Ashley Faith

Bath time for malachi and nap time in the highchair :)

2009-02-04T14:27:00.000-08:00

Awesome, that's all I can say!

2009-01-11T19:20:00.000-08:00

Today Bob Gray came out and preached while pastor was away with Mrs. Julie. First our sunday school lesson was about being grateful and not expecting things that aren't yours to begin with. Our lesson was about the prodical son. Then our lesson from Bob Gray was awesome, basically how you should be grateful for all the little things. Then I had jackie over for lunch and we went back to choir at 5 p.m. After choir Bob Gray preached again... this time the sermon was on the judgement seat of Christ. He has got to be my #1 favorite preacher!!!Every year in Texas since I have been younger till now, I still remember going on the soulwinning trip with Bob Gray and I always thought to myself wow, what a humble man, bc he went soulwinning with us. I always admired their church, and I am so greatful for their church, and the ministries. There is something very important I have realized... I miss my Pastor and his wife :] I've never really realized how much they have done until they left, and I am definitely more grateful than ever now. I also have an amazing youth Pastor and his wife. They are amazing, and I see how bad Jeremy wants us to just make it in life and how bad he longs for us to know God, and to have our own personal relationship with him, and that is exactly what I want, and no one is gonna stop me.
Thanks again.

Today was a new day

2009-01-08T19:33:00.000-08:00

So today suprisingly turned out to be a good day. As it says in the Bible, we do not weep like the world does. It was so unusual, but the Pastor that did my grandpa's service today went to the book of John where it talks about lazarus being dead and everything, and just last night, I was reading my Bible for the ichallenge thing, and I just read about lazarus last night for the ichallenge program. Another unusual thing, was that, andrew was looking for his black and white tie all Wednesday morning and gave up looking for it, and when we arrived at the funeral place Grandpa was wearing Andrew's tie. It was almost like God was trying to be funny, almost like Grandpa wanted the tie more than Andrew did, just so he could take a piece of his 1st boy grandchild with him :] Thank you to all the people who came out to support our family, and all the prayers as well.
Sincerely,
Ashley Parker and Grandpa Parker

Tomorrow is the day

2009-01-06T14:26:00.000-08:00

Wednesday is the wake from 2 p.m.-8 p.m.
Located @ Mount Auburn
4101 S. Oak Park Ave
Stickney IL 60402

Thursday at 10 am is the Chapel Service for the burial.

Thank you for all the people willing to attend tomorrow or thursday.

click the link below and go see the biography of Bruce J Parker
http://mem.com/Story.aspx?ID=2788782

Saying goodbye to the best Grandpa

2009-01-02T14:02:00.000-08:00

This morning my grandpa sadly passed away. He had fallen last night out of his bed and about 3 weeks ago was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and liver cancer and was stage 4. He had just started his first chemotherapy on this past tuesday. This morning we say goodbye to him until we get to heaven. He was loved more than you could even imagine. He was always there for all of us kids.... never letting us go without food or an above average christmas. He was the best and will be missed.

Christmas 2008 at Grandpa & Grandma Parker's house :]

2009-01-01T11:42:00.000-08:00

We had a really good band practice last night, and the guys are off

2008-11-07T08:23:00.000-08:00

Today the guys leave for camp joy.... last night we had our band practice consisting of my dad, nates dad, ron wellman, andrew, nate, and me. Our music is all starting to come together. Today we have the ladies activity, and then tomorrow im going to the mall with Sabrina, which i havent done in forever. Then Saturday night me and nate are going to my school play so i can get some extra credit points. So, my weekend is pretty packed, but im excited.

A weekend together with just girls!!!!!

2008-11-06T08:25:00.001-08:00

So this hasn't happened in along time, but me and my mom are spending our weekend together.The guys are going to Camp Joy, so we get the house to ourselves and of course the kids, but they are little, so it will be like old times. I am blessed to have the opportunity to get a weekend with her, im still gonna miss my dad, but he will be back before i know it! Ok thats all.

my dad is off to work and im in school

2008-11-03T07:12:00.000-08:00

so yesterday my dad worked all day with andrew and nate on his old car. it was sweet to see them all getting along so well, and how when they are determined to do something they make sure it gets accomplished! :] today im helping my mom with the shopping and cooking dinner possibly and then i get to go to briannas house later. so im excited! ok thats all.

The pumpkin patch was great and so was andrew's 16th birthday!

