tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14209267963717028992024-03-21T13:35:49.150-05:00A Girl After God's Own HeartA blog for girls who desire to serve God.Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-34724344741848610342016-11-09T14:27:00.000-06:002016-11-09T14:27:02.097-06:00A New Career Dream!So as many of you may know I am going to college. This is my second year of college and to be honest it is definitely kicking my butt. I have no motivation to do homework and everything is just getting hard. Well I was thinking about the real reason why I'm going to school and it is to be able to get a career that I love. Well my first idea was to go into psychology, but I soon realized that was not the field for me. I dabbled in a few things, but never found anything I was passionate about. Today as I was getting ready for school today, I realized that one of my favorite things is fashion. I love shopping and making outfits out of older clothes that I have. So I researched some careers I could get with a fashion degree. So as of right now (unless I change my mind) I am going to go into fashion marketing.<br />
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What are your guy's dream jobs and careers?Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-50182127149884478612016-11-08T13:26:00.001-06:002016-11-08T13:26:45.515-06:00Numbness<div style="text-align: center;">
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You go through your entire day not caring about a single thing. You try to put a smile on your face and be happy but deep down inside you feel absolutely nothing. Lately this is what I've been feeling. I'm so drained from the stress of life that I don't care about anything that used to be so important to me. As I've been feeling this I decided to talk to one of my close friends about this feeling. She shared that she had been feeling the same way. I'm not alone feeling this way. I asked her how she copes with the depressing feeling. She said she tries to find one thing every day that makes her happy. I tried doing this and surprisingly it helped.<br />
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You may go through times in you life where you're going to feel hopeless and numb, but the main thing is that you cannot give up. Giving up gives power to your depression and, girl, you are so much better than that! You have a purpose in life. You may not know what it is now (cuz I really have no idea what mine is) but you will one day. There is purpose around you everywhere you look. If you find something you are somewhat passionate about, you can definitely use your passion to help others. BAM right there can be one of your purposes in life.Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-5346472790978555282016-04-19T17:06:00.000-05:002016-04-19T17:06:07.660-05:00College Advice!!Hey all!<br />
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So my freshman year of college is coming to a close, and I want to answer any questions that you may have about college. Now by all means I am not a pro when it comes to college, but I have survived this first year. So please let me know of any questions you may have and when I post my freshman year of college post, I'll answer them!Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-69476557811112171562016-04-17T17:03:00.000-05:002016-04-17T17:03:01.165-05:00Family MattersMany teenagers today are basically taught to hate their parents and family. Who wants to have controlling parents? Why should we listen to them? These questions go through every single teenagers head. Me too. Growing up I constantly thought I knew more than my parents. Why would they try to ruin all of my fun, when I'm just trying out new things?<br />
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Now I am 19 and living on my own. I rarely get to see my family, and sometimes I do get lonely. Lately my entire attitude about family and parents have changed. I'm actually realizing that my parents did not best all of these years. Yes, it may have been a downer not being able to do specific things growing up, but now that I'm an adult and making my own decisions I just want to have my parents straight up tell me what I have to do. Does that every happen? No. I have to make my own decisions.<br />
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As I get older, I've come to respect my parents and their opinions. And I also have realized that they are smarter than me and do understand what I am going through. All parents were our age once. The situations may have been different, but they were all once teenagers. So next time you are ready to fight or argue with your parents, just sit back and think.Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-48932612423016731642016-04-13T21:23:00.000-05:002016-04-13T21:23:01.346-05:00Appreciation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This past week my grandpa passed away, and it really opened up my eyes and made me realize that our lives here on earth are so short. We never know when God may call us home. I want to let everyone in my life know how much I appreciate them. Life is so short, so why waste time hating people and pushing people away. Forget about the haters and focus on those that you love and care about. There is no telling when they will not be in your life anymore. Cherish every moment with your loved ones.Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-38727500520842734892016-04-11T21:42:00.000-05:002016-04-11T21:42:00.175-05:00Where Are You Running To?When problems arise in our life, it is so easy for us to run away from the problem and take the easiest path possible. As humans we always look for the easiest way out of situations. When problems come up I always tend to figure out the easiest and fastest way to get out of that predicament. I don't usually step back and think what is the right way to face the situation. I always go for the less embarrassing and awkward solution.<br />
