~Ashley's Idaho Trip~

Recently I had the great opportunity to go to Idaho with our close friends the Kings. About 3 or so months ago, one of the King's closest family members lost their home due to a house fire. However, the Family of God gathered enough funds to rebuild! We were in Idaho to help in an ole' fashioned house raising! The men got a lot done in such a short amount of time~ Praise the Lord there were no serious injuries as the closest hospital was over 2 hrs away! A couple of the young men there did get chased by a bear however.. :O

Everyone worked from sunup till sundown. The Lord showed himself mightily in so many ways during that week.. many answered prayers..

I had never been away from my family for that long ( 1 1/2 weeks) and it really taught me to lean on Him and cry out to Him in times of loneliness. He really used that experience in my life to draw me closer to Himself and teach me that I am nothing without Him! ♥ It was very nice to catch up with everyone and the Lord really blessed our time together.. We had such sweet times of fellowship. Thank you Lord for your body of believers~

Me in my element!


Feeding the horses


Becca


The stairs


Raising a wall


The outdoor kitchen

Handsome Baby Matthew

Timmy and Joshua finding some frogs

Sisters in the LORD ♥

Doing the laundry~

Susanna and I

Me with the S girls... We have missed them so much since they moved to Idaho! :( It was so nice to spend time with them again. This is the family who we lived with in an oversized rambler for 1 1/2 years! We grew very close in that period of time.

Here is what the house looked like when we left! So much work done in so little time.

My trip to Idaho was a great experience. I am so glad that I got to go! However, I am quite happy to be home again. ♥

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