2008-10-30T13:54:00.001-07:00

today is a good day so far

2008-10-30T08:32:00.000-07:00

So jeremy announced to us last night that he was getting our caleb project put on the radio on k-love and wbgl. The funny thing is that, I listen to WBGL everyday in piano, so I am super excited that we are getting the caleb project out by radio. I love this radio station and it always seems to help my day get a little bit better. God ALWAYS, without fail uses the radio station to put a smile on my face or to wipe my tears away. I am soooo excited for the caleb project and would love to help Jeremy in any way i can :]

Nathan is getting so big!! and so is my malachi :]

2008-10-11T12:51:00.000-07:00

Malachi is one silly baby :]

2008-09-16T12:34:00.000-07:00

So im back to blogging again

2008-09-07T12:53:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,
I haven't blogged in awhile, but now im going too :] So, Jeremy and Sabrina's baby Hayden, is as cute as a button. He reminds me of conner when he was first born... little expressions he had when he was sleeping. He is adorable and so is Hayden, and I am soooo excited for them.I love them both. Another great thing that has been going on is, Mrs. Julie called me on stage for that award. Thank You sooo much Mrs. Julie.That meant sooo much to me to get recognized.

he is getting so big

2008-08-01T15:31:00.000-07:00

This girl is truely my hero

2008-07-12T07:23:00.000-07:00

Sabrina Biziarek, is amazing. She has always been there for me, and the thing I love about her the most, is she is always willing to help others. I love my Sabrina, and I thank God that I came to this church, and he gave me such a great friend that just brightens up my day.

He's getting so big

2008-06-30T10:49:00.000-07:00

We're Back :]

2008-06-30T10:04:00.000-07:00

So Texas was a blast! We went to the conference for 3 days, Monday,Tuesday, and Wednesday, and then we left Thursday afternoon to go to St. Louis. When we got to St. Louis we checked in at the Marriot hotel. The next morning we got up and ready to go to Six Flags. We spent a big majority of the day there. It was more humid than it was hot. I recieved a lovely sunburn, overall the trip was well worth the time spent to raise the money. Jeremy was nice enough to help drive us around to sell tickets, and Jeff was a great driver, and Mrs. Olvera was nice enough to take time out to chaperon the girls.

Ashley Polk's 18th Birthday Party

2008-06-14T15:03:00.000-07:00

... one tired girly

Last night I had a privilege of going over to Mrs. Todd's house to celebrate Ashley's 18th Birthday Party. The first thing I did was, of course, hug the Birthday girl, duh! :] Then we prayed for the food, and then the pizza arrived, which was really yummy. Then Ashley went on and opened gifts from everybody, and then it was time to blow out the candles, which is always special. Ashley is really a blessing to me, bigger than she'll ever know. Sometimes she helps me get through the day, she is such a great encouragement! We then had more incidents that we wont mention because they're too long :] In the end, (besides the picture taking in our sleep), Ashley's Birthday was a success. Thank you Mrs. Todd for allowing all of us crazy girls to spend the night at your house, and for all the yummy food.

Jackie's graduation = happy best friend :D

2008-06-10T17:25:00.000-07:00

Special Father's Day coming up :D

2008-06-01T20:09:00.000-07:00

So Father's Day will be coming up before we know it.... and we are trying to get together something extra special for my dad. He is a hard worker, and he just needs a break sometimes. So far we have thought of doing a collage of the family, or the boys with him. It's a cute idea, but there is never enough things you can do for a dad that devotes his life to his family.We need some more ideas, so if you have any by all means, leave me some. thanks again... i have to go so. bye

Yesterday was the last day of school :D

2008-05-29T09:52:00.000-07:00

So I was very excited yesterday, it was finally the last day of school! I had bumped into kimmy at school when it was over, and you could even ask her, I was literally shaking.I like school, but sometimes I just like to focus and relax on other things besides school. I took some pictures of my friends and I just thought I would like to show you.So here they are....

Wow. How we've been blessed!

2008-05-22T04:59:00.000-07:00

I have to go soon to school, but I figured I would write before I left... So Last night Jeremy's Sermon was amazing, and my brain hurts trying to comprehend all of this. Jeremy is such a hard worker, and we all love him and appreciate him. Its funny how God knew what type of leader we needed and we didnt have to worry about it because he had it all planned out. I love listening to his sermons, he makes everything come to life, and fun and exciting. He always amazes me for Texas... whenever we go up there he always has new ideas to make it bigger and better for us. Anyways I have to go to school now. See ya later.