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Sometimes God will allow us to face problems to see how we will react to them. Will we run away from them? I believe that so many times God just wants us to run to Him when hard problems arise. He never wants to see us suffer, but he wants us to know that we can run to Him 24/7 and He will help us!Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-35005317184009969422016-04-09T21:37:00.000-05:002016-04-09T21:37:09.313-05:00Size Doesn't Define UsDuring our teens, there is such a huge deal about our weight and size. Society basically makes you feel that unless you are a specific size or weigh a certain amount your not beautiful. They constantly tell us that no guy will ever like us if we don't have the most perfect body. It makes me so sad when i see girls fall prey to the lies that society tells them. As cliche as it may sound that size doesn't matter, size really doesn't. I've talked to guys about this before. Every guy is different. Not all guys want the size 0 girls. They are just like girls. Not all girls want a guy who has a specific type of body. Every single guy is different. And the right guy doesn't care about your body. They care about your personality and who you are as a person.<br />
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Your size and weight does not define who you are. How you treat people and talk to people is what defines you. I know it is difficult to remember this and believe this. Trust me, I have to remind myself everyday that I'm perfect just the way I am. But you will soon realize that once you are happy with how you are it doesn't even matter what other people think. Once you are happy with yourself, you will not only feel better, but others will be able to see the confidence that you have.Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-53399532749302647652016-04-07T11:33:00.003-05:002016-04-07T11:33:59.581-05:00A Sneak Peak into My LifeSo I decided to start a post series where I just talk about what has been going on in my life. I just want to keep you guys updated on all the exciting things that are happening.<br />
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Lately I've been having a very rough couple weeks. I've been working hard with school and work, and basically have been worn down. Of course I live up north where there is still snow, which is always depressing.<br />
I always make it a goal to always be happy and have a smile on my face. Everyone thinks I'm 100% okay, even though I'm not. Whenever I leave my house I put a giant smile on my face and tell myself throughout the day that I am fine, when really I'm not. Not a single person even knows what I am struggling with because honestly I don't even know. Some days I just want someone to care enough about me to realize that I'm not okay. I hate to burden people with my problems, so many times I just tell everyone I'm doing great. <br />
I want to just move somewhere were no one knows me so I can basically start over. No past mistakes can be held against, and I can just be me. People will either love me for me or hate me. No one will judge me for who I was friends with or what I have done.<br />
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I've been asking myself this for the past few weeks. Honestly I have no idea. I have things that I enjoy doing, but nothing I am passionate about. I've been praying and searching for my purpose in life. I see so many people doing things that they absolutely love, and then theres me.... I have no idea what I am going to school for, let alone what I even enjoy doing.<br />
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Whenever I find something I'm passionate about there always seems to be so many obstacles for me to overcome to finally accomplish something. That can be very depressing and discouraging.<br />
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Today I had you can say almost a revelation. I've realized that if I want to accomplish something I'm passionate about, I can't give up when the first obstacle comes. In order for me to accomplish anything amazing in life I am going to have to work hard at it.Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-66853574915708510582016-04-03T20:12:00.000-05:002016-04-03T20:12:01.474-05:00Humbling Yourself<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One thing I've struggled with lately is humbling myself. I currently live on my own and have to take care of myself completely. I have to pay all my bills and basically care for myself. Having done this for nearly a year it is very hard to ask for help. Recently I've realize that it is not wrong or bad to ask for help when you need it. I am just human and can't accomplish everything and be perfect at everything. I'm going to need help once in awhile. The worst thing that can happen when you ask for help is the person you ask to say no. Nothing really changes. So yes, this post may seem stupid to some, but I wanted to share with some personal struggles that I've been going through.Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-37928288521055989172016-04-01T13:32:00.000-05:002016-04-01T13:32:03.308-05:00I am MeIn our teen years and even young adult age we are constantly trying to figure out who we are and what is our place in the world. Honestly I am still trying to decide who I want to be. As we grow up our friend group changes and our whole personality changes sometimes. Either we change so we can be cool or we change because we have a goal of the type of person that we want. <div>
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As girls we want to be accepted and appreciated by guys, am I right? I do not think that is wrong that is how we were made, but wanting to be accepted by guys can be dangerous. You do not want to ever change yourself and give up who you are for a guy. The right guy will love you for who you are. Sadly it took me completely changing to figure that out. </div>
