberries.

I worked on getting the financial report together and tried to start this application for Perimeter Church.

Worked on team logistics.

Sent out letters to partners.

Mo with her babies.

Talked with Edgar about bringing his team in June.

Put a note in the mail to update a client about website renewal.

Dropped my car off at T&G to get the oil changed and get a maintenance check. 

Dad and I met up and scouted out churches who have hosted teams with us in the past.

Had fun with the kids. I helped Luiz with his war essay and Kawsar with his Abraham Lincoln paper.

The kids are enjoying play Set with Dad and J.

Looking forward to Anna’s birthday party tomorrow and then speaking at Gateway BC Sunday.

Love,

Ash

Hey there!

Made this strawberry banana smoothie for breakfast. Really good!

1 banana, 6 frozen strawberries, 1 cup of plain yogurt and 1/2 cup of OJ.

Tried my hand at a French braid.

Enjoyed teaching English class with Mrs. Penny. Our students were Isabell and Alaya.

Google translator has been a great teaching tool.

Folded newsletters while watching Captain Phillips.

Dropped them off.

Moogie is one of my best friends.

Helped Jossie write her essay about Mandela, Fabiola with her animal cruelty essay, Thasnid with place values and Jefferey with telling time.

Hope to ride tomorrow. It’s been rainy though.

Love,

Ash

Hello!

Did errand for the family today. Got groceries and gas.

Picked up the newsletters.

Put our taxes in the mail and RSVP to Hannah’s wedding.

Mission kids worked hard today.

Fun snow!

Looking forward to ESL class tomorrow.

Love,

Ash

Hello!

Ran obstacles with Moogie. She’s getting really good at obeying commands and jumping over picnic tables.

Got groceries.

Wrote my newsletter.

Dad and I worked on our sheep and goat newsletter list.

Off to the mission. The kids helped us with labels.

They get donuts as a reward. As you can see they go crazy for them.

Everyone had fun making bead crafts.

Homework! Sheny is  such a good reader!

Jesse teaching his class.

Looking forward to English class tomorrow.

Love,

Ash

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Had a great imd riding Harley today. It was cold but the sunshine felt great. Got her into a lope. Bareback in the backyard was fun too.

Love,

Ash

Hello!

Jesse and I enjoyed lunch together. Always good conversation.

Then home to plan Anna’s birthday bash!

Jesse and I are going to learn how to scuba dive. I booked our first lessons for only $19!

Cleaned the coffee pot. Martha Stewart says to run a mixture of half white vinegar and water.

Kids are enjoying learning checkers and chess.

Homework time!

Can’t wait to go riding tomorrow.

Sweet husband and doggie.

Love,

Ash

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Worked on printing out team pictures for the Virginia Tech team.

Talked to Barry from FBC Pelham, AL.

Talked to Scott Toon and got his team signed up for Mid July.

Enjoyed working with the kids.

Great to have help from the ATlanta Chinese Christian Church.

Games after homework.

Love,

Ash

Hello!

Jesse and I enjoyed brunch this morning. We discussed the future of humanity, nanotechnology and quantum mechanics.

Then we watched some old home movies together. They were really sweet.

Worked on the financial report which consist of logging donations, entering expenses, writing checks and printing reports.

I’m slowly working Quickbooks in and Excel out.

Talked to my Hattiesburg team.

About 200 people are coming in on 3 charter buses. I started looking at which 40 locations I wanted to put them at.

Mailed letters to supporters and mission partners.

Filled up the 2013 newsletter binder.

Got the new one together.

Fun algebra with the middle schoolers.

Love,

Ash

Dad and I briefed the teams on Islam and Hinduism.

Then we went to Madina to explore the Islamic grocery store.

Then off to Global Mall to learn about Hinduism.

Off to missions!

Love,

Ash

Hello!

I woke up early and drove the pup over to her grand dogs house while we have people over working on the bathroom.

Jesse and I went to breakfast together before the team.

Team briefing!

We took the team over to Asian Square today. 

I enjoyed trying all the different pastries at Sweet Hut. The purple on is taro.

Off to the missions!

Worked on inputing more checks into Quickbooks. Almost have all of 2013 done!

Love,

Ash

Hello!

I was excited to perform our horse and pony show with Dad this morning.

We always enjoy the teams.

We explored the farmer’s market.

Then service project trash pick up at Huntington Terraces.

Fun VBS time.

Pizza party!

Came home to the wall bowing out. It was full of water. Boo. The guys are in there right now working on it.

Love,

Ash

Hello!

Started beating Quickbooks into submission today. I’m starting by inputting all the checks we wrote in 2013.

Enjoyed lunch with Mo. Indian! Top food fav.

Good to see the mission chill ins.

Love,

Ash

Hey there,

Enjoyed curry and veggie sandwiches with Anna.

Nothing like frozen yogurt on a cold day.

Ran!

Mailed love letters to supporters.

Made stuffed Peppers for lunch!

Created these paper flowers.

Confirmed a pre site visit with Michael Steffey. 

Looking forward to cooking jerk chicken with Miles and his zoo crew.

Love,

Ash

Hello!

Signed up another team today. It’s one of my favorite things to do.

Milo stayed home today to rest his ribs. We enjoyed hot soup in big mugs.

Mooggie found a sunny spot.

Tried to work on Quickbooks but I need some accounting advice.

Happy to see the kids today!

Miles cooked Braised bottom round pot roast. YUM!

Love,

Ash

Hello friends!

Milo called me today and asked me to pick him up from work. He said his ribs were really sore. We went to the ER for an x-ray and they were bruised.

We made a mozzarella sandwiches and a key lime cake.

Answered team emails.

Love,

Ash

Hello!

Got my 2014 book ready for the new year.

Look how stuffed last year’s was.

Made calls to team leaders. Excited to get a conference set up in March too!

Talked to Penny our ESL teacher. Since the kids are out of school tomorrow, we decided to post pone classes until next week.

Picked up Milo’s jeep from the alignment and oil change.

Dropped off the financial report at Jon’s and went by the Bank.

Set up the new 2014 Financial Report Spreadsheet. Still learning Quickbooks so I haven’t set that up completely.

Really cold day! Glad to be able to huddle around the oil heater.

Off to cook salmon.

Love,

Ash

Yay! I finished organizing all the rooms in the house. I worked on the bookshelves in the sitting area….

the guest/spare closet…

and the guest bathroom now has toiletries for visiting friends.

Cooked delicious cheddar cheese muffins with tomato, kale, bacon and onion.

Swept and Swiffered.

Talked with Alan Jones and his team at the end of May. Also got the contract from Stevie and her team. Got all that organized in my calendar.

Took Milo’s jeep to get it’s alignment.

Looking forward to setting up our Roku upstairs and then baked salmon tonight.

Love,

Ash

Hello!

Laminated some Go boards for the mission kids.

Moogs and I enjoyed walking the 5 mile loop around Stone Mountain this morning.

Then I worked on writing letters.

Picked up the newsletters.

The kids helped us do the labels.

Love,

Ash

Hello!

Cooked some cheesy, chicken chili.

Worked on finishing the promos and then mailed them!

Picked up Dad and we ran errands before going to the mission.

We’re taking my car to Texas so we got a new radio with AUX plug. Woo! Merry Christmas to me.

Also got some floor mats.

Have you ever tried these? Delicious.

Here’s the curtains I hemmed!

The kids are doing wonderful. We worked on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions.

Love,

Ash