Bubba, and the Special Breakfast

2008-05-01T20:28:00.000-07:00

So, lately, I have been making Nathan and I breakfast when I can. This morning he got up and said did sissy make a special breakfast? Andrew said, yep come in the kitchen. Last night he had been telling me he wanted cantaloufe in the morning with his special breakfast.(which is cantelope in real words) He was so cute this morning, he had eaten two pieces of french toast, and some eggs and cheese. I love having breakfast with my little guy, and I look forward to doing it with my next little guy. Amyways I thought this was cute, so I posted it.

My mom

2008-04-24T19:54:00.001-07:00

Ok so lately we have been having a lot of things going on, and it is stressful. I just want to take this time to thank my mom. Even though we do not always see eye to eye I still love her very much. My mom has been working really hard for our family lately. I feel bad, but I still pray about the whole helping out part. I just want to let her know sometimes, that God is here, and he knows exactly what is going on. I just really love my mom and sometimes I wish she could she that.

Nathan is so cute!

2008-04-22T20:23:00.000-07:00

Today I told my dad that I would love to get my liscence before my 17th birthday,which is coming up on may 5th, and Nathan tried to of course but in on the conversation. He said he wanted to go on a date with me once I got my liscence. I asked where he wanted to go, and he continued to go on and on about Mcdonald's and the play land. He then turned to my dad and informed him he was not allowed to go because he was my boyfriend, it was the cutest thing!

Bragging and more Bragging.

2008-04-15T20:15:00.000-07:00

So yesterday, I prayed to God, asking him to give me at least two people that I could bring to Saturday. As you all know, Saturday is the big blow-out party thing for the teens. So I prayed really hard about getting two people. Today I arrived at school, just like any ordinary day, but I soon found out it wasn't. I have study hall 5th period...all of a sudden, this girl that I had never seen before, moved to Lockport.(right away I knew that was God.) I haven't talked to her yet, but I will. The next girl I invited is Somertyme. She had recently told me she was an atheist and she didn't believe in that "God stuff". She agreed to come also on Saturday. Another thing that I prayed about was Nathan Campbell(he had food poisioning) or something, but last night he began to tell me, I don't think I can really make it Wednesday if im feeling like this. So I prayed. Today he says he feels 100% better. Just in one day, God had really shown himself to me, and I can't be quiet about it. I have to tell everyone that God has shown himself to me. It is amazing! Jeremy always talks about how when God shows himself, you'll know, and it will overcome you. Well can I share a little secret with you? He's right!I feel like God really knows what he doing, with putting Jeremy as our head leader. He is a great friend,youth pastor, husband, and daddy. Sabrina is amazing too. And my little conner is the best.

Malachi Bruce James Parker... is getting too big!

2008-04-10T17:01:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. Malachi seems like he is getting too big way too fast. He is a bundle of joy. Here are some recent pictures of him:

So I Have Been Told...

2008-04-03T17:14:00.000-07:00

That I have not written in a long time(thanks to Mrs. Debbie), which I realize. So...my week has literally been a rollercoaster. One minute im up and the next im down. To start my week off, as everyone has heard, Glenna passed away. Even though I was not that close with her, it still hurt my heart.I'm glad that Pastor was able to show Glenna how to recieve Jesus as her personal saviour. It's just one of those really hard things, you want to be happy and then your heart breaks and you just cant swallow because you're choking on tears.Another thing that has happened is, my Grandpa Parker got into a car accident, and totaled their car.They are ok, but their car isn't. The just got a new car, but my Grandpa cannot drive a lot anymore because he has diabetes and he has barely any feeling in his feet. Then on top of that, my Grandma Mae fell and hurt her knee,and she will not go to the doctor.Then this week I was privilaged to be under Jeremy's preaching, and I was just upset, but I had no reason to be. I don't know, things haven't been the best. Here's some new pictures:

Best Day!

2008-02-19T17:18:00.000-08:00

So today, I had off of school for President's day. 1st we cleaned our house, next my cousins came over and , I of course dressed them up and took pics.lastly we bought a new couch and 2 rocker recliner chairs. exciting!