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So when you look for your perfect guy make sure he loves you for who you are. He should not want to change anything about you. You should be able to be your self 100% around him. Having to change how you act or even your personality because you want to make it happy is giving up yourself. You should not have to give up yourself to be with someone who makes you happy. </div>
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So I'm in the process of redoing my blog and making it better and more enjoying, but I need your help! What would you like to see posted on this blog? What are your ideas?<br />
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<br />Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-10909559678711830492016-03-28T09:38:00.000-05:002016-03-28T09:38:06.649-05:00Are You Ready?I'm sure many of you have heard about the Isis attack in Brussels, Belgium. Normally I don't pay much attention to attacks in other countries in the world, but lately I've been thinking hard about all of these attacks that Isis is doing.<br />
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This world has become so violent and scary. When I watch on the news about these attacks it occurs to me that my city could be next. You never know. This has made me think long and hard about what if Isis attacked where I was living. Would I be ready to go? This has made me realize that I need to live everyday that it may be my last. Make sure you are right with God and everyone else in your life. This world needs Jesus. </div>
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We basically have a choice in life to either look at the thunderclouds and negative things that happen in life. We can focus on those things and always be depressed on down. This is the easiest thing to do. I do this quite often. But is that really the best thing for you to do? Should you really be concentrating on all the negative things in life?<br />
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Another thing you can do in life is look at the rainbows in life. Yes, bad things will happen in your life and its going to be hard, but if you look at the rainbows and good things in your life, you will stay more positive. When it is storming we often focus on how dark and gloomy it is. Then when the sun starts shining in during the rain a rainbow will appear. When it is storming out and you see a rainbow, do you focus on the dark clouds and the storm or do you admire the rainbow? Most of us I can say admire the rainbow, regardless of the storm. If we do this in our life and focus on the positive things in life, the bad things in life won't be as difficult to see. </div>
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We all have goals and things we want to achieve in life, but like everyone else I love to procrastinate. I put off all of my goals. At the beginning of every year when I make my New Year resolutions, I always have such huge plans for the upcoming year. But once the year starts I begin to procrastinate all of the amazing things I had planned. I just push them aside and tell myself maybe next week I'll work on that. Sooner than I know, its already the end of the year and all of the goals that I made at the beginning of 2015 have been left untouched. </div>
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Another thing I've realized about time is that we don't appreciate the people in our lives enough. A little over a year ago, my grandma passed away... I hadn't seen her for over a year before she died. Now that she's gone, I've realized that I put it off for way too long to see the people I care about and actually take time out of my day to spend even a little bit of time with them. </div>
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So all I can say is that time is passing quickly by and none of us are getting any younger. We should pursue our goals and not push them aside for late. And most important spend time with your loved ones today. Don't wait until its too late.</div>
Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-38903796608736915012015-12-17T16:35:00.001-06:002015-12-17T16:35:39.674-06:00Faith Vs. FearDo you ever have that experience when you want to do something crazy, but then you get too scared to actually ever do it?<br />
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So many times we have dreams and callings in our lives and we get extremely excited to pursue the dream or calling. Then when we begin to work towards our goal, things become tough and we chicken out and decide maybe it wasn't such a good idea. That's a pure example of letting our fear overcome our faith.<br />
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When we have a dream or a goal we should definitely chase after it and achieve it. It of course is not going to be easy so we can't expect it to be done with the mere snap of our fingers. No, we are going to have to work for it. It may get difficult and you may want to give up, but if you keep pursuing towards your goal, you will achieve it.<br />
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God never puts anything in your life that He doesn't think that you can't achieve. You need to have faith that God will see you through and that He will give you the wisdom to work through it.Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-47960343057635313062015-12-16T21:27:00.001-06:002015-12-16T21:27:26.448-06:00What is True Beauty?So now that finals are quickly approaching then after that, I'll be on my winter break from school for over a month, I thought I should start blogging again! :D I'm so excited to be writing some more. I've missed talking to you all so much!<br />
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Lately I had to write an argumentative paper for my college English class. I could choose the topic and I chose girl's self-esteem. Yes, I know this is a very very deep subject for an English class, but I'm super passionate about helping young girls that even in my English class I wanted to share it. As I began writing, it took me barely an hour to write a 5 1/2 page paper because I had so much I wanted to say and share. Now I won't type up my entire paper for you all, but I do wanna share some of the key details I did write about, that I think is extremely important.<br />
