I’ve been busy…

By Ashley Wells, on February 21st, 2012

with this little girl:

She is my niece. I have had the pleasure of taking care of her at our house for over a week.

It has been wonderful and has me thinking lots about motherhood.

More thoughts on that to come!

So, what have you been busy with?

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A Moment in Time :: December 30th at 12:45 pm

By Ashley Wells, on February 20th, 2012

Note: This is one way that I am working on my goal to Be Present this year. Taking in moments in time. Recording them. Savoring them. Enjoying them!

I hear the soft gentle purr of my cat fast asleep to my right as I sit at my kitchen table filling out paperwork for our adoption.

I look out the window and the sun is peeking through the clouds, shining on the grass and leaves, brightening up this dull day.

I smell the aroma of dinner simmering in the crockpot.

I look across the kitchen and see the dishes waiting to be washed and calling my name.

The house is quiet.Full of peace.

I’m home alone and the cats are all asleep.

I savor the moment.

This.

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A Moment in Time :: January 6th at 5:15 pm

By Ashley Wells, on February 13th, 2012

Note: This is one way that I am working on my goal to Be Present this year. Taking in moments in time. Recording them. Savoring them. Enjoying them!

I hear the sizzle coming from the oven in the kitchen, I can tell from the smell escapingas well that dinner is almost done.

I’m trying the rest, take a few moments to just breath. But, I am distracted.

The smell of the balsamic vinegar is pleasing to my nose, my interest and hunger are increasing by the minute.

The cat is rubbing up against my leg, she is meowing. It is as if she is begging for a taste of what she smells, our dinner! I guess I am not the only one who is hungry…

It was beautiful today, uncommonly warm for January 6th. The sun was shining and our doors are still open. I am distracted away from my hunger as I hear the faint bark of the dog a few houses away.

I take a drink of my cool water. It’s refreshing.

I breathe in peace and I breathe out contentment.

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Adoption Update

By Ashley Wells, on January 25th, 2012

After doing weekly adoption updates before my blogging break, it seems so long since I’ve given an adoption update!

We are moving forward!!! Praise the Lord we had our home visit yesterday and have finished nearly every paper needing to be filled out.

We still have a couple of things to do at our house, then we will have another quick home visit. We need to get CPR and First Aid certified (which will happen next month) and we need to finish all of our homework from our training classes (which will be getting done very soon!).

Here’s the really good news:

We should be licensed sometime next month!

That means that anytime after that we may receive a placement!

Prayer points:

  • Wisdom for when to accept a placement.
  • Quickness in receiving a placement.
  • We would love a placement of 3-4 children that are close to or already have their parental rights terminated.
  • Willingness to take a “risky” placement (parental rights not terminated) if it seems like a good fit.
  • Grace for the “fostering” season.
  • Guidance from the Lord for every decision we need to make
  • That the medically fragile state-wide training will be in the next few months

Thank you all for continuing with us on this journey!!! You can read more about our adoption journey and my adoption posts here.

*I will not be posting weekly adoption updates. However, I will update you on milestones through the rest of our process!

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This Year’s Journey – Be Present

By Ashley Wells, on January 23rd, 2012

Well, after sharing my new mission for blogging…I never would have thought I would wait so long to post again. However, after nearly a week of being sick and then catching up to the world that continued to move, time went by quickly. Thank you for your continued patience and grace!

One focus.

One focus for 2012.

12 months. One focus. What will be?

I sit. I ponder. I look out the window with my cat next to me. I think. I pray. I wonder. What will it be?

I blink.

12 months flash before my eyes. It seems like yesterday when 2011 came into being. But yet, here I am ponder a new year, and all that it may hold.

Where does time go? How does it go by so quickly without me taking notice?

 

Source: piccsy.com via Ashley on Pinterest

 

 

I ponder the year ahead of me. I think about how I do not want it to go by so quickly.

How do I stop this fast moving world? How do I make time slow down for me to enjoy each moment?

I remember reading…how to live fully.

When you live fully you live with your eyes wide open. Taking in every moment. Not letting the moments go by in a blur so quickly that you don’t take notice.

 

 

 

 

What does the year 2012 hold for me? I do not know. But this I know, and I am going to hold it close to my heart:

The year 2012, is going to be a year of living in the present. Living in the now. Not letting a moment go by too quickly, but instead living life fully with eyes wide open, living today in the present.

 

 

 

Have you chosen a focus for the year? Maybe one word? Maybe a couple {like me}? I’d love to hear in the comments!

p.s. I’ve got an inspiration board forming for my focus, Be Present. The pictures from this post are all from it.

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