Malachi Bruce James Parker

2008-01-24T17:44:00.000-08:00

He is here! He is 8 lbs 4 oz, born at 12:37 p.m. on January 23rd. He is so cute...and the strangest thing about him is his blood type. All of our family have B- blood, well my mom's dad died about 3 years ago, and he had AB+ blood. The strange thing is that Malachi has AB+ blood as well, I think he is an all around miracle. Well here are the pics:

My mom...

2008-01-22T20:39:00.000-08:00

Is having Malachi tonight! She went in at 8:00 p.m. and they are inducing her... and they said she will probably have the baby in the morning.Prayers needed. Thanks.

Update.Needed.

2008-01-20T12:43:00.000-08:00

I haven't been on in a while b/c we had computer problems, but now im back! Okay so there's so much catching up to do, well a couple of monday's ago I went to my cousin's house, got them all dressed up and took pics, so here they:

Then I worked in the Nursery on Sunday Night:

Pumpkin Patch~

2007-10-27T13:45:00.000-07:00

Today was the Pumpkin Patch! Our day started off pretty bad, but turned out to be a wonderful day. This morning our belt fell off of our car(which hasn't been the 1st time) so there was a lot of yelling going on b/c everyone was frustrated. So we decided to pile into our little blue focus. =) We arrived at the church, got directions, and we were on our way. The 1st thing we did when we got to the pumpkin patch was go directly to the animal section, then we took Nathan to the corn bin, then to ride the little John Deere bikes, to the hayride,to the hay play area, then to the pumpkins, and then finally back to the bikes. It was a great day to say the least! Tonight we are carving our pumpkins, and I'm making pumpkin pie. Yummm! Here are some pics from today:

Take- A -Break

2007-09-11T16:46:00.000-07:00

Today was the 25th Anniversary of Take-A-Break at my old church, Emmanuel Bible Church. My mom, 4 of my aunts, and my grandmother went to the reunion. They had a blast... I remained babysitting in the old church nursery until they were done. That was a little stressful, but I got through it only by the grace of God. After there little reunion we went back to grandmother's house and ate spagetti and cheese. Nathan decided to act like he was eating the pizza. As you can see... Then my cousins (savannah, and stephanie) asked me if I could take them to the candy store, so I did. We went to Mc'donalds first and then the candy store and lastly to this bridal shop to dream about dresses we can't afford. It was a fun and relaxed day to say the least, but tomorrow is another day of school :(

What a Testimony

2007-09-01T16:55:00.000-07:00

I love Mrs. Debbie!!! I just have been thinking about her today. She is such a great influence on all the younger girls. She shows hospitality, kindness, and she is just plain loving! If I could plan how I turn out in the long run, I would want to be like her. She is just a faithful person with a heart of gold. Thanks to Mrs. Debbie for everything you have done for me and my family.

My Little Nathan

2007-07-31T15:18:00.000-07:00

So today Nathan has been acting so unsual( probably because he is teething) Anyways, today we got up at 7:00 a.m. and then by 8:00 a.m. we were out the door on our way to the thyroid doctors. Well on the way there Nathan was acting so happy. We all thought this is great, we can finally get a lot of things we need to get done. Well once we got there, I was in the waiting room literally for 1 minute, and they called me back. The only thing was I had to bring Nathan with me, because my mom was filling out paper work. So I brought him back there... and he just stared that doctor down. What I had to get done was an ultrasound of my thryoid to make sure everything is okay. Well he had to turn out the lights. Nathan looked really scared by now. So my ultrasound only took 3 minutes and we were done. I asked Nathan once we got into the parking lot, were you scared. He said uhuh!! Then we got into the car and went off to the mall to get me a new pair of glasses. We ended up getting two pair of kids glasses, because my head is too small for the adult frames. So then we got home and took a nap. Then it was time for dinner. Nathan of course wanted what I had on my plate, which was cherries. So I said fine, i'll clean you up later. So I gave them to him. He looked so funny so I had to take a picture.

So Thankful For her!

2007-07-25T10:49:00.000-07:00

Sorry Sabrina for everytime I come off as annoying. I really love you though, and your the only that I feel comfortable talking to. Thanks for always putting up with me. =) I love you <3

Joe and Tracy's Wedding =)

2007-07-25T10:38:00.000-07:00

I know this was like two weeks ago, but it was still very sweet. I love Tracy, she is like a second mom to me, and Joe has helped my dad with things. So I would just like to post a couple of pictures.