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Years ago when Marilyn Monroe was alive and a model, she was considered beautiful. Even though she had curves and maybe not the "picture perfect" body, she was still beautiful. If that was true then, why does it have to change now. Society has tried to change everyone's outlook on true beauty. Personally I think everyone is beautiful and I'm definitely not just saying it. I've never seen an ugly girl in my life. To me it doesn't matter if you are super thing or if you are curvy. Everyone was made different but we all are beautiful. Just because we do not look like the celebrities we see in magazines, doesn't mean that we aren't beautiful. And guess what?! The models in those magazines don't even look like that. While I was researching information for my paper I cam across an interview with a celebrity and she shared that she had to talk herself up in the morning, constantly reminding herself that she was gorgeous. Society puts celebrities on a pedestal, but in reality they are just like you and me. I know it is a lot of work to be completely happy in yourself and how you look. Trust me I know. I'm still struggling with it. But something I have to remind myself is that it doesn't matter what other people think. I need to stop comparing myself to others. If I am happy with how I am, that is all that matters. Me comparing myself to others realizing I'm not as fit as another girl is not going to help me in any way. Its just going to bring me down. So to answer the question what is true beauty? Its you girls. All of you are true beauty!</div>
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Challenge of the day: Compliment another girl today! I feel like us girls don't compliment each other enough. Now don't go say ooooh I love your shoes (that is a great compliment) but say something like you look super pretty today. Say something positive to the girls around you. We need to bring each other up!</div>
Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-5942619118263143712015-11-02T17:51:00.005-06:002015-11-02T18:00:02.997-06:00Catching Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know its been such a long time since I've posted. Like 6 months.... I can't promise that I'm going to post regularly, but I want to start posting more. So much has been changing in my life since I last posted. I am now graduated and started college.<br />
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Nothing actually too new and exciting in my life. But I am going to college and struggling actually a lot with it. But of course I have to expect that college will be extremely harder than highschool. One thing I have learned about college is that the people there are so much different than those in highschool. Personally I feel like the students there are more mature, than the kids I left in highschool. Obviously I'm not a pro at college, since I'm still in my first semester, but if any of you guys ever have any questions or need advice about college, I will be more than happy to start a college type of series! :)<br />
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<br />Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-49759229742208653872015-04-10T09:40:00.000-05:002015-04-10T09:40:00.428-05:00Blemish Free<div style="text-align: center;">
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Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-50088041580782294862015-04-07T11:38:00.000-05:002015-04-07T11:38:00.055-05:00Feeling Lonely {Ashley's Advice}Someone recently left me a comment that they weren't able to spend time with their friendly lately and they have been feeling lonely.<br />
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This is kinda a hard question to give advice on, since I don't really know your specific situation. I would maybe plan a day when all of your friends and you can just hang out. Whether you all go out to get coffee or pl<span style="font-family: inherit;">an a day just to talk. Once you are able to reconnect with friends, you stop being lonely. I don't always have time and am able to hang out with my friends, but I try my best to talk to them on a daily basis. Whether i</span>ts emailing, texting, calling, snapchatting, you name it. I think if you just keep in contact with your friends, it helps you not feel as lonely.<br />
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Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-85777253480979772792015-04-03T09:26:00.000-05:002015-04-03T09:26:00.203-05:00Prayer Still Works!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Today so many people say that prayer was for people in the Bible, and it doesn't still work today. Well I'm here to tell those people that believe that, that they are wrong. Prayer does still work. Recently I've been praying for some things to happen in my life, and sadly I wasn't expecting them to really happen, but I kept praying. Randomly, out of the blue, God started answering my prayers. It kinda took me by surprise because I was doubting God. Ever since I started seeing God answer my prayers, I have more faith. I just wanted to share with you all, that God still answers prayers. Sometimes it may not always be the answer that we are looking for, but he always will answer you prayers.Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-23989518509602150872015-03-31T09:52:00.000-05:002015-03-31T09:52:00.971-05:00Boys {Ashley's Advice}I was recently asked for advice on what age I think its okay for girls to start to be interested in guys and also how to fill your life with Jesus so you don't have to like guys. Now I am definitely not a pro at advice, but I love helping all of you in anyway I can. Also if you would like to add on to what I say, please do so in the comments!<br />
