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About Me

I like lots of things. Here's a list: BBQ sauce, tulips, picnics, sunrise and sunset, Jude Law's eyes, Tara Leigh Cobble's music, using "vocab words" in a hackneyed way, chunky peanut butter, theatre, mountains, sunshine, "sunday morning she's all ribbons and curls," smiling, laughing, mixed CDs, "Shine on You Crazy Diamond", collages, college, "If you want peace work for justice", skirts, affirmation, unnecessarily large sunglasses, really cold water, bandanas, bluegrass, scars, watching Oprah with my teddy bear, being surrounded by creative people, life as a musical, chivalry, crafts, quilts, friends that are family, Reverend Green be glad to see you, surprises, playgrounds, mentors, s'mores and campfire, funny last names, imagineering, Aspens, lilacs, wildflowers, mud, swings, flower trees, familiar things in unfamiliar places, walks, quotes, Walt Disney's signature, the Sydney Opera House, adventures, gifts, people that are God's gifts, writing letters, homemade T-shirts, mauve, the Golden Girls, hope, being called "darling," The Country Mouse and The City Mouse, The Denver Broncos, Nuggets, and Avs, India.Arie, Prince Eric, relaxing, the drive home, rollercoasters, fireworks, soft serve ice cream, stars, Country Road, steam, home.

My Interests

Service, Theatre, Jesus, Hugs, Mountains, Community, Ecumenism, getting by, Vivace coffee, joy in the small things, Talking to strangers, Going to mass even though I'm not Catholic, Reading, Writing, Going for walks in the rain ;)

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

Tara Leigh Cobble, Counting Crows, India.Arie, Coldplay, Cake, Dixie Chicks, CSNY, James Taylor, Carole King, Jars of Clay, Brad Paisley, Eva Cassidy, Death Cab, David Wilcox, Singing on my friend's answering machines, Ben Harper, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Queen, the list continues...

Movies:

Wizard of Oz, My Fair Lady, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Empire Records, Mean Girls, Dumb & Dumber, Beauty and the Beast, A Mighty Wind, Win A Date...I feel no shame

Television:

old school ER, Oprah, Alias, Friends, Extreme Makeover: Home Improvement, America's Next Top Model, LOST

Books:

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Road Home, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Robert Frost, The Little Engine that Could, The Prophet, Roxenboxen, In The Name of Jesus, Love in the Time of Cholera, Anne Lamott books

Heroes:

My sister, my mom, Ben and Judy McComb

My Blog

Only the Lonely

What if home really is where the heart is? Then, I am really in a pickle. This summer has been one of the most trying times of my life. It hadn't actually hit me until recently. I knew that I was...
Posted by Ashley on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 12:23:00 PST

Lessons from Grandma

Yesterday I drove three hours to Pueblo, CO where my grandma lives and where I was born. If you've never been there, it's the reason that I like the Reba McIntyre song "Fancy." "I might have been born...
Posted by Ashley on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:49:00 PST

Extending the Mission Field and Holding the Mortar

Lately, I've heard a lot about foreign missionaries who have traveled the expansive globe preaching the Good News of Jesus. They travel far and wide to spread the word of God. I find this one of the ...
Posted by Ashley on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:49:00 PST

Not Ready to Make Nice

Lyrics to the Dixie Chicks new song sound a little too familiar... Forgive, sounds goodForget, I'm not sure I couldThey say time heals everythingBut I'm still waitingI'm through with doubtThere's noth...
Posted by Ashley on Sat, 08 Apr 2006 02:07:00 PST

What the heck am I doing?

I've decided that I don't like deciding things. Or worrying about deciding things. And that that's ok. Yes, I do have to make the occasional what to get for lunch choices, but other than that I think ...
Posted by Ashley on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:10:00 PST

Reasons why the Canyon Courier is the best Newspaper ever!

LITTLETON A deputy called to a home on West Lake Drive on Oct. 28 faced a woman with a bark that rivaled her dogs. The woman had phoned JCSO to complain about a neighbor who fussed about her dogs ...
Posted by Ashley on Sat, 12 Nov 2005 09:45:00 PST