Look it how cute they all look together as a family

Camryn!!! She's a cutie.

awwww!!!!

Fun,Fun!!!

2007-07-25T10:22:00.000-07:00

Not too long ago, I tried to post pictures from when my cousins and I went to the bowling alley, but it didn't work. Now it finally will, so here you go =)

This One of My 7 cousins(Zachariah)

This is Sarah.

This was taken after I did Heather's hair.=)

This is after I did Veronica's Hair.

Right before we left the bowling alley. Veronica and Zach, So cute!

My {red} Hair

2007-07-11T13:44:00.000-07:00

So about 4 years ago, i've been wanting to get my hair dyed red underneath... and i'm finally getting it done. {Sometime within the next two weeks}I'm so excited!!!

She is Back!!!! {I win}

2007-07-09T11:29:00.000-07:00

Sabrina is back! I hope they had a great time, but I really want her back now. ;) Sorry Jeremy. I reallly missed her, can't wait to see her. Call me Sabrina if you read this. ***

Love these GIRLS!!!

2007-07-08T14:17:00.000-07:00

I just want to take the time to say, I really love and appreciate Kina and Sabrina. They have way different personalities, but that's what makes them unique! I love them, you got to love them.

Thanks to Kina

2007-07-08T14:04:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everybody that sang today... Skyla, Tabitha,Jackie, and Mike! A big thanks to Kina for playing the piano, without her we couldn't have done as well as we did. Just wanted to take the time to say how thankful I am for Kina and our teen choir, and to pastor for allowing us to go on stage and sing. Thanks again Kina!

Felt like writing

2007-07-07T14:48:00.000-07:00

So I feel like I haven't written in forever, so I decided to write today. Yesterday Me, Andrew, and Nathan went to my Grandma and Grandpa's house. It was nice, I didn't have to watch Nathan basically the whole day. I love him and everything, but sometimes I just need a BREAK! Anyways my Grandma made hot dogs, potato salad, and cake to eat, and boy was it good! Then after that I fell asleep. It was really just a nice day.Today my family and I went to breakfast at Beef & Brandy's.They had great food there! Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa for a great 2 days!

Dumb Computer

2007-07-04T20:53:00.000-07:00

Sooooooooooooo bored! Right now I'm waiting for the laundry to get done. It's taking forever!!! My myspace page isn't loading... grrrrrr!!!!

~My Inspiration~

2007-07-04T15:09:00.000-07:00

Her name is Katie Mitchell. She is awesome. Some people critize her, but its not right. I just want to say I'm proud of her, and no one will change my mind. She is totally my heart, I love her with everything I have. Boys have gone and left but she's still there for me no matter what.

Savannah...Me...Katie

My 4th of July

2007-07-04T14:36:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone!
So today is Independence Day! woot woot! My day so far has been kinda boring. Me and my cousin Stephanie have been hanging out. I really miss Sabrina!!!! I never really realized how much I rely on her, but I do. She is the sweetest person! Anyhow getting back to my cousin Stephanie, we took some pictures today and we would like to show you:

and lastly...

2nd Wedding Anniversary!

2007-07-02T14:01:00.003-07:00

Yea another year for Jeremy & Sabrina! I'm so glad they got to get away by themselves for a little bit. They definitely deserve much more time for all the hard work they do. I just really love my Youth Pastor and his wife! I guess that is all I
have to say!

Appreciated

2007-07-02T09:39:00.000-07:00

As you all probably know, my mom is expecting her 4th child. Wow, that is wierd to say! Anyways I am really excited!!!! I know she is going to do a great job raising the baby. She already does a great job with Nathan. She is not feeling all that well today, so prayer would be in order. Anyways I just wanted to take this time to say how much I appreciate my mom. She is a very caring & loving person, and always worrying about everyone but herself. She is a great influence, and even though I have bashed her ,I still appreciate her. Thanks Mom for everything you do!

Today is a Great Day!

2007-07-02T09:00:00.000-07:00

Today is a great day for many reasons, I recently re-dedicated my life to God. I now can definitely see the difference it is making in my life. I feel like a true believer once again. I have made some major changes in my life... like staying pure, dropping the old habits etc. I am really proud of myself. I know these desicions will be hard to manage, but with God, nothing is impossible. I really want to say a big thank you to jeremy, pastor, sabrina, and kina. Without their hard work I wouldn't of even been able to go to Texas. Thanks to everyone that helped out.