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To answer the first question, we can't help when we start liking guys. It is all apart of growing up. Some girls may start liking guys earlier than others. I don't think there really is a specific age to say that it is okay for a girl to like a guy. If you remember when we were little and we played with boys, and it wasn't a big deal. Then as we all started growing up, it became weird to spend so much time with boys. Its just a part of growing up when you start liking a guy, it isn't wrong to like a guy when you are 10 or however old anyone is.<br />
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Now for the second question, I want to start out and say we can't really help if we have feelings or like someone. We are humans and will have feelings for certain people. I don't think its wrong to like boys or have feelings for them. I don't think its necessarily healthy if you are obsessed about guys though. As girls we can get caught up with which guy is the best looking, who is the nicest, and who has the best sense of style. All of this is good, but we need to leave room in our life and hearts for Jesus. If we allow guys to become the most imporant part of our life, we won't leave room for Jesus. We need to look to God for our happiness. We shouldn't look to guys to make us happy. When we can be happy with ourselves when we are single, will be the time that God can do the most work in us. We have to be able to put our future relationships in God's hands. He will let the right man come into your life when the time is right. </div>
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I hope this helped any of you guys that had questions about this. If you have any more questions please feel free to ask. And if you would like any advice on a specific topic, please feel free to go to my Advice Column Page. (you will always remain anonymous.)</div>
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As teen girls we are also wondering when we will meet "Mr. Right." Is he the kid that lives next door? Or is he the guy that you ran into while you were buying groceries? We really don't know when Mr. Right will just pop into our lives. Maybe he is already in your life and you just don't know it yet. </div>
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I understand it is so hard to be happy and waiting for the right guy to come along when all of your friends have boyfriends, and you are sitting here saying that your waiting for some special guy. And to be honest I don't have an answer on how to get rid of the feeling of loneliness when your around a bunch of couples. Lately I've been feeling super down about not having a special someone. I really want to be able to be content being single and not having someone at the moment. I want to be able to trust God and allow him to bring a special man into my life when the time is right. God does always knows the exact time that someone should enter your life. </div>
Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-66786638076282340502015-03-24T10:00:00.000-05:002015-03-24T10:00:01.185-05:00A Healthy Heart<div style="text-align: center;">
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Last night I was reading a devotional that I read, and it was about keeping our spiritual heart healthy. It really hit me. So many people are obsessed with keeping our physical bodies healthy, and staying fit, that they forget about our spiritual body. Our spiritual body is far more important. Just as we need to exercise and eat healthy food on a daily basis, we need to do things on a daily basis for our spiritual body. Praying and reading our Bible daily is necessary for a healthy spiritual heart. If you don't already do it on a daily basis, it is hard to get into a habit of doing it, just like exercising. Once you keep doing it, it will become apart of your day. And that is so important. We need to allow time in our day to just spend time with God. When we do that our spiritual heart will become healthy, and it will be easier for us to fight against any unhealthy lifestyle habits that may come after us. </div>
Ashleyyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16529829266679269729noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1420926796371702899.post-42964487563148403462015-03-20T09:18:00.000-05:002015-03-20T09:18:00.719-05:00Relationships {Ashley's Advice}I was recently asked on my <a href="http://a-girl-after-gods-heart.blogspot.com/p/advice-column.html" target="_blank">Advice Column</a> page for some relationship advice. Like what I think about relationships, and if the guy should always be older than the girl. So today this post is going to be advice on relationships. Now, I'm definitely not a pro when it comes to relationships, but I will try the best I can to help you.<br />
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Relationships can be a very controversial subject for a lot of families. I know many families who do not condone relationships unless you are going to court/date the man that you are going to marry. Now my opinion on relationships is that they are fine to have as long as you have boundaries. A relationship without boundaries never turn our well. If you are still living at home with your parents, I would definitely suggest discussing it with them first. Just get your parents opinion on relationships, and go from there. My parents and I have discussed dating, and for me it is okay if I get into a relationship whenever I feel the time is right.<br />
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Now the question if the guy should always be older than the girl. I think it really depends upon the person and what they want. I know many couples where the girl is older than the guy. To answer the question I don't think it is wrong. As long as both people have a mature attitude I think it doesn't really matter on the age.<br />
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I hope this helped a little to all of you that had questions. Please comment below your opinion on relationships too! I would love to hear them!<br />
Also if you have any advice you would like posted please go to my Advice Column page. (You will always remain anonymous.)